The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-04

|e were within a hundred yards OF the
shingly beach when, 10 our aston
|nent, the roar OF artillery from the
Hd greeted our ears, and at the same
|ant half a dozen round shot came
|g about our ears. Fortunately no
age was done beyond the smashing
couple OF oars and the incontinent
/ |ipitation backwards into the bottom
/ he boat the pullers thereof. amidst
|uproarious laughter OF all hands. and
Ire these unfortunates had fairy
led themselves up. the cutter was sent
ting half her length high and dry on
beach, the carronade belched forth
contents, and out we jumped master
man, charged up To- the sod bat
which had fired upon us. We were
ted with a volley OF musketry. which,
ever. never stopped us I'm our rush a
Be instant, and as we clambered in
{ne side we bad the satisfaction of
Rg the rascally Spaniards go 1ying out
| he other, whence they made short
Is of II 10 n boat which lay awaiting
b on the beach at the opposite side
NE island, some two or three hundred
*s away We sent few Intellectual
Tx shots after them. but attempted no
&uit. as we now found ourselves TO
Ia extent masters OF the situation In
lar. that is to say, that we found the
[ery admirably adapted as place
{Fein TO make n stand until such time
he could see ouy way clear to once
n take offensive measures. AS for
<Spsniards. they made good their re-
4 TO a large hulk which lay securely
kred at a distance of some twenty
lis from the steeply sloping eastern
Ia of the island, and which-foating
cut OF the water as she did, with
knel-plates removed and no gear
lever about her sides 20 aid MS in
bling, should we make the attempt
la. | foresaw, prove rather a hard
flor us To crack.
M footing thus made good upon the
La and in the battery, we had a mo-
or two in which to look about us,
| the first discovery was made that
1 old Mildmay. the master, had been
|hded. and was lying helpless, face
wa rds on the sward outside the bat
The next was, that the natives had
k,ered from their panic and were act
once more advancing against us,
hiding out on all sides so as TO COM
y first object demanding our atten-
was, OF course. the master. Direct
{he man Tom, our chief artilleryman,
kok into the state of the guns belong
TO the battery, and TO load them
Nh, I called a couple OF men and took
with me TO bring in the master. The
old fellow was lying upon the grass
downwards. and when we gently
n him II became apparent that he
Ibeen bleeding rather profusely at the
In He was senseless and CHASTITY
and for the moment | feared he was
A low moan. however. as the men
N 10 move with him. gave us the as
Xhce that life was not quite extinct,
has gently as We could We lifted him
the low parapet, and laid him down
II It's shelter In comparative safety.
command OF the party now devolved
me, and very serious responsible
nder the circumstances I found it.
we were cooped up I'm n small sod
Try. wholly Intellectual 20 resist n
mined assault; with a perfect cloud
bstile natives lowering about us APP
khtly determined 10 he satisfied with
ng short OF our absolute extermina-
with dozen vin.tctive spaniards
bard the hulk close at hand. doubtless
nxlous as the natives 10 sweep us
the face OF the earth; the French
having vanished from the scene; and
ugh there were drinkahle water In
dance In the river so long as We
be able 10 get at it-with only one
provisions left