With an elastic stride, and his sword still dripping with Phillip Redgill’s blood, Ned Warbeck strode through the applauding crowd, still bearing in his arms the form of Ellen Harmer, and took her to a house near by, that restoratives might be administered to her.
But while this was taking place, let us return to Lieutenant Garnet and his men.
Many of them had wildly rushed at the walls and gates, but were unable to force them.
For Death-wing and his party, finding that they themselves were in turn attacked by the citizens, made superhuman exertions to escape from the trap into which they had unconsciously fallen.
Instead, therefore, of Death-wing slaying all he met with in the huge Block-house, he made friends with all Captain Jack’s men that remained unhurt, and they prepared for a terrific resistance to the armed citizen patrol outside, who were making fruitless efforts to break down the heavy, massive wooden stockade which surrounded the immense yard of the Block-House.
They kept up a galling fire upon the citizens with guns, pistols, stones, bricks, and whatever came to hand, from the windows and roof.
Several of the citizens had been killed or wounded long before Ned Warbeck and his friends had arrived on the scene,
When, however, Ned was engaged in the deadly dud with Phillip Redgill, Lieutenant Garnet, like an old and experienced sailor, soon changed the whole aspect of affairs, and cheered on his men.
He took the entire command, re-invigorated their efforts, and completely altered the mode and direction of attack.
He was an able leader, and the consequences of his appearance were soon perceptible in the development of events.