Finding it was likely to overblow, we took in our sprit-sail, and stood by to hand the fore-sail; but making foul weather, we looked the guns were all fast, and handed the mizen.

发现它可能会吹过头，我们收起我们的精帆，站在一旁交出前帆；但是天气不好，我们看很快，然后把后轮交给了我们。