When we had carry'd all these Things on Shore （the Oars，Mast，Sail，and Rudder of the Boat，were carry'd away before，as above） we knock'd a great Hole in her Bottom，that if they had come strong enough to master us，yet they could not carry off the Boat.
Indeed，it was not much in my Thoughts，that we could be able to recover the Ship；but my View was that if they went away without the Boat，I did not much question to make her fit again，to carry us away to the Leeward Islands，and call upon our Friends，the Spaniards，in my Way，for I had them still in my Thoughts.
While we were thus preparing our Designs，and had first，by main Strength heav'd the Boat up upon the Beach，so high that the Tide would not fleet her off at High-Water-Mark；and besides，had broke a Hole in her Bottom，too big to be quickly stopp'd，and were sat down musing what we should do；we heard the Ship fire a Gun，and saw her make a Waft with her Antient，as a Signal for the Boat to come on board；but no Boat stirr'd；and they fir'd several Times，making other Signals for the Boat.
At last，when all their Signals and Firings prov'd fruitless，and they found the Boat did not stir，we saw them by the Help of my Glasses，hoist another Boat out，and row towards the Shore；and we found as they approach'd，that there was no less than ten Men in her，and that they had Fire-Arms with them.
As the Ship lay almost two Leagues from the Shore，we had a full View of them as they came，and a plain Sight of the Men even of their Faces，because the Tide having set them a little to the East of the other Boat，they row'd up under Shore，to come to the same Place，where the other had landed，and where the Boat lay.