The natives at first stood up courageously, but either by accident or through fear, despair or stupidity, they got huddled in a heap, in, and at the margin of the water, when ten carbines poured volley after volley into them from all directions, killing and wounding with every shot with very little return… About thirty being killed.’"After this fatal encounter, the Jardine brothers continued north, crossing the Coleman and Edward rivers and on to Somerset.
The natives initially stood bravely, but either by chance or due to fear, despair, or ignorance, they gathered in a mass near the water. As ten carbines fired volleys from all sides, killing and wounding with each shot without much retaliation… Following this fatal encounter, the Jardine brothers continued northward, crossing the Coleman and Edward rivers before reaching Somerset.