Those that came on Shore，kept close together，marching towards the Top of the little Hill，under which my Habitation lay；and we could see them plainly，though they could not perceive us：We could have been very glad they would have come nearer to us，so that we might have fir'd at them，or that they would have gone farther off，that we might have come abroad.
But when they were come to the Brow of the Hill，where they could see a great way into the Valleys and Woods，which lay towards the North-East Part，and where the Island lay lowest，they shouted，and hollow'd，till they were weary；and not caring it seems to venture far from the Shore，nor far from one another，they sat down together under a Tree，to consider of it：Had they thought fit to have gone to sleep there，as the other Party of them had done，they had done the Jobb for us；but they were too full of Apprehensions of Danger，to venture to go to sleep，though they could not tell what the Danger was they had to fear neither.
The Captain made a very just Proposal to me，upon this Consultation of theirs，viz. That perhaps they would all fire a Volley again，to endeavour to make their Fellows hear，and that we should all Sally upon them，just at the Juncture when their Pieces were all discharg'd，and they would certainly yield，and we should have them without Bloodshed：I lik'd the Proposal，provided it was done while we heard，when they were presently stopp'd by the Creek，where the Water being up，they could not get over，and call'd for the Boat to come up，and Set them over，as indeed I expected.
When they had Set themselves over，I observ'd，that the Boat being gone up a good way into the Creek，and as it were，in a Harbour within the Land，they took one of the three Men out of her to go along with them，and left only two in the Boat，having fastned her to the Stump of a little Tree on the Shore.