It wasn''t the first time that His Majesty''s armed schooner Gipsy had encountered a Caribbean hurricane. But for Lieutenant Michael Fitton, who commanded her, this particular hurricane was to bring quite unexpected dangers and problems.'

The fighting career of the armed schooner Gi psy was over. Michael Fitton was sure they would all end up in a French jail, but he couldn''t foresee the future. He did n''t realise a Creole girl would give him the chance to seize his freedom again. '