They were more than two to one against us, and there was a dreadful fight, as their resistance was very desperate.

Our sailors were obliged to use their cutlasses, and for a few minutes I was quite bewildered with the shouting and swearing, pushing and scuffling, collaring and fighting, together with the dust raised up, which not only blinded, but nearly choked me.

By the time that my breath was nearly squeezed out of my body, our sailors got the best of it, which the landlady and women of the house perceiving, they put out all the lights, so that I could not tell where I was; but our sailors had every one seized his man, and contrived to haul him out of the street door, where they were collected together, and secured.
Now again I was in great difficulty; I had been knocked down and trod upon, and when I did contrive to get up again, I did not know the direction in which the door lay.

I felt about by the wall, and at last came to a door, for the room was at that time nearly empty, the women having followed the men out of the house.

I opened it, and found that it was not the right one, but led into a little side parlour, where there was a fire, but no lights.