At first, the pirates thought that the approaching ship was Ranger returning, but a deserter from Swallow recognized her and informed Roberts while he was breakfasting with Captain Hill, the master of Neptune.
U početku, pirati su mislili da je nadolazeći brod Ranger na povratku, ali dezerter sa Swallowa je prepoznao ratni brod i obavjestio Robertsa, koji je tada doručkovao sa kapetanom Hillom, zapovjednikom Neptuna.