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The musket-men were drawn up in battle array, in a line extending on each side of his artillery, with orders to await the signal of firing from himself. Stand by, my lads, said Benjamin, who acted as an aid de-camp on this occasion, stand by, my hearties, and when Squire Dickens heaves out the signal to begin firing, dye see, you may open upon them in a broadside.
Havent I sailed aboard of the Boadishy for five years? and wasnt it a standing order to fire low, and to hull your enemy! Keep silence at your guns, boys and mind the order that is passed. The loud laughs of the musket-men were silenced by the more authoritative voice of Richard, who called for attention and obedience to his signals.
He soon discovered that in a battle the artillery, except at short ranges, and in the open, bears no comparison in its killing power to the rifles of the infantry. Like an old soldier, he soon came to look with something like contempt upon the ponderous cannon and mortars, and to admire the low firing of the old veteran musket-men.
Half an hour later he came back, followed by some score and more of men, a dozen of our own battalion, half a dozen musket-men of the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment, three others, two Indians, Hanierri, the headquarters Oneida guide, and Yoiakim, a Stockbridge. "Volunteers," he said, looking sideways at me. "I know how to take Amochol; but I must take him in my own manner."
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