Being persuaded to inquire at the two establishments, primarily out of concern for the innocent and comely young lady making such plea, the seamen make their way into the said places, three to the
General Washington and four to the
Archangel.
Two of the better-spoken sailors are able to elicit information from the master of the
General Washington while the third displays more interest in the seductive power of gin. To wit, it seems that the extraordinary sight of a man and a girl-child in such place did not go unnoticed. Having procured victuals for themselves, in exchange for hard cash, the pair then removed themselves from the premises, bound for parts unknown.
Meanwhile, although the keeper of the
Archangel was ignorant about the Collins siblings, the behavior of one of the sailors therein, apparently involving the affections of an unescorted lady, led to an altercation, currently evident to the human ear, by the sounds of shouted oaths, shattered glass, and falling bodies.