His first opinion was, that the savages in the boat never could live out the storm which blew that night they went off, but must of necessity be drowned, or driven south to those other shores, where they were as sure to be devoured as they were to be drowned if they were cast away; but, as to what they would do if they came safe on shore, he said he knew not; but it was his opinion that they were so dreadfully frightened with the manner of their being attacked, the noise, and the fire, that he believed they would tell the people they were all killed by thunder and lightning, not by the hand of man; and that the two which appeared—viz.
Azt azonban nem tudta megmondani, mit tennének, ha mégis sikerülne ép bőrrel megúszniuk. Bár ezzel kapcsolatban is inkább úgy vélte, akkora volt a meglepetésük és a riadalmuk a nagy zajjal és villanásokkal járó támadás miatt, hogy odahaza alighanem azt terjesztik majd, hogy mennydörgés és villámlás sújtott le rájuk, nem ember keze.