. The pirate, and The three cutters. e features of Fran-cisco, as he cried out, Blood for blood! It wasenough : the pirate captain uttered a yell of terrorat the supposed supernatural appearance; and hefell from the ladder in a fit amongst the still burn-ing embers of the veranda. The fall of their two chiefs, and the determinedresistance of the Spaniards, checked the impetuosityof the assailants. They hesitated; and they atlast retreated, bearing away with them theirwounded. The Spaniards cheered, and, led byFrancisco, followed them down the ladders, and,in their turn, became the assailants.
. The pirate, and The three cutters. e features of Fran-cisco, as he cried out, Blood for blood! It wasenough : the pirate captain uttered a yell of terrorat the supposed supernatural appearance; and hefell from the ladder in a fit amongst the still burn-ing embers of the veranda. The fall of their two chiefs, and the determinedresistance of the Spaniards, checked the impetuosityof the assailants. They hesitated; and they atlast retreated, bearing away with them theirwounded. The Spaniards cheered, and, led byFrancisco, followed them down the ladders, and,in their turn, became the assailants. Still thepirates retreat was orderly: they fired, and retiredrank behind rank successively. They kept theSpaniards at bay, until they had arrived at theboats; when a charge was made, and a severe con-flict ensued. But the pirates had lost too manymen, and, without their commander, felt was still on his legs and giving hisorders as coolly as ever. He espied Francisco,and rushing at him, while the two parties were. THE LANDING. 169 opposed muzzle to muzzle, seized him by his collarand dragged him. in amongst the pirates. Securehim, at all events! cried Ilawkhurst, as theyslowly retreated and gained the out-houses. Fran-cisco was overpowered and haided into one of theboats, all of which in a few minutes afterwardswere pulling with all their might to escape fromthe muskets of the Spaniards, who followed thepirates by the banks of the river, annoying themin their retreat. CHAPTER XIY. THE MEETING. The pirates returned to their vessel on board, wlio were prepared to hoist iningots of precious metal, had to receive nought butwounded men, and many of their comrades hadremained dead on the shore. Their captain wasmelancholy and downcast. Hawkhiust was badlywounded, and obliged to be carried below as soonas he came on board. The only capture whichthey had made was their former associate Fran-cisco, who, by the last words spoken by Hawkhurstas he w
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