and an
them.
party of 8 men and got amongst
They had evidently expected.
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boats, by the hamo
to approach
ini
entrance, and in
perceiving
ļ
AO
suddenly
proceeding from the shore, they made so hasty a retreat, by jumping overboard and swimming to the shore, that we only explined four of them; we should have taken more but had a difficultly
managing the sampano-
The
pirates at first.
the bills, but seeing
t
made off up
in small number
Collectid, and made preparations to attack
I therefore
the porty,
mme
remained on
and sent to the
shore with
Gunboat for
honds; before these unived about
20
furates returned down the hill to
within 50
yards, brandishing their
Swords, and Mushits, one man
energetically
endeavouring to
urge
on
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the others: all their musket Ammunition must I think, have been wah alla
Sending
Thomas the Boatswain, as well as
more men in the boats very judiciously brought the Gumbout close to the entrance to cover on porty,
on
seeing which, the furiates entiment their ascent up the hill, and dis appeared. One of the junks
the informant
was identifier
as the
inten his vessel.
Heaving thrown the
by which had
guns
overboard
and burnt the junks Iuturned to
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