However, when Pierolo, for that was the aspirant's name, began to stop British merchant ships, claiming government mail and seizing coal on an illegal bill drawn on the Peruvian treasury, it was time to take a hand.
Ngoko, xa uPierolo, kuba yaye iligama lomlangazeleli, waqalisa ukumisa iinqanawa zorhwebo zamaBrithishi, ebanga isinxibo sentsimbi kwaye ethatha amalahle kumthetho owenziweyo ongekho mthethweni kwindawo ekugcinwa kuyo imali yasePeruvia, yaba lixesha lokuthatha isandla.