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What he should perhaps have done was to acquaint his opponents that he proposed to follow a new method. On the other hand this, as destroying the element of surprise, would have made his strategy of no avail, so that the whole question is beset with difficulties. WHAT HE SHOULD PERHAPS HAVE DONE WAS TO ACQUAINT HIS OPPONENTS THAT HE PROPOSED TO FOLLOW A NEW METHOD ON THE OTHER HAND THIS AS DESTROYING THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE WOULD HAVE MADE HIS STRATEGY OF NO AVAIL SO THAT THE WHOLE QUESTION IS BESET WITH DIFFICULTIES
st have been to them, they remained stationary for a moment, not a muscle moving; as if the foe had come by invitation. Then, indeed, the tradition gallantly upheld, they seized their weapons, and the air was torn with the warcry; but it was now too late. It is no part of ours to describe what was a massacre rather than a fight. Thus perished many of the flower of the Piccaninny tribe. Not all unavenged did they die, for with Lean Wolf fell Alf Mason, to disturb the Spanish Main no more; and among others who bit the dust were Geo. Scourie, Chas. Turley, and the Alsatian Foggerty. Turley fell to the tomahawk of the terrible Panther, who ultimately cut a way through the pirates with Tiger Lily and a small remnant of the tribe. To what extent Hook is to blame for his tactics on this occasion is for the historian to decide. Had he waited on the rising ground till the proper hour he and his men would probably have been butchered; and in judging him it is only fair to take this into account. EARANCE OF THE PIRATES MUST HAVE BEEN TO THEM THEY REMAINED STATIONARY FOR A MOMENT NOT A MUSCLE MOVING AS IF THE FOE HAD COME BY INVITATION THEN INDEED THE TRADITION GALLANTLY UPHELD THEY SEIZED THEIR WEAPONS AND THE AIR WAS TORN WITH THE WAR CRY BUT IT WAS NOW TOO LATE IT IS NO PART OF OURS TO DESCRIBE WHAT WAS A MASSACRE RATHER THAN A FIGHT THUS PERISHED MANY OF THE FLOWER OF THE PICCANINNY TRIBE NOT ALL UNAVENGED DID THEY DIE FOR WITH LEAN WOLF FELL ALF MASON TO DISTURB THE SPANISH MAIN NO MORE AND AMONG OTHERS WHO BIT THE DUST WERE GEO SCOURIE CHAS TURLEY AND THE ALSATIAN FOGGERTY TURLEY FELL TO THE TOMAHAWK OF THE TERRIBLE PANTHER WHO ULTIMATELY CUT AWAY THROUGH THE PIRATES WITH TIGER LILY AND A SMALL REMNANT OF THE TRIBE TO WHAT EXTENT HOOK IS TO BLAME FOR HIS TACTICS ON THIS OCCASION IS FOR THE HISTORIAN TO DECIDE HAD HE WAITED ON THE RISING GROUND TILL THE PROPER HOUR HE AND HIS MEN WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN BUTCHERED AND IN JUDGING HIM IT IS ONLY FAIR TO TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT
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