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"Keep the black imps clear, don, for a short half hour longer, and it will be all up with them," shouted Captain Ratlin, from the rear. "I see a heavy square rig rounding the point and standing in for an anchorage; we shall find civilized help." KEEP THE BLACK IMPS CLEAR DON FOR A SHORT HALF HOUR LONGER AND IT WILL BE ALL UP WITH THEM SHOUTED CAPTAIN RATLIN FROM THE REAR I SEE A HEAVY SQUARE RIG ROUNDING THE POINT AND STANDING IN FOR AN ANCHORAGE WE SHALL FIND CIVILIZED HELP
fe. It was fortunate that this arrangement had been made, for the negroes twice attempted to set the dwellings on fire from the rear, but were instantly repulsed by Captain Ratlin's double-barrelled gun, which was ready loaded by his side, and which he used with fearful accuracy of aim on every approaching object. The negroes seemed to be wrought up to such a state of excitement that they would not give over their purpose, though it involved such immense risk and sacrifice of life, and the attack was continued, at intervals, far into the morning, and long after the regular course of duty, until at last the negroes divided their mutilated numbers into four parties, and it was evidently their last and most determined attempt. They did not hurry this, but seemed to pause and take refreshments and rest for a couple of hours, when once more the onslaught commenced, and the inhabitants of the stockade found it a desperate fight, and one even of doubtful result, if long continued as it began. RE TO FORFEIT HIS LIFE IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT THIS ARRANGEMENT HAD BEEN MADE FOR THE NEGROES TWICE ATTEMPTED TO SET THE DWELLINGS ON FIRE FROM THE REAR BUT WERE INSTANTLY REPULSED BY CAPTAIN RATLIN'S DOUBLE BARRELLED GUN WHICH WAS READY LOADED BY HIS SIDE AND WHICH HE USED WITH FEARFUL ACCURACY OF AIM ON EVERY APPROACHING OBJECT THE NEGROES SEEMED TO BE WROUGHT UP TO SUCH A STATE OF EXCITEMENT THAT THEY WOULD NOT GIVE OVER THEIR PURPOSE THOUGH IT INVOLVED SUCH IMMENSE RISK AND SACRIFICE OF LIFE AND THE ATTACK WAS CONTINUED AT INTERVALS FAR INTO THE MORNING AND LONG AFTER THE REGULAR COURSE OF DUTY UNTIL AT LAST THE NEGROES DIVIDED THEIR MUTILATED NUMBERS INTO FOUR PARTIES AND IT WAS EVIDENTLY THEIR LAST AND MOST DETERMINED ATTEMPT THEY DID NOT HURRY THIS BUT SEEMED TO PAUSE AND TAKE REFRESHMENTS AND REST FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS WHEN ONCE MORE THE ONSLAUGHT COMMENCED AND THE INHABITANTS OF THE STOCKADE FOUND IT A DESPERATE FIGHT AND ONE EVEN OF DOUBTFUL RESULT IF LONG CONTINUED AS IT BEGAN
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