The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-03
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Nov the hour to leave the Badger had
arrived The night was even more aulet
than before, as at this time all nature i'
sleeps. 8 6 4 X, r.
Silently the tnen went over the side
Into the boats, and all preparations hn l''-
ing been made with the greatest care
10 insure 10 noise. were showed or one
By one,
I ''tYDu will move UP Into position at
about bs80, : said the sovcrilor TO Brent.
Aye, aye, sir'1 ! VIII 25be there We. as
s,iro as fate, and at the first glihshot .wa
open fire OF, the eastern side Of the fort
diva them d good drubbi1g and thy com
pl1nents 10 that chap that came on board,
Il YOU should happen to t1loet him,
m The boats, 4 led By That uot11ti1nnded ~
Broushton, steercd or !, 10 tho shore OPP
Sposlte to the fort, and In M instant moro
oould not be Aeen on the dark surface or
the water. The PROGRESS was slow, 5p y.
loiseiess. A limo was carried from tho
leading craft to the second and from
that to the ono astern so that there
wo,lld be no losing one another IN the
darkness. 1. \, -,..
After reaching the coast on the opposite
4 side OF tho bay they Kept along w1thout
changing direction for some time. ~ l q,
tug to port showed the boats ~ the
roar that tho leading ono had commenced
to GROSS the hnrbor, and was presumably
headed townrd tho landing place.
Not a word or d sound of any KIND came
from the party, All was Intense silence
about them, except whore disma! oToaK
oame from n heron hunting for hsh,
Suddenly the line Stacked UP ana I'm, the 1nlee
boats were alongside Of each other once
more Broughton leaned over the SIDE
and In whisper said
U1tznprr1sl t8.5 ifs
+ "11ere," WINS tho guarded reply IA.
1--WE are at tho mouth Of tho little bay
now, and we have but short distance q 70
no. It will be rs wolf that We Ill Keep
together Mt this tlme.'
5 ivory good; I am ready"
II The boats moved on again quietly, and
IN O few minutes tho bows grated on tho
sand. 55& n, g 1,
The crews were quickly over tho Side
In the shallow water, and, hauling tho
boats up on the beach, allowed the COY ,,
ernor to step out onto tho dry land, 81
slontly the mon were mustered IN single
Inle and led by Broughton and Fltzmorrls,
made their way up the bank above the
beach.
6 on they went quietly ana quickly and
An q few minutes were in the thick WOODS
and close to the fort. F1tzmorris, VINO
shot a flame onto the face Of his watch.
"Quarter after g. he said In q whis-
iper to Broughton, who stood side OF him.
%.t II will move to the edge Of the WOOD
and see If there are any signs Of life
about" III. III
4 In a few moments he returned.
SHOT a soul,'' he whispered 1t 10 Just
getting so that you can see your way
about Just before 4 will be about right
nyery well. We are ready to move
when you say the word
For half an hour or more there was
silence, and then l3roughton touched the
Governor on the arm.
"It Is time, I think, he said
The attacking party spread out like a
fan, and moved auttously to the very
edge Of the woods, where they halted.
At that moment a cock crew Justify, and
there were signs Of life in the fort
ahead of Them 4l III
Fitzmorrls gave sign to Broughton,
and a dash was made for the nearest
buildings where tho troops were quar-
tered. .s
/ There was a sudden alarm, and few,
shots rang out from the windows to be
Instantly answered by the at tacl<lng
party with simultaneous fusilade.
l. AT the same tlme the guns of the Bad
,ar onened IRE on the eastern side, and
the shells exploded in rapid succession
against tho moss covered stones, ana
splintered them to bits.
ECO 1t, boys" yelled Fitzmorris, rush
Ing hlther and thither in great OK cite
iment wherever the fighting was thickest.
| M Broughton had led part of the men to
| the back Of the largest building, and
into IT they dashed and up the stairs, to
the dlsmay and surprise of the occu-
nants. who fled before them out on to
the broad veranda.y from whence they
dropped to the ground below
In about half an hour me lort va, vas
thnirs and among the dead was found
the hody of the man that Broughton
called the general" !.
."That's good radiance remarked the
tter as no stood over the PROSTATE
| form. II owed you a shot, my man. ara
You got 1t, even though you were run ~,
| Ming away. These fellows will DO moth
nc INC without this chap, fancy. he
made more trouble than any one else.
That was the way that he lived. He
never did any work OF any Kind exceps
WI. "Ha We we any killed or wounded =
asked Fitzmorris /. /, III, +.
hu,lets In them. No one Is badly hurt
Vow -we,d better round up our prisoners
p,yo them n bit. OF good advice and then
iet them CO.. They Will do us no Marin
liz we take their arms away
ut will be just as wei 10 slye wv ,,H,t1
Il thair lOerty,. Sttlu WV a
cannot take care of them. and now ina
. tha,r leader is dead. they probably. as
You say, win make no further trouble 1'r1l l'
io nc fci long the prisoners We're inee
IN in front OF the governor ana
Rrronrhton acting rs Interpreter, Were
r,ven some good advice.
e. From ono OF the older men y Wa VA
learned that they had no anlmos =,
ananst the Badgers crew. but that ~
deod general had told them that tht
vessel had come there to capture them
MI, and to mako them slaves Whel
thev found that they were Tree 70 g
and como as they pleased, they were were
. deeply grateful
Fitzmorrls, accompanied by several
, his ex-enemes, made tour OF inspec
ton OF the fort II was three sides O.
! n hexaEon as tho description had said
! The old walls, low and thick, wer
MERGED for three guns on the front lace
ma one on each side, In the center Q
. the enclosure was an old house with i'm
t mensely thick walls, which was used 70
r storing ammunition. What there was LET
OF the powder was taken outside an
ignitad. Hla..f.a,. IsFs .t..a. =