It was with the utmost hazard the boat came near us; but it was impossible for us to get on board, or for the boat to lie near the ship’s side, till at last the men rowing very heartily, and venturing their lives to save ours, our men cast them a rope over the stern with a buoy to it, and then veered it out a great length, which they, after much labour and hazard, took hold of, and we hauled them close under our stern, and got all into their boat.
Con gran dificultad, el bote se aproximó a nosotros pero no podía mantenerse cerca del barco ni nosotros subir a bordo. Por fin, los hombres que iban en el bote comenzaron a remar con todas sus fuerza, arriesgando su vida para salvarnos, y nuestros hombres les lanzaron un cable con una boya por popa.