These pulled rapidly alongside, and he could see the men clambering up in the greatest haste.

There was a din of voices.

Some men tried to get up the sails, others got out oars, and the utmost confusion evidently prevailed.

In obedience to the shouts of the officers, the sails were lowered again, and all betook themselves to the oars; but scarce a stroke had been pulled before the Venetian galley ran up alongside.
Grapnels were thrown, and the crew, seizing their weapons, sprang on to the deck of the pirate.
The crew of the latter knew that they had no mercy to expect, and although weakened by the loss of nearly a third of their number in the fighting on shore, sprang from their benches, and rushed to oppose their assailants, with the desperation of despair.

They were led by Ruggiero Mocenigo, who, furious at the failure of his schemes, and preferring death to the shame of being carried to Venice as a pirate and a traitor, rushed upon the Venetians with a fury which, at first, carried all before it.