The watermen had, under Harry's direction, torn up the paving stones, and formed a barricade breast high, behind which, remaining crouched, they awaited the assault.

The plot was discovered; the ring-leader, tied by the two thumbs over the barricade door, at sun-rise received a number of lashes: in this situation he remained till sun-set, exposed to the insults and barbarity of the brutal crew of sailors, with full leave to exercise their cruelty at pleasure.

"No," said he, "I do not understand the tactics of barricade fighting.

After some delay here, part of us rangers, led by Colonel Waters, recrossed the street, and advanced, crouching, toward the barricade spitting flames in front.

O'er girlhood's yielding barricade Floats the great Leveller's crimson fold! Come to my arms!love heeds not years; No frost the bud of passion knows.

Removing the barricading chair, I unlocked and unbolted the door and passed out, closing it after me.

The rooms looked as though a cyclone had wrecked them, the heavy furniture barricading doors and windows, yet leaving apertures through which we could see and fire.

It was firmly believed that we should meet the enemy somewhere on the Transit road,since the hills through which it passed offered many excellent barricading-points, and it would seem a matter of great importance to them to cut us off from junction with any fresh recruits the steamer might land at San Juan.