Yet, As It Blew
Hard Against Us, And As We Were Forced To Keep Within Two Cables Length
Of The Shore, On Account Of The Channel, They Came In All Haste After
Us, Some Even Coming Very Near Our Boat, But We Out-Rowed Them All.
Some
met us in front, which put us in much danger of having our retreat
intercepted; but by firing
Three muskets they were so intimidated that
they gave way to us, and we carried off our prize in sight of at least
3000 people, being far past the bar before our pursuers could get to it,
and at length got safe aboard with our prisoner.
I had given orders to George Chancey to remain at the factory with three
of our men, to give notice of the reason of our procedure, and to
receive our debts; but he, contrary to my instructions, having gone out
of the house from curiosity, to see the success of our enterprize, was
assaulted by some unruly fellows, and heartily beaten. But on this
coming to the knowledge of the governor, he took him under his
protection, fearing lest his son might be made to pay for it. In the
afternoon, Werner Van Bercham, the Hollander, came off to our ship,
accompanied by the king's interpreter, to demand the reason of our
violent procedure. My answer was, that they knew my reason already well
enough, and that I had left my under-merchant on shore to explain every
thing:
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