All this while I kept my self very close，not once daring to stir out of my Castle，any farther than to my Place of Observation，near the Top of the Hill；and very glad I was，to think how well it was fortify'd：I knew it was no less than ten Hours before the Boat could be on float again，and by that Time it would be dark，and I might be at more Liberty to see their Motions，and to hear their Discourse，if they had any.
In the mean Time，I fitted my self up for a Battle，as before；though with more Caution，knowing I had to do with another kind of Enemy than I had at first：I order'd Friday also，who I had made an excellent Marks-Man with his Gun，to load himself with Arms：I took my self two Fowling-Pieces，and I gave him three Muskets；my Figure indeed was very fierce；I had my formidable Goat-Skin Coat on，with the great Cap I have mention'd，a naked Sword by my Side，two Pistols in my Belt，and a Gun upon each Shoulder.
It was my Design，as I said above，not to have made any Attempt till it was Dark：But about Two a Clock，being the Heat of the Day，I found that in short they were all gone straggling into the Woods，and as I thought were laid down to Sleep. The three poor distressed Men，too Anxious for their Condition to get any Sleep，were however set down under the Shelter of a great Tree，at about a quarter of a Mile from me，and as I thought out of sight of any of the rest.
Upon this I resolv'd to discover my self to them，and learn something of their Condition：Immediately I march'd in the Figure as above，my Man Friday at a good Distance behind me，as formidable for his Arms as I，but not making quite so staring a Spectre-like Figure as I did.
I came as near them undiscover'd as I could，and then before any of them saw me，I call'd aloud to them in Spanish，What are ye Gentlemen？
They started up at the Noise，but were ten times more confounded when they saw me，and the uncouth Figure that I made. They made no Answer at all，but I thought I perceiv'd them just going to fly from me，when I spoke to them in English，Gentlemen，said I，do not be surpriz'd at me；perhaps you may have a Friend near you when you did not expect it. He must be sent directly from Heaven then，said one of them very gravely to me，and pulling off his Hat at the same time to me，for our Condition is past the Help of Man. All Help is from Heaven，Sir，said I. But can you put a Stranger in the way how to help you，for you seem to me to be in some great Distress？ I saw you when you landed，and when you Seem'd to make Applications to the Brutes that came with you，I saw one of them lift up his Sword to kill you.