Understanding that this was a plan for seizing some of the men, or for some other had object, the muskets were fired off, and the natives hastily fled with loud shouts.
The Spaniards recovered the goats and returned to the ships.
Queiroz, seeing that the natives of that bay continued to be hostile, owing to the bad treatment they had received, resolved to proceed south to get a nearer view of the great and high chain of mountains in that direction; desiring by the sight of them to reanimate all his companions; because, as he said, "in the event of his death, he felt sure they would continue the work with ardour until it was finished." He left the bay with the three vessels on Thursday, the 8th of June, in the afternoon.
They met with contrary winds and decided to return to port.

All night they were beating on different tacks at the mouth of the bay.

At dawn the _Almiranta_ was 3 leagues to windward, and at three in the afternoon she and the launch were near the port...The force of the wind was increasing, and the night was near, owing to which the pilot* ordered that if they could not reach the port, they were to anchor wherever it was possible.
The night came on very dark.

The _Almiranta_ and the launch appeared to have anchored.
[* Gonzalez de Leza.] They saw the lanterns lighted, to give the _Capitana_ leading marks, as she was also going to anchor.

Soundings were taken, and they found 30 fathoms, not being an arquebus shot from the port.