context: The changing nature of the connection between the Americans and the British Royal Navy is captured in Aubrey's expressions of gratitude to Michael Herapath for his help in their escape from the French spies, out to a Royal Navy ship in Boston harbor.
source: The American Herapath had served as assistant to Maturin on the Leopard.
reference_original: Der Amerikaner Herapath war der Gehilfe von Maturin und Leopard.
reference_flipped: Die Amerikanerin Herapath war die Gehilfin von Maturin und Leopard.