"Something must be done, and that quickly," Munro said, "or our
fate will be well nigh as bad as that of the Sinclairs; but before
night we can do nothing, and we must hope that the Germans will
not discover us till then."

Thereupon he ordered all the men to lie down under shelter of the
bushes on the slopes facing the shore, and on no account to show
themselves on the higher ground. Then he sent a Walloon officer
of the regiment to the Pomeranian seneschal of the old castle
of Rugenwalde which belonged to Bogislaus IV, Duke of Pomerania,
to inform him that a body of Scotch troops in the service of the
Swedish king had been cast on the coast, and begging him to supply
them with a few muskets, some dry powder, and bullets, promising if
he would do so that the Scotch would clear the town of its Imperial
garrison.

The castle itself, which was a very old feudal building, was
held only by the retainers of the duke, and the seneschal at once
complied with Munro's request, for the Duke of Pomerania, his master,
although nominally an ally of the Imperialists, had been deprived
of all authority by them, and the feelings of his subjects were
entirely with the Swedes.

Fifty old muskets, some ammunition, and some food were sent out by
a secret passage to the Scots. There was great satisfaction among
the men when these supplies arrived. The muskets which had been
brought ashore were cleaned up and loaded, and the feeling that they
were no longer in a position to fall helplessly into the hands of
any foe who might discover them restored the spirits of the troops,