It It appears appears they they were were at at their their wits wits ' ' end end what what to to do do , , the the stores stores being being so so low low that that we we must must have have been been starved starved into into surrender surrender long long before before help help came came . . But our best hope , it was decided , was to kill off the buccaneers until they either hauled down their flag or ran away with the Hispaniola . From From nineteen nineteen they they were were already already reduced reduced to to fifteen fifteen , , two two others others were were wounded wounded , , and and one one at at least least -- -- the the man man shot shot beside beside the gun gun -- -- severely severely wounded wounded , , if if he he were were not not dead dead . . Every Every time time we we had had a a crack crack at at them them , , we we were were to to take take it it , , saving saving our our own own lives lives , , with with the the extremest extremest care care . . And besides that , we had two able allies -- rum and the climate .
Похоже, они не знали, что делать, запасы были так малы, что мы, должно быть, сдались с голоду задолго до того, как пришла помощь. Но наша лучшая надежда, было решено, состояла в том, чтобы убить пиратов, пока они либо не спустят свой флаг, либо не убегут с "Эспаньолы". С девятнадцати их число уже сократилось до пятнадцати, двое других были ранены, и по крайней мере один — человек, застреленный рядом с пистолетом, — был тяжело ранен, если не мертв. Каждый раз, когда нам удавалось взломать их, мы должны были делать это, спасая свои собственные жизни, с величайшей осторожностью. И кроме того, у нас было два способных союзника — ром и климат.