“An Affair in Morocco.” Part three. "Stealth by night."

[Bligh]

This unhappy conclusion to the survey seemed to at last awaken the gunners on the small fort to the situation, and belatedly they also opened fire. Fortuitously their ball fell short of the trailing boat, and before they could reload the remaining boat, having paused to rescue any survivors from the ships gig pulled out of range and headed back to Nautilus.