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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. 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
 at all alarmed--he had fought too many battles with the negroes to fear them. He quietly prepared his fire-arms, and loaded to the muzzle a heavy swivel-gun he kept mounted at one of the main windows, while he gave arms to such of his slaves as he felt confidence in, and to his immediate retainers. The negroes had never seen nor heard the swivel fired, as it was a late importation. They had become somewhat accustomed to small arms, and though they had a dread of them, yet it was not sufficient to deter them from making the attack after having congregated in such numbers, and having become so wrought up by each other. But as they made a rush bodily towards the stockade, Don Leonardo fired the swivel, which had been loaded with shot, slugs, and bullets, into their very midst, every 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. S DON LEONARDO WAS NOT AT ALL ALARMED HE HAD FOUGHT TOO MANY BATTLES WITH THE NEGROES TO FEAR THEM HE QUIETLY PREPARED HIS FIREARMS AND LOADED TO THE MUZZLE A HEAVY SWIVEL GUN HE KEPT MOUNTED AT ONE OF THE MAIN WINDOWS WHILE HE GAVE ARMS TO SUCH OF HIS SLAVES AS HE FELT CONFIDENCE IN AND TO HIS IMMEDIATE RETAINERS THE NEGROES HAD NEVER SEEN NOR HEARD THE SWIVEL FIRED AS IT WAS A LATE IMPRECATION THEY HAD BECOME SOMEWHAT ACCUSTOMED TO SMALL ARMS AND THOUGH THEY HAD A DREAD OF THEM YET IT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO DETER THEM FROM MAKING THE ATTACK AFTER HAVING CONGREGATED IN SUCH NUMBERS AND HAVING BECOME SO WROUGHT UP BY EACH OTHER BUT AS THEY MADE A RUSH BODILY TOWARDS THE STOCKADE DON LEONARDO FILLED THE SWIVEL WHICH HAD BEEN LOADED WITH SHOT SLUGS AND BULLETS INTO THEIR 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
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