The insolence of one of them was very remarkable.
Some linen hanging over the ship's side to dry, this man without any ceremony untied it, and put it up in his bundle.

Being immediately called to, and required to return it, instead of doing so, he let his canoe drop astern, and laughed at the English.

A musket which was fired over his head, did not put a stop to his mirth.

From a second musket, which was loaded with small shot, he shrunk a little, when the shot struck him upon his back; but he regarded it no more than one of our men would have done the stroke of a rattan, and continued with great composure to pack up the linen which he hard stolen.

All the canoes now dropped astern, and set up their song of defiance, which lasted till they were at about four hundred yards' distance from the ship.