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The new comers were an officer and part of the crew of a man of war that was cruising upon the coast, and which had been attracted to the harbor by the firing of the heavy swivel. They were admitted within the stockade. THE NEW COMERS WERE AN OFFICER AND PART OF THE CREW OF A MAN OF WAR THAT WAS CRUISING UPON THE COAST AND WHICH HAD BEEN ATTRACTED TO THE HARBOUR BY THE FIRING OF THE HEAVY SWIVEL THEY WERE ADMITTED WITHIN THE STOCKADE
n of doubtful result, if long continued as it began. "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." "That is lucky," growled the Spaniard, as he coolly shot down a negro; "our powder is fast giving out." The inhabitants of the stockade sadly needed assistance at this critical juncture, for the infuriated savages had become desperate and reckless in their attack, and must soon have carried the building by storm. But there soon pulled to the beach a half-dozen boats, with a detachment of marines and seamen, led on at full speed by an officer, before whose approach the angry negroes retired exhausted, leaving many dead upon the ground, and many too severely wounded to effect their retreat to the jungle. The fight had been a very sanguinary one to the half witted creatures outside the stockade. IT A DESPERATE FIGHT AND ONE EVEN OF DOUBTFUL RESULT IF LONG CONTINUED AS IT BEGAN 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 THAT IS LUCKY GROWLED THE SPANIARD AS HE COOLLY SHOT DOWN A NEGRO OUR POWDER IS FAST GIVING OUT THE INHABITANTS OF THE STOCKADE SADLY NEEDED ASSISTANCE AT THIS CRITICAL JUNCTURE FOR THE INFURIATED SAVAGES HAD BECOME DESPERATE AND RECKLESS IN THEIR ATTACK AND MUST SOON HAVE CARRIED THE BUILDING BY STORM BUT THERE SOON PULLED TO THE BEACH A HALF DOZEN BOATS WITH A DETACHMENT OF MARINES AND SEAMEN LED ON AT FULL SPEED BY AN OFFICER BEFORE WHOSE APPROACH THE ANGRY NEGROES RETIRED EXHAUSTED LEAVING MANY DEAD UPON THE GROUND AND MANY TOO SEVERELY WOUNDED TO EFFECT THEIR RETREAT TO THE JUNGLE THE FIGHT HAD BEEN A VERY SANGUINARY ONE TO THE HALF WITTED CREATURES OUTSIDE THE STOCKADE
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