The first man-of-war, suspecting the character of the stranger, made sail, but the _Weymouth_, outsailing her, got close under her lee, keeping his French ensign flying to prevent the enemy from firing at his masts till he was near enough. [Please select]
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From her motions, and the way she rose before them, she was evidently a very speedy ship, capable of outsailing every vessel of Seymour's little fleet without difficulty, except possibly the brig Fair American. [Please select]
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He added to the order the fact that what appeared to be a blockade-runner astern of his ship was outsailing her pursuers, and the St. [Please select]
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