Publisher's Synopsis
Having been caught on smuggling charges, Lieutenant John Pearce escaped incarceration when two of his Pelicans 'volunteered' for service in his Majesty's Navy; now, Pearce is determined to get them back. Pearce heads to Dover to attempt a rescue, but not everything goes quite as planned. Pearce and O'Hagan discover that their friends have already shipped out, under the command of old adversary Ralph Barclay. Convinced that his old nemesis would never willingly let his two friends go, Pearce and O'Hagan fear that all hope is lost - until the offer from First Minister Pitt himself seems to turn their luck around.
