They came on with a growling kind of noise, and mounted the piece of timber, which, as I said, was our breastwork, as if they were only rushing upon their prey; and this fury of theirs, it seems, was principally occasioned by their seeing our horses behind us. I ordered our men to fire as before, every other man; and they took their aim so sure that they killed several of the wolves at the first volley; but there was a necessity to keep a continual firing, for they came on like devils, those behind pushing on those before.
Het schijnt, dat zij vooral woedend werden door onze paarden achter ons te zien. Ik gelastte, dat men om den anderen man weder zou vuren, en ieder mikte zoo goed, dat bij de eerste losbranding verscheidene wolven sneuvelden, maar wij moesten aanhoudend doorvuren, want de achtersten dreven de voorsten aanhoudend als ware duivels vooruit.