"Hurrah!"
The men cheered frantically as they saw that the gun-boat had heeled over to the side, and was fast going down.
The rest of the gun-boats lay to. They were afraid they might share the same fate.
"We'll be off with our prize," said Captain Long.
"Who takes charge, sir?"
"You. I'll get back to the Nashville. Let there be no delay."
"There need be none. The engineers had orders some time back to spread the fires."
Back to the Nashville went Captain Long, taking a number of his men with him. The wounded Americans had already been carried to the Nashville, where they were receiving every attention from the surgeon.
Such of the Spaniards as were injured in the fight were left on the cruiser to the care of their own medical officers.
The two boats were still lying side by side, when round the distant headland appeared the bow of a battle ship.