They were so astonished at the surprise of this, that, as they told us afterwards, they resolved to go all on board again to their ship, and let them know that the men were all murdered, and the long-boat staved; accordingly, they immediately launched their boat again, and got all of them on board.
Sbalestrati, fatti attoniti oltre ogni dire da questo incidente, come lo sapemmo da loro stessi più tardi, presero la risoluzione di tornare a bordo del loro vascello e narrare che i loro compagni erano stati tutti trucidati e smantellata la scialuppa. In fatti, lanciata tosto nuovamente all’acqua la propria, vi saltarono tutti a bordo.