However, the action was halted by darkness and falling tide, so " Virginia " retired to take care of her few wounded which included her captain, Flag Officer Franklin Buchanan and repair her minimal battle damage.
32.
It was around 3 o'clock _ by then the falling tide was a westward-moving torrent, and bass were feeding close to shore along about 250 yards of the beach _ that we converged and took stock.
33.
Dave and I fished Breezy Point at least a half-dozen times in August and September, mostly on the falling tide, when blues and stripers hang at the edge of the channel for bait moving with the tide.
34.
Through a piece of imprudence on the part of Mrs Barrable, " Teasel " and " Titmouse " are caught on a falling tide on Breydon Water and go aground, just too far apart to be able to communicate.
35.
Departing at 12.30pm, by now the ships weight had increased considerably, lowering her propeller draft . This meant because of the falling tide and a defective echo sounder, Lieutenant-Commander Dean had to slowly edge her passage through the shallows.
36.
The Virginia and the Monitor, which was built of iron as well as being ironclad, battled for more than three hours, retiring only when the Monitor's captain was wounded and the falling tide threatened to ground the big Virginia.
37.
Departing at 12 : 30 pm, by now the ships weight had increased considerably, lowering her propeller draft . This meant because of the falling tide and a defective echo sounder, Lieutenant-Commander Dean had to slowly edge her passage through the shallows.
38.
Lieutenant Jones wanted to continue the fight, but the pilots emphasized that the " Virginia " had " nearly three miles to run to the bar " and that she could not remain and " take the ground on a falling tide . " To prevent running aground, Lieutenant Jones reluctantly moved the ironclad back toward port.
