Perhaps they hadn't seen us go overboard; and even if they had, the frigate-- being undone by its rudder--couldn't return to leeward after us. So we could count only on its longboats.
Tal vez no se hubiera dado cuenta nadie de nuestra desaparición, y aunque no hubiera pasado inadvertida, la fragata, privada de gobierno, no podría venir en busca nuestra. únicamente podíamos contar con sus botes.