We came upon them, indeed, in the dark, so that they could not see our number; and I made the man they had left in the boat, who was now one of us, to call them by name, to try if I could bring them to a parley, and so perhaps might reduce them to terms; which fell out just as we desired: for indeed it was easy to think, as their condition then was, they would be very willing to capitulate.
Wij overvielen hen in het duister, zoodat zij ons getal niet zien konden, en ik liet den man, dien zij in de boot hadden achtergelaten, en nu tot onze partij behoorde, hen bij hunne namen noemen, om te trachten met hen tot onderhandeling te komen, hetgeen volkomen naar wensch uitviel.