A stern chase is a long chase, but if I'm to judge by the way this yacht caught up to the Antonina and passed her, I believe there's a good chance of overhauling the Dunkery Beacon before the pirates get hold of her.
And you are detaining me and overhauling my cargo on no grounds whatever--" "Will you do it at once?
English ships swept the ocean, and pretexts were never wanting for overhauling American vessels, stripping them of some of their men, or confiscating both ships and cargoes.
He could see about half way down her topsails, and there was something in the look of them which made him think it was worth while overhauling her.
The pirates' boats, though so suddenly manned, were pulled well, and were decidedly overhauling the fugitives.
On the distant horizon a small cluster of eager sportsmen are fast overhauling another luckless tusker, and enjoying in all their fierce excitement the same sensations you have just experienced.
It was a fine fleet young boar we were after, and we had had a long chase, but were now overhaulinghim fast.
Look at that, Bob," said one of a little group of men, busy overhauling a large sail which had been split during the late gale.
In respect to the actual mechanism of government the principal achievement of the Norman-Plantagenet period was the overhauling and consolidation of the agencies of administration.
As has been pointed out, the periodic overhauling of the economic relationships of the two states has been productive of frequent and disastrous controversy.
In the event of its final enactment the existing electorate will be increased from three millions to two and a half times that number and a general overhauling of electoral methods and machinery will be rendered necessary.
Yet, that the pressure will be continued until eventually there shall be an overhaulingof the present inadequate system can hardly be doubted.
The overhauling of the antiquated electoral system in Prussia, both national and municipal, remains a live issue, but agreement upon a definite project of reform is apparently remote.
Sometimes, as in the instance of the recent overhauling of the status of the House of Lords, they are accompanied by heated controversy and widespread public agitation.
That a bar runs at all is puzzling; but how this one could tire down and bust up a pack of hounds and a horse, that were used to overhauling everything they started after in no time, was past my understanding.
Supposing the vessel to be perfectly tight in her upper works after the overhauling she had received, we loaded her deep, in order to take a full canal boat's cargo on board.
I have just been overhauling the old man's instructions from the owners, and find I have done right in leaving these hang-gallows rascals to themselves, and shaping our course to the next point of destination.
Well--and now for the log; for I suppose you'll insist onoverhauling it, lads?
Now, this was my misfortune; for, ahead I had nothing to look forward to; and astarn, what comfort had I in overhauling past sins!
I heard the fore and main-top-sail-halyards overhauling themselves, spite of the roar of the breakers, and then the ship luffed into the wind.
After killing the captain and mate, they set about overhauling the vessel, and got up one keg of Mexican dollars.
I, coolly looking in his face; while I noticed one of the men overhauling me suspiciously out of his weather-eye, and sliding to the door.
Next I commenced overhauling the bundle of handwriting, which I took at first for a French log of the schooner's voyage, and sat down on the locker to have a spell at it.
The rest of the chase would have been a simple trial of speed, and I made sure of overhauling the mustang before he could reach the opposite side, when a new obstacle presented itself.
All of them required thorough overhauling and repair, and we worked upon them day and night in case Prince Rupprecht should take it into his head to attack, or we should anticipate his attack by a local offensive.
Eleven tanks lay within two short marches of any point from which they were likely to attack, and my crews were busy overhauling them.
But the destroyer, with her greater speed, was quickly overhauling the mine-sweeper, and at last the two came broadside to broadside.
Upon that he ordered me to haul in alongside the dockyard wharf next morning, and if my rigging needed overhauling to see to it at once, as he should endeavour to get me off again in three days at the latest.
She was evidently a very smart as well as a very fine ship; yet we were overhauling her, hand over hand, as our ships pretty generally did those of the French.
Presently young Boyne hailed again: "The big fellow is overhauling the little one very fast, sir!
The following day, instead of overhauling the mail, he was himself thoroughly overhauled by an United States Marshal.
It must have been thrown out by mistake in overhauling the mail last night," replied he.
The girls went upstairs again, and thither their adopted mother presently followed them, and they spent an hour together in Elizabeth's bedroom, absorbed in the sad but delightful business of overhaulingher portmanteau.
Every one of the party realized, as the car stopped with a sigh, that it couldn't move again until a tall lot of overhaulinghad been done.
An eager overhauling of the utensil showed it to be filled with oil, and apparently it was not so very long since it had been lighted.
You and I are going to have a quiet talk, and then do a little overhauling of this cabin.
Coleman looked sharply at the young man, who was seated on the gunwale, but, discovering no encouragement in his set face and careless eyes, repressed his curiosity, and devoted himself to the task of overhauling the Francis Cadman.
It was a stern chase, and once Trooper Casey came so near to overhauling the gray horse that he ventured a revolver shot; but after that the hunted man drew away, and the troopers lost sight of him in the timber.
Employ'd overhauling the rigging, and making rope, making and repairing Sails.
Employ'd getting on board water, overhaulingthe rigging, and repairing Sails.
Men were employ'd ashore filling water, while others were employ'd overhaulingthe rigging.
Some people on shore on Liberty to refresh; the rest Employ'd repairing Sails and overhauling the Rigging.
Carpenters employ'd overhauling the Pumps, all of which we find in a state of decay; and this the Carpenter says is owing to the Sap having been left in, which in time has decay'd the sound wood.
