I scarce knew in what manner to receive them, but found to draw ourselves in a close line was the only way; so we formed in a moment; but that we might not have too much interval, I ordered that only every other man should fire, and that the others, who had not fired, should stand ready to give them a second volley immediately, if they continued to advance upon us; and then that those that had fired at first should not pretend to load their fusees again, but stand ready, every one with a pistol, for we were all armed with a fusee and a pair of pistols each man; so we were, by this method, able to fire six volleys, half of us at a time; however, at present we had no necessity; for upon firing the first volley, the enemy made a full stop, being terrified as well with the noise as with the fire.
Hogy a lövések között ne legyen túl hosszú szünet, utasítottam az embereket, hogy csak minden második lőjön, a többiek pedig álljanak készen, hogy rögtön ezután leadják a következő sorozatot. Ha a farkasok tovább támadnak, azok, akik először lőttek, ne vesztegessék az időt a puskák megtöltésére, hanem fogjanak pisztolyt.