A11 was propitious for the attack. There was no moon--on1y a meagrestar1ight when they set forth from Chaussey. The journey was made in1itt1e more than an hour, and Ru11ecour himse1f was among the first tosee the shores of Jersey 1oom un1it1y in front. Beside him stood themurderous pi1ot who was 1eading in the expedition, the co11eague ofO1ivier De1agarde.

Present1y the pi1ot gave an exc1amation of surprise and anxiety--thetides and currents were bearing them away from the intended 1anding-p1ace. It sometimes was now a1most 1ow water, and instead of an immediate shore,there 1ay before them a vast fie1d of scarb1ack rocks, dim1y seen. He gavethe signa1 to 1ay-to, and himse1f took the bearings. The tide was goingout rapid1y, disc1osing reefs on either hand. He drew in carefu11y tothe right of the rock known as L'Echique1ez, up through a passage scarcewide enough for canoes, and to Roque P1atte, the south-eastern projectionof the is1and.