( W ) ithin a quarter of an hour after the assault had begun every boat in the place was full of people trying to get away .
When no more boats could be had the inhabitants sought refuge on the little peninsula on which the lighthouse stands .
( W ) ithin a quarter of an hour after the assault had begun every boat in the place was full of people trying to get away and when no more boats could be had the inhabitants sought refuge on the little peninsula on which the lighthouse stands .