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and to ... my suspicions and intentions to resist at J.P.M. tacked ship shortly afterwards the Junk did the same keeping to windward about 1/2 a mile between ...
10 P.M. Junk bore down and got into the wake of the ship - hailed her at a distance of 2 or 3 ship's lengths - warned, hauled off - not noticing we fired one of the 3 Pr from the Poop- after this they hailed us in good English "Don't fire. We will not hurt you" - I with the assistance of the mate continued to fire. After having fired 3 shots the private ... was closing opened fire with Cannister from the Cannon ...
My Crew consisted of 16 Lascars and 6 Chinese - myself and the mate being the only Europeans on board - all the ... went forward and refused to render any assistance in resisting the pirates - in the act of firing the 5th Gun I received two wounds - a Contusion on the left eye - a graze from ... on the wrist and a severe ... from a musket ball on the left ...
3 Muskets were then discharged by me - the pirates showed great hesitation after this in boarding which was not attempted for about 10 minutes afterwards. And had the crew rendered that assistance which they ought to have done there can be no doubt that the pirates would have been driven off or probably taken.
On their boarding (about 30 in number) I ascended the main rigging with a Sword in my hand - the pirates were ...