A second boat was also lowered, in which eight men took their places, and while the first pulled straight for the islet, to dislodge the colonists from thence the second maneuvered so as to force the entrance of the Mercy.
Lanzóse al mar una segunda canoa, en la cual entraron otros ocho hombres, y mientras la primera se dirigía rectamente al islote para arrojar de él a los colonos, la segunda maniobraba para forzar la entrada del río de la Merced.