Tulagi is glad to have people he can hang, too." After being stripped of any small valuables on their persons, the captives were taken on board one of the pirate boats.

A score of the Mahrattas remained in charge of the trader.

Her head was turned north, and, accompanied by the four Mahratta boats, she proceeded up the coast again.

Another trader was captured on the way, but two others evaded the pirates, by running into the port of Calicut.
The trader was a slow sailer, and they were eight days before they approached Gheriah.

Early in the morning a heavy cannonade was heard in the distance, causing the greatest excitement among the Mahrattas.
Every sail was hoisted, the sweeps got out and, leaving the trader to jog along in their rear, the four light craft made their way rapidly along the coast.