74
(
75.
479
Hoyd asked the Mundarin whother
he
be thought they intended to offer any opposition and if he considered it necessary to fire- and disperse them, being in the affirmative the Marines
advanced in skirmishing
were
anmocred
order and opened fire, and
wounded
some of the enemy being
body retreated. Lieut
the whole
and Commander
Hayd then claved
firing and re-embarkodt (bringing
with him the hostages,
whom
AVAI wounded on
I
endeavoured to close "Grasshopper."
within ranges of landing places,
in
in
doing.
so she took the
e ground
very soft mud and although
a stern anchor soon released her
a n
ebbing lide gradually left her soft mud. Throughout
landed on
the following day ( 30% dept) at
used
steam and
very effect by steam
her into deeper
anchors lo
to get
water, but the tides falling off
and
one of
trying
to escape ) and proceeded to join
on beard "Janus . During
Me
this time the tide had risen
being very irregular,
and
being assurect there would be a higher tide, & purpose with the assistance of Janus and lightening
" the Ship to have got her into deeper water at 11.115 T. Mc.
by