| The three Spanish vessels had all been edging in towards shore, and the polacre anchored just before sunset. |
| That big fellow has got twelve on a side, the polacre has eight, and the xebec six, so between them they have fifty-two guns. |
| As he approached the polacre he was surprised to see a Union Jack being hung over her gunwale. |
| The capture of the polacre had not been effected so silently. |
| In fact the polacre seemed in danger of going down every moment. |
| She was astern just now, and she is abreast of the polacre now, as near as I can make out. |
