The Blockade Runner — page 202: what you’re looking at

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THE BLOUKADE RUNNER: 203 CHAPTER XXV. CAPTAIN POWERS NEW SPY. Oaprain Powers was determined to unearth Bob in _ Nassau. } He had secured a new vessel, which was to more than take the place of the Swiftwing on the seas. This ship, called the Destroyer, as we have already informed the reader, lay at the wharf almost ready for sea. Her sides were plated, her smokestack and decks well protected, and she carried the best guns that money could procure. | This was the vessel destined by her captain to be- come mistress of the seas—overcome the Avenger, and sink her beneath the waves that now rolled restlessly over the Swiftwing. Powers had recruited a crew on whom he could depend. It consisted of men who had seen some desperate service, and who were ready to engage in any enter- prise that offered itself. They all knew the man under whom they had enlisted, for Dick Powers had a reputation for daring which lifted him high in the estimation of thousands. A part of this crew were the men who had driven Bentham and Jupe from the Union sympathizer’s house, forcing them to take refuge elsewhere. Another portion of the band entered the other house » COMMcoaooks (C©) 5} 4