The ships and sailors of old Salem; the record of a brilliant era of American achievement . twe saw a prou, or Malay trading craft, approaching the roadsfrom the westward, with which I communicated, hired a canoe,and sent a messenger on shore to inform the Rajahs that if theywould give the ship up peaceably to us we would not molestthem, otherwise we should fire both upon her and the town. After waiting a considerable time for the return of themessenger, during which we could see boats loaded with plunderpassing close in shore from the ship, this delay seemed only asubterfuge to gain time, and
The ships and sailors of old Salem; the record of a brilliant era of American achievement . twe saw a prou, or Malay trading craft, approaching the roadsfrom the westward, with which I communicated, hired a canoe,and sent a messenger on shore to inform the Rajahs that if theywould give the ship up peaceably to us we would not molestthem, otherwise we should fire both upon her and the town. After waiting a considerable time for the return of themessenger, during which we could see boats loaded with plunderpassing close in shore from the ship, this delay seemed only asubterfuge to gain time, and we fired a gun across the bows ofone of them. In a few minutes the canoe which we had senton shore was seen putting off. The answer received, however,was one of defiance: that they should not give her up soeasily, but we might take her if we could. AQ three vessels then opened fire upon the town and ship,which was returned by the forts on shore, the Malays alsofiring our ships guns at us. The first shot from one of theforts passed between the masts of the Governor Endicott, not ten 520. The Glide (See Chapter XXVI)
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