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the b book. The strong flood tide had now swept us in too close for visibility (about 450 yards from the nearest junk) but observing that most of their round shot fell short of us, while their case shot were passing over, I anchored where I was.
The pirates fought with perseverance worthy of a better cause, but their guns were ill-served, and that hulled us five times, killing one man and wounding two, one very slightly and did not cause disabling mutil... I sank the junk. Going to the engaged Howitzer being dismounted after a few rounds, an inadequate supply of grape, and to our being little fortunate in our fuzes (the Moorsom's seldom burst on striking a junk's side), it was nearly 2 1/2 hours before I had possession of two of the junks for when the boats were away I can barely manage to fight the 68 Dr and the numerous junks. The fishing boats hovering about rendered it necessary to take instant possession when the pirates commenced to leave their guns. In three hours I had the three junks in quiet possession, with 19 prisoners.
During the action the Dragon boat kept under our lee but seeing the boats taking possession of two of the junks, she ran in to board the ...