The Sandwichers, collected in a mass, lay near the tents.

Near them stood a large pile of boxes, kegs, bags, &c.; it was the plunder.
We should have undoubtedly seized upon the brigands without any bloodshed had not the barking of the dogs awakened the Sandwichers, who were up in a moment.

They gave the alarm, seized their arms, and closed fiercely and desperately with my left wing, which was composed of the white men.
These suffered a great deal, and broke their ranks, but I wheeled round and surrounded the fellows with my Shoshones, who did not even use their rifles, the lance and tomahawk performing their deadly work in silence, and with such a despatch in ten minutes but few of the miserable islanders lived to complain of their wounds.

My Mexicans, having rallied, seized upon Fonseca, and destroyed many of the pirates in their beastly state of intoxication.

Only a few attempted to fight, the greater number staggering towards the beach to seek shelter in their boats.