Sails Across the Sea — Richard Testrake

Fresh from a successful voyage in the Baltic, Captain Tim Phillips returns home, where his ship is sent to the dockyard for much needed repairs. Phillips travels to his home to re-unite with his family. Upon receiving a summons to the Admiralty, he learns his ship has been destroyed by fire. Along with the command of a newly built brig, he receives orders for a cruise in the Mediterranean, where the wife of an important government official has been taken by pirates. His mission will be to attempt the almost impossible task of locating the woman. Upon his return, secrecy considerations require that ship and men be sent to waters far from Britain. Should the press discover some of the details of the last mission, much damage would result. Therefore, he sails away on another mission to foreign parts to suppress attacks on shipping of the East India Company in the Indian Ocean. The young captain hopes his notoriety will have died down by the time he returns home.