midnight
When we got on board , we examined into the occasion of this fray . The men who fled informed us that an old woman who sold milk within the poles , had brought a young woman with her , who carried roots or herbs , the sight of whom so much tempted our men , that they offered rudeness to the maid , at which the old woman set up a great cry : nor would the sailors part with the prize , but carried her among the trees , while the old woman went , and brought a whole army down upon them . At the beginning of the attack , one of our men was killed with a lance , and the fellow who began the mischief , paid dear enough for his mistress , though as yet we did not know what had become of him ; the rest luckily escaped . The third night after the action , being curious to understand how affairs stood , I took the supercargo and twenty stout fellows with me , and landed about two hours before midnight , at the same place where those Indians stood the night before , and there we divided our men into two bodies , the boatswain commanding one , and I another . It was so dark , that we could see nobody , neither did we hear any voice near us : but by & bye the boatswain falling over a dead body , we agreed to halt till the moon should rise , which he knew would be in an hour after . We perceived here no fewer than two and thirty bodies upon the ground , whereof two were not quite dead . Satisfied with this discovery I was for going on board again ; but the boatswain and the rest told me , they would make a visit to the Indian town , where these dogs -LRB- so they called them -RRB- resided , asking me at the same time to go along with them ; for they did not doubt , besides getting a good booty , but they should find Tom Jeffery there , for that was the unhappy man we missed .