And, running under the lee, of some small island, called Cauda, we were able, with difficulty, to make ourselves masters of the boat, -

But, when, the sailors, were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, by pretext, as though out of the prow they had been about to reach anchors,

Then, the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.