I told him I thought it was very hard venturing anything; but the best method I could think of was to fire on them at once as they lay, and if any were not killed at the first volley, and offered to submit, we might save them, and so put it wholly upon God’s providence to direct the shot.
Le dije que, en cualquier caso, era una operación arriesgada pero lo mejor que podíamos hacer era abrir fuego sobre ellos mientras dormían y, si alguno sobrevivía a nuestra primera descarga y se rendía, lo perdonaríamos.