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to the water side & were endeavouring to get the people into the boats, when the Spanish Guard arrived, accompanied by a numerous mob, & began to knock down our men & officers without distinction. - Capt. V--- was thrown from the wharf into the sea & luckily taken up by our boat without being much hurt, the attack then became so general that the Hble Mr. Pit & some others jumped into the sea and swam to the boat to save their lives. - Mr Baker & Lieutenent of the Discovery, who was indeed the only officer armed & in full uniforms, & had never shown the least sign to draw upon them - was knocked in the head in several places & wounded. - Many of the men were likewise bruised & wounded in several places, but none I believe dangerously. The next day Capt. Vancouver wrote a letter of remonstrance to the Spanish Governor, complaining of the rough treatment, he, & his people had received on the preceeding day, & on Tuesday an ansr was returned by the Governor, the purport of which was, "That he was extremely sorry for what had happened, & was then using his utmost endeavours to find out the transgressions & bring them to condeign [condign] punishment, that such of the guard as were concerned in the scuffle