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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. 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
 missile telling on the limb or body of one or more! The effect was electrical and the slaughter large. The astonished savages rapidly gathered up their wounded companions and returned to the jungle once more. At first this terrible slaughter among them seemed to deter them from the idea of a second attack, but the loud report of the gun rapidly augmented the numbers of the blacks, until they made a second onslaught, with almost precisely the same effect. They could scale the stockade only on this side, while on the other, or opposite side, Captain Ratlin kept up such a deadly and accurate fire of musketry, that every one who approached the buildings was sure 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. R VERY MIDST EVERY MISSILE TELLING ON THE LIMBER BODY OF ONE OR MORE THE EFFECT WAS ELECTRICAL AND THE SLAUGHTER LARGE THE ASTONISHED SAVAGES RAPIDLY GATHERED UP THEIR WOUNDED COMPANIONS AND RETURNED TO THE JUNGLE ONCE MORE AT FIRST THIS TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER AMONG THEM SEEMED TO DETER THEM FROM THE IDEA OF A SECOND ATTACK BUT THE LOUD REPORT OF THE GUN RAPIDLY AUGMENTED THE NUMBERS OF THE BLACKS UNTIL THEY MADE A SECOND ONSLAUGHT WITH ALMOST PRECISELY THE SAME EFFECT THEY COULD SCALE THE STOCKADE ONLY ON THIS SIDE WHILE ON THE OTHER OR OPPOSITE SIDE CAPTAIN RATLIN KEPT UP SUCH A DEADLY AND ACCURATE FIRE OF MUSKETRY THAT EVERY ONE WHO APPROACHED THE BUILDINGS WAS SURE 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
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