. Battles of the nineteenth century . s little boy in theafter-cabin. In the middle of the engagementa round shot took off a marines head. Thisattracted Cochranes attention to the spot, wherehe was horror-stricken to see his son, close by thedecapitated marine, and covered with blood. The boy had es-caped from hisconfinementthrough thequarter - galleryw i n d o w, a n dthroughout thefight, in the littlemidshipmans uni-form that the sea-men had made forhim, had beenbusily engaged inhanding powderto the father nowthought himkilled. But it wasonlv the blood andbrains of the un-fortuna
. Battles of the nineteenth century . s little boy in theafter-cabin. In the middle of the engagementa round shot took off a marines head. Thisattracted Cochranes attention to the spot, wherehe was horror-stricken to see his son, close by thedecapitated marine, and covered with blood. The boy had es-caped from hisconfinementthrough thequarter - galleryw i n d o w, a n dthroughout thefight, in the littlemidshipmans uni-form that the sea-men had made forhim, had beenbusily engaged inhanding powderto the father nowthought himkilled. But it wasonlv the blood andbrains of the un-fortunate marinethat he was be-spattered with,and up he ran tohis agonisedfather. I am nothurt, papa; theshot did not touchme : Jack says theball is not madethat can kill* Mamas boy, however, wasforthwith ordered to be carried below. It mav here be pardonable to cite a few wordsas showing what kind of mama that bo\- a writer in the North British Review, we aretold that one night whilst Lord Cochrane was in THE BLOCKADE OF CALLAO. J69. command of the Chilian fleet, hisship got becalmed under a batteryfrom which he was assailed with red-hot shot. His men were seized witha panic and deserted their guns. - If the fire from the shore were notreturned, it would speedily become stead}^,sustained, and fatal. He went down to thecabin, where her ladyship lay : If a womansets them the example, they may beshamed out of their fears : it is our onlychance. She rose and followed him upon thedeck. We have heard her relate that the firstobject that met her eye was the battery withits flaming furnaces, round which dark figureswere moving, looking more like incarnatedemons than men. A glance at her husbandsimpressive features and his terrible calmnessreassured her. She took the match, and firedthe gun when he had pointed it. The effect onthe crew was electrical : they returned to theirposts with a shout, and the battery was speedilysilenced. One more glimpse at Lad} Cochrane. GeneralMiller—subs
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