From the deck of the "Reindeer" the marines kept up a constant fire of musketry, to which the sea-soldiers of the "Wasp" responded vigorously. Marksmen posted in the tops of each vessel picked off men from their enemy's decks, choosing generally the officers. Sharp and bloody though the British attack was, the boarders could make no way against the stubborn stand of the Americans. Capt.
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