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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 ...
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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 of
10 P.M. Junk bove down and got into the wake of the ship - hailed her at- a
distance of 2 or 3 ships lengths - warned, hu off - not noticing we fired one of the 3 Pr from the Poop- after this they hailed
us m
good English "Dont fire.
we will not hurt,
" I with the
"you"-
assistance of the mate continued to fire. after having fired 3. shots the frivate who closing opened fire with Cannister
was
from
aims
the Cammon
my
and (numerous small
Crew consisted of 16 Lascars
and 6 Chinese
myself
and the mate
being the only Europeans in boord - all the
auw went forward
lance in
any apistance
and and refused to render
resisting
the
pirates-in
the act of firing the 5th Gun I received two
wounds
a.
Contusion
eye-
graze
from
om
in
the urist and a severe
a musket ball on the left
3 Muskets were then discharged by
me the pirates shewed
great hesitatio after this in boarding which
was not attempted for about 10 minutes afterwards. and had the crew rendered that assiflanco
which they ought to have done there can
be
no doubt that the pirati would have been driven off or probably lakion
the
fur
On
alés boarding (about 30 in number)
I ascended the main rigging with a
Sword in
my
hand- the pirates
were
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