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"Up oars! Let fall!" said Mr. Pennant. "Stern, all! Give way!"
joker gaming āļāļāļĨāļāļ "Dave, sir," replied he, evidently deeply impressed by the visitor for some reason not yet apparent to the captain. "I have no idea of its strength; but I do not care to have the Bronx knocked to pieces by the big guns of a fort. The bar of Barataria and the shoal water of the entrance to the bay extend out about two miles into the Gulf. At low water, two miles from the fort, we should bury our keel in the mud. It looks just now as though we should have to put the Bronx under the guns of the fort, or simply blockade the entrance to the bay. That makes it look like a quiet time in these waters." "You have him on board, and perhaps he had better answer the question himself," replied Colonel Passford with a smile. Again the steamer darted ahead at a speed which would soon carry her beyond the reach of the musket ball of the soldiers. Christy still remained upon the bridge, observing the fort and all that was done on the deck of the Bronx. He directed his glass frequently at the barbette of the fort; but the prudent commander of the garrison had evidently concluded to confine his efforts to the casemates. At least one-fourth of his men had been disabled. "I did, sir; and I was obliged to fill their places;" and Christy described the men he had appointed.