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The work was difficult, because comparative darkness followed the explosion, and as the fight was soon resumed, the thunder of heavy guns, together with the plunging of ball, exploding of shell, and whizzing of chain-shot overhead, rendered the service one of danger as well as difficulty.
But his beautiful wife thought of the English as gallant foes rather than as friends. Was she not great-granddaughter to that admiral who at Trafalgar, when both his legs were shattered by chain-shot, bade his men place him in a barrel of bran that he might go on commanding, in the hour of defeat, to the end?
Adams said the Colonies must prepare to enter upon a struggle to maintain their liberties. Governor Gage was carrying things with a high hand. A few nights before, a body of troops had seized the powder in the magazines out towards Medford, and taken it to the Castle. General Gage was seizing muskets. He had purchased cannon and cohorn mortars, and chain-shot of Mr.
Blackbeard trained two guns on them, filled with grape and chain-shot, and one boat was shattered but it swam long enough for the cheering men to pull it to the brig and toss their grapples to the rail which was inclined quite close to the water. They were in the surf which broke against the ship, but this was a mere trifle.
Have at her, archers: have at her, muskets all!" and in an instant a storm of bar and chain-shot, round and canister, swept the proud Don from stem to stern, while through the white cloud of smoke the musket-balls, and the still deadlier clothyard arrows, whistled and rushed upon their venomous errand. Down went the steersman, and every soul who manned the poop.
So wid that Bonypart pushes up his cocked hat, and begins scratching his head, and thinning and considherin' for the bare life, and at last says he to the gineral: 'Gineral Commandher iv all the Foorces, says he, 'I've hot it, says he: 'ordher out the forlorn hope, says he, 'an' give them as much powdher, both glazed and blasting, says he, 'an' as much bullets do ye mind, an' swan-dhrops an' chain-shot, says he, 'an' all soorts iv waipons an' combustables as they can carry; an' let them surround Bill Malowney, says he, 'an' if they can get any soort iv an advantage, says he, 'let them knock him to smithereens, says he, 'an' then take him presner, says he; 'an' tell all the bandmen iv the Frinch army, says he, 'to play up "Garryowen," to keep up their sperits, says he, 'all the time they're advancin'. An' you may promise them anything you like in my name, says he; for, by my sowl, I don't think its many iv them 'ill come back to throuble us, says he, winkin' at him.
If he had only left office with head erect and not dragging the chain-shot of debt! But that bill of exchange! Who would pay that? "Eh! Molina, parbleu! Molina! Molina!" He was right, too, that triumphant Jew with his insolent good humor. It is an absurd thing, after all, to be prudish and to thrust away the dish that is offered you. To be rich is, in fact, quite as good as to be powerful!
The rest were gentlemen-adventurers, special artificers, two trained surveyors, musicians, boys, and Drake's own page, Jack Drake. There was great store of wild-fire, chain-shot, harquebusses, pistols, corslets, bows and other like weapons in great abundance. Taffeta hats. Deepe cappes for mariners. Quilted Cappes of Levant Taffeta of divers coulours, for the night. Garters of Silke.
He disposed of six doughnuts that forenoon, and as these, if tied together, would have made good chain-shot for the monitor, and yet did not affect him unfavorably, it was proof that Charlie was restored to health. Charlie made a discovery in the barn. In that side toward the river there was a door on the first floor, and there was also a window in the chamber above.
It was our Admiral's lot, With a chain-shot, with a chain-shot; It was our Admiral's lot, with a chain-shot Our Admiral lost his legs; Fight on, my boys, he begs, 'Tis my lot, 'tis my lot.
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