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They intend to walk quietly on board of us; but they will find themselves mistaken a little," whispered Crowfoot. "Mind, men, no firing till the bugle sounds," said the Major. The word was passed along. The schooner was by this time ploughing through it within half pistolshot, with the white water dashing away from her bows, and buzzing past her sides her crew as thick as peas on her deck.
The assailants again forced an entrance into the village. They were again driven out with immense slaughter, and showed little inclination to return to the charge. Meanwhile the battle had been raging all along the entrenchments of the allied army. Again and again Luxemburg brought up his troops within pistolshot of the breastwork; but he could bring them no nearer.
We dashed safely through the small canal of blue water, which divided the surf at the harbour's mouth, having hit it to a nicety; but when about a pistolshot from the entrance, the channel narrowed to a muddy creek, not more than twenty yards wide, with high trees, and thick underwood close to the water's edge.
Then they began to beat the door and demand admittance. Then the door was burst down, and one of them fell dead by a pistolshot. Then they rushed in tumultuously, leaving one outside to mind the horses. Then there began to arise a wild sound of brutal riot within, and after a time they poured out again, and mounting, rode away.
An age went by before the trimmers were sent to the lee braces, and the Richard rounded lazily to. And a great frigate loomed out of the night beside us, half a pistolshot away. "What ship is that?" came the hail, intense out of the silence. "I don't hear you," replied our commodore, for he had not yet got his distance. Again came the hail: "What ship is that?"
An age went by before the trimmers were sent to the lee braces, and the Richard rounded lazily to. And a great frigate loomed out of the night beside us, half a pistolshot away. "What ship is that?" came the hail, intense out of the silence. "I don't hear you," replied our commodore, for he had not yet got his distance. Again came the hail: "What ship is that?"
An age went by before the trimmers were sent to the lee braces, and the Richard rounded lazily to. And a great frigate loomed out of the night beside us, half a pistolshot away. "What ship is that?" came the hail, intense out of the silence. "I don't hear you," replied our commodore, for he had not yet got his distance. Again came the hail: "What ship is that?"
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