He showed all the testimonies of his gratitude that he was able, but offered to be wholly guided by me. I told him I thought it was very hard venturing anything; but the best method I could think of was to fire on them at once as they lay, and if any were not killed at the first volley, and offered to submit, we might save them, and so put it wholly upon God’s providence to direct the shot.
Bármit is teszünk, kockázattal járhatott, és legjobb módszernek mégis azt gondoltam, ha egyszerre nyitunk rájuk tüzet, miközben fekszenek és ha nem hal meg mind az első támadás során, még mindig megkímélhetjük azoknak az életét, akik megadják magukat.