Their weeping and walling, however, was suddenly changed into yells of fury at the sight of four unfortunate white men, brought captive into the village.

They had been driven on shore in one of the ship's boats, and taken at some distance along the coast.
The interpreter was permitted to converse with them.

They proved to be the four brave fellows who had made such desperate defense from the cabin.

The interpreter gathered from them some of the particulars already related.

They told him further, that after they had beaten off the enemy and cleared the ship, Lewis advised that they should slip the cable and endeavor to get to sea.