We came upon them indeed in the Dark，so that they could not see our Number；and I made the Man we had left in the Boat，who was now one of us，call to them by Name，to try if I could bring them to a Parley，and so might perhaps reduce them to Terms，which fell out just as we desir'd：for deed it was easy to think，as their Condition then was，they would be very willing to capitulate；so he calls out as loud as he could，to one of them，Tom Smith，Tom Smith；Tom Smith answered immediately，Who's that，Robinson？ for it seems he knew his Voice：T'other answered，Ay，ay；for God's Sake，Tom Smith，throw down your Arms，and yield，or，you are all dead Men this Moment.
Who must me yield to？ where are they？ （says Smith again；） Here they are：says he，here's our Captain，and fifty Men with him，have been hunting you this two Hours；the Boatswain is kill'd，Will Frye is wounded，and I am a Prisoner；and if you do not yield，you are all lost.
Will they give us. Quarter then，（says Tom Smith） and we will yield？ I'll go and ask，if you promise to yield，says Robinson；So he ass：'d the Captain，and the Captain then calls himself out，You Smith，you know my Voice，if you lay down your Arms immediately，and submit，you shall have your Lives all but Will. Atkins.
Upon this，Will Atkins cry'd out，For God's Sake，Captain，give me Quarter，what have I done？ They have been all as bad as I，which by the Way was not true neither；for it seems this Will. Atkins was the first Man that laid hold of the Captain，when they first mutiny'd，and used him barbarously，in tying his Hands，and giving him injurious Language. However，the Captain told him he must lay down his Arms at Discretion，and trust to the Governour's Mercy，by which he meant me；for they all call'd me Governour.