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This division of his forces was the best manouvre he could possibly make, and succeeded admirably, since his own people outnumbered the slavers, and by dividing them he strengthened his own power and weakened theirs. THIS DIVISION OF HIS FORCES WAS THE BEST MANOEUVRE HE COULD POSSIBLY MAKE AND SUCCEEDED ADMIRABLY SINCE HIS OWN PEOPLE OUTNUMBERED THE SLAVERS AND BY DIVIDING THEM HE STRENGTHENED HIS OWN POWER AND WEAKENED THEIRS
m entirely unprepared, and after dropping eight of his people upon the slaver's deck, and being himself, severely wounded in the arm, Captain Bramble thought it best to beat a retreat, at least for a few moments, and so sought again the shelter of the jungle. The conflict, which was very brief, was also a very sanguinary, and five of the slaver's people had been either mortally wounded or killed outright; but from the habit of constantly wearing their arms, even to pistols, when on the coast, they had been found in a very good situation at even the shortest notice for defending themselves. Captain Bramble now saw evident tokens of a purpose to unmoor the vessel, and let her drift out into the river, which would at once place her beyond his reach, as he had no boats within a league of the spot; and therefore he resolved upon a second onslaught, and this time divided his men into three parts--one to board at the bows, one at the stern, and himself leading a dozen picked men at the waist. RPRISE HE DID NOT FIND THEM ENTIRELY UNPREPARED AND AFTER DROPPING EIGHT OF HIS PEOPLE UPON THE SLAVER'S DECK AND BEING HIMSELF SEVERELY WOUNDED IN THE ARM CAPTAIN BRAMBLE THOUGHT IT BEST TO BEAT A RETREAT AT LEAST FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND SO SOUGHT AGAIN THE SHELTER OF THE JUNGLE THE CONFLICT WHICH WAS VERY BRIEF WAS ALSO VERY SANGUINARY AND FIVE OF THE SAILOR'S PEOPLE HAD BEEN EITHER MORTALLY WOUNDED OR KILLED OUTRIGHT BUT FROM THE HABIT OF CONSTANTLY WEARING THEIR ARMS EVEN TO PISTOLS WHEN ON THE COAST THEY HAD BEEN FOUND IN A VERY GOOD SITUATION AT EVEN THE SHORTEST NOTICE FOR DEFENDING THEMSELVES CAPTAIN BRAMBLE NOW SAW EVIDENT TOKENS OF A PURPOSE TO UNMOOR THE VESSEL AND LET HER DRIFT OUT INTO THE RIVER WHICH WOULD AT ONCE PLACE HER BEYOND HIS REACH AS HE HAD NO BOATS WITHIN A LEAGUE OF THE SPOT AND THEREFORE HE RESOLVED UPON A SECOND ONSLAUGHT AND THIS TIME DIVIDED HIS MEN INTO THREE PARTS ONE TO BOARD AT THE BOWS ONE AT THE STERN AND HIMSELF LEADING A DOZEN PICKED MEN AT THE WAIST
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