▁well . ▁The ▁ships ▁then ▁went ▁out ▁clear ▁of ▁the ▁con voy ▁and ▁both ▁head ed ▁into ▁the ▁wind . ▁ ▁being ▁a ▁better ▁ste erer ▁under ▁such ▁conditions , ▁approached ▁the ▁mines we eper ▁from ▁the ▁star board ▁quarter ▁and ▁succeeded ▁in ▁putting ▁a ▁line ▁ab o ard ▁her ▁quarter deck . ▁Here , ▁a ▁can ister ▁containing ▁the ▁secret ▁documents ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁line . ▁Sud den ly ▁a ▁violent ▁snow ▁and ▁wind ▁squ all ▁struck . ▁Border ▁C ities ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁lifted ▁bod ily ▁backwards ▁and ▁to ▁star board ▁on ▁the ▁cr est ▁of ▁a ▁great ▁wave . ▁The ▁ships ▁were ▁then ▁about ▁fifty ▁yards ▁apart . ▁R unn ym edes ▁hel m ▁was ▁put ▁to ▁star board ▁ 3 0 ▁and ▁speed ▁increased ▁to ▁ 1 3 ▁kn ots ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁she er ▁off . ▁The ▁next ▁wave ▁carried ▁Border ▁C ities ▁closer . ▁When ▁it ▁became ▁evident ▁that ▁the ▁ship ▁could ▁not ▁control ▁her ▁ste ering ▁and ▁was ▁being ▁carried ▁toward ▁the ▁fr ig ate , ▁the ▁latter ▁stopped ▁her ▁engines , ▁as ▁the ▁speed ▁was ▁causing ▁violent ▁pitch ing ▁and ▁a ▁sm other ▁of ▁breaking ▁se as , ▁bl ot ting ▁everything ▁from ▁view . ▁Before ▁the ▁fr ig ate ▁could ▁drop ▁sufficiently ▁behind , ▁however , ▁Border ▁C iti ess ▁trans om ▁corner ▁struck ▁the ▁other ' s ▁port ▁bow ▁at ▁the ▁forec ast le ▁deck ▁edge , ▁causing ▁damage ▁to ▁pl ating ▁and ▁leaving ▁a ▁hole ▁at ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁deck