"Fire anywhere among the bushes.

I don't suppose that we shall hit them, but it may frighten them.
They can't know much about firearms." From both boats a scattering fire of musketry at once opened, the men loading and firing as quickly as they could.

The effect was immediate.

Arrows still fell, but only occasionally; and evidently shot at random, for but few of them came near the boats.
The men in the first cutter were working energetically, dipping breakers into the water and emptying them into the large casks.

In three or four minutes these were filled, and Hardy hailed the captain.
"We are full up, now, sir, both casks and breakers." "Then retire at once, Mr.Hardy.We will follow you." As they issued from under the trees, the arrows again fell fast.
"Don't fire," the captain said; "perhaps they may issue out, and then we will give them a lesson--that it is better not to interfere with men who are doing them no harm." This proved to be the case.