Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 207
gout when Betty first saw the ships, and now itwas what Joe Snell called dead low water. No large boats could get to the beach for twohours at least, so they had time to place and loadthe cannon, store the ammuni- tion.and station the men with muskets, fit before the ships boats appeared in f\ ttj… … dent. The men in charge seemed to realize theperils of the situation, and the boats came for-ward very slowly, eagerly watched by the excitedlittle group on shore. Whether the officer in com-mand of the attacking party thought the dangerof landing his men singly within easy range ofthe enemys guns…
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