the castle, the shells fell on the rocks in the inside the castle, and
their weight and force of falling would break them without so much as
their blowing up.... As to storming the walls, they were so high that
our scaling ladders would not near reach the top of them...."

"After the second day we landed all our forces, taking the opportunity
of the tide.... We got them all on shore, and marched up the country,
without molestation; only now and then the castle would let fly a shot
or two, which did us small damage. We attempted to march the army down
to their shipping, and to set them on fire; but when we came within a
mile of the place the land was all swampy, and so very muddy by the
spring tides flowing over that we could not proceed. On our retreat
they galled us very much by firing from the castle, we being obliged
to come near the castle walls to take our forces off again. Here the
gallant Captain Gordon was slightly wounded again.... I question
whether there were a hundred men in the castle during the time of the
siege...."

"We drew off our forces on the 18th April, and went up to Bombay to
repair our frigates and take care of our wounded men, of whom we had a
considerable number."

In no way discouraged by the failure, Boone at once set to work to prepare
for a fresh attack on Angria. This time it was determined that Kennery,
within sight of Bombay harbour, should be the object of attack, and all
through the monsoon preparations were made.


[1] Galleywats, or gallivats, were large rowing-boats with two masts, of
forty to seventy tons, and carrying four to eight guns.