The Pine-tree coast . ere,besides obstructing the channel with a boom. As the brigantine came upwithin range, in tow of all her boats, our people poured in so hot a fire from thebanks and the battery, that she hastily let go her anchor below the further took place that afternoon. The next day, however, the enemylanded, under cover of a fog, drove the defenders out of the battery, cut away theboom, and set fire to some houses and a mill in the vicinity unopposed. Nothingnow hindered an advance upon the village itself, except the stalwart arms andresolute purpose of its defenders, am
The Pine-tree coast . ere,besides obstructing the channel with a boom. As the brigantine came upwithin range, in tow of all her boats, our people poured in so hot a fire from thebanks and the battery, that she hastily let go her anchor below the further took place that afternoon. The next day, however, the enemylanded, under cover of a fog, drove the defenders out of the battery, cut away theboom, and set fire to some houses and a mill in the vicinity unopposed. Nothingnow hindered an advance upon the village itself, except the stalwart arms andresolute purpose of its defenders, among whom none showed more conspicuousbravery than Neptunes warriors. Its destruction seemed inevitable, however,when the brigantine was seen warping up within gunshot, stripped for fighting;but the sight of large bodies of men advantageously posted to repel a landing,the demoniac yells of the Indians, who could be seen running from point topoint in order to get a shot, seems to have decided the British captain to give. V FROM PETIT MANAN TO MACHIAS ;;.;•.» over the attempt even after his boats were manned, after firing a few harmless shots. It was no such easy matter, however, to gel out of the trap he was boats were again sel to towing the brigantine oul of the river under a gall-ing fire of cannon and musketry, with which the Americans plied them fromevery cover and at every turn, until the harassed and discomfited British tarsfound safety under the guns of the Meet, which soon sailed away LeavingMLachias scarcely harmed. Sir George Collier reported in his despatch to theadmiralty how thoroughly he had cleaned out the rebel nest. Although we have seen that Castine fell into British hands in L779, Marinaswas successfully held against the enemy throughout the war. It yielded, how-ever, in 1814, on the approach of an invading force. The circumstance that nogarrison was found in the fort, except a number of bullocks, gave rise to con-siderable merriment among the invade
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