Celeste climbed the aft castle, holding onto the handrail the entire way. She then followed the castle railing and peered down over the deck. From here she could see everything. The crew scrabbling around on the deck, drawing out belaying pins, loosening the ropes and reinserting them.

"Man the cannons!" Celeste bellowed as she echoed the captain's command, "Gun ports closed. Canister and chain shot rounds at yer discretion arms master!"

At her command, several of the sailors went below through the hatch in the aft and fore castles. It normally took two men to operate a cannon efficiently.

"You there. Loosen that there line! We be needin' to give those reefed sails room to breath in case thar wind snaps rightly."