As the vessels drew close, he could see nobody on deck, and he received no reply to his signals, so he sent Deveau and second mate John Wright in a ship's boat to investigate.
Keď sa lode priblížili nevidel nikoho na palube a na signalizáciu nebola žiadna odozva, tak vyslal Deveaua a Johna Wrighta v člne k lodi, aby ju prezreli.