What might have been the case I don't know; but as soon as the men had somewhat recovered from their hardships,-there being no man-o'-war likely to call off the place,-the captain chartered two merchant brigs to convey himself and the survivors of the Hector to Halifax, Nova Scotia, whence he expected to get a passage home for us to England.
"Paddy Finn"
W. H. G. Kingston
The mails were sent down by the authorities, who chartered armed brigs with a crew of thirty men and sent them off to run all the risks of the sea and to fight if need be in defence of their valuable cargo.
"Cornwall"
G. E. Mitton
His face darkened with rage as he said, "It's one of those British brigs, and no mistake, and she's running right across our course.
"The Wreckers of Sable Island"
J. Macdonald Oxley