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His jurisdiction did not extend over any residents on their property, unless it was afloat; over the coast and rivers he claimed jurisdiction only. HIS JURISDICTION DID NOT EXTEND OVER ANY RESIDENCE ON THEIR PROPERTY UNLESS IT WAS AFLOAT OVER THE COAST AND RIVERS HE CLAIMED JURISDICTION ONLY
ilding 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. 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. That they were English was at once observable, by the flag that floated from the graceful craft that had now rounded to and come to an anchor within blank cartridge shot of the factory or barracoons. The officer felt authorized to interfere, as we have seen, but his power of search and of interference in the peculiar trade of the coast ceased the moment he touched the land. E 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 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 THAT THEY WERE ENGLISH WAS AT ONCE OBSERVABLE BY THE FLAG THAT FLOATED FROM THE GRACEFUL CRAFT THAT HAD NOW ROUNDED TWO AND COME TO AN ANCHOR WITHIN BLANK CARTRID SHOT OF THE FACTORY OR BARRACOONS THE OFFICER FELT AUTHORIZED TO INTERFERE AS WE HAVE SEEN BUT HIS POWER OF SEARCH AND OF INTERFERENCE IN THE PECULIAR TRADE OF THE COAST CEASED THE MOMENT HE TOUCHED THE LAND
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