As the tide was beginning to rise with its accustomed violence, caused by the narrowness of the straits, the pirates were drawn towards the river, and it was only by dint of hard rowing that they were able to keep in the middle of the channel.
Comme le flot commençait à monter avec sa violence habituelle, que provoquait l'étroitesse du pertuis, les convicts se sentirent entraînés vers la rivière, et ce ne fut qu'à force de rames qu'ils se maintinrent dans le milieu du canal.