Mr.Cook, as the least exceptionable expedient of accomplishing his design, ordered a musket to be fired over their heads.

This, he hoped, would either make them surrender or leap into the water, but it produced a contrary effect.

The Indians, who were seven in number, immediately formed a resolution not to fly, but to fight.

When, therefore, the boat came up, they began to attack with their paddles, and with stones and other offensive weapons; and they carried it on with so much vigour and violence, that the English thought themselves obliged to fire upon them in their own defence; the consequence of which was, that four were unhappily killed.

The other three, who were boys, the eldest about nineteen, and the youngest about eleven, instantly leaped into the water, and endeavoured to make their escape; but being with some difficulty overpowered by our people, they were brought into the boat.
It is impossible to reflect upon this part of Lieutenant Cook's conduct with any degree of satisfaction.