The schooner immediately took in sail, hoisted an English Union flag and passed under our lee at a considerable distance.

We wore ship, she did the same, and we passed each other within half a musket.

A fellow hailed us in broken English and ordered the boat hoisted out and the captain to come aboard, which he refused.

He again ordered our boat out and enforced his orders with a menace that in case of refusal he would sink us, using at the same time the vilest and most infamous language it is possible to conceive of.
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We hauled the ship to wind and as he passed poured a whole broadside into him with great success.