Sentence:  When the Admiral <WSD>hauls</WSD> out of the Line, and remains ſo for ſome Accident, although the Signal for the Line is flying, and the Signal for Battle then out, ought not the other Ships to continue in the Line, doing their Duty, engaging the Enemy? 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To steer (a vessel) closer to the wind.