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- # Afterwards Fight the Ship-of-War Drake
## Overview
This subsection, titled "Afterwards Fight the Ship-of-War Drake," is a segment of the text extracted from the file `israel_potter.txt`. It spans lines 4924 to 4928 of the source document. This subsection is part of Chapter XVII of the larger work.
## Context
The text originates from the file `israel_potter.txt`, which is part of the larger collection known as [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW). This subsection follows the events described in "They Call at the Earl of Selkirk’s" and precedes the section titled "FIGHT THE SHIP-OF-WAR DRAKE."
## Contents
This subsection describes the immediate actions taken after returning to the ship. Upon their return, the ship is immediately directed towards the Irish coast. The following morning, Carrickfergus comes into view. Paul intends to sail directly into the harbor, but Israel, using a spyglass, observes a large ship, identified as likely the Drake, emerging from the port.
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- Upon returning to the ship, she was instantly pointed over towards the
Irish coast. Next morning Carrickfergus was in sight. Paul would have
gone straight in; but Israel, reconnoitring with his glass, informed
him that a large ship, probably the Drake, was just coming out.
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- Afterwards Fight the Ship-of-War Drake