Ramage & the Saracens (1988)
“The Intrepid followed, rounded up and dropped an anchor a cable to the northward while the Phoenix came in and anchored the same distance to the south.
Ramage had been watching the shore with his telescope. There was no sign of anyone on the beach or walking about the land at the back of it. There was no sign that a single man had ever landed.
“You were right,” Southwick said. “They didn’t stay here. Why Captain Arbuthnot insisted we search here first I don’t know; it was obvious they would mov...e on to the village.”
“Well, we’ll put a cutter ashore with a dozen marines, just to be able to reassure Arbuthnot. Mr Aitken, hoist out one of the cutters if you please.”
Within fifteen minutes the cutter was pulling for the shore carrying a dozen marines and Lieutenant Rennick, with Kenton in command of the boat. Ramage’s orders to Rennick were brief: he was to follow any tracks from the beach, and when he was absolutely sure of the direction in which the French had gone, he was to return to the ship and report.MoreLess
Ramage had been watching the shore with his telescope. There was no sign of anyone on the beach or walking about the land at the back of it. There was no sign that a single man had ever landed.
“You were right,” Southwick said. “They didn’t stay here. Why Captain Arbuthnot insisted we search here first I don’t know; it was obvious they would mov...e on to the village.”
“Well, we’ll put a cutter ashore with a dozen marines, just to be able to reassure Arbuthnot. Mr Aitken, hoist out one of the cutters if you please.”
Within fifteen minutes the cutter was pulling for the shore carrying a dozen marines and Lieutenant Rennick, with Kenton in command of the boat. Ramage’s orders to Rennick were brief: he was to follow any tracks from the beach, and when he was absolutely sure of the direction in which the French had gone, he was to return to the ship and report.MoreLess
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