And the havoc did not slack, Till a feebler cheer the Dane To our cheering sent us back; Their shots along the deep slowly boom; Then ceaseand all is wail, As they strike the shattered sail; Or, in conflagration pale, Light the gloom.

The part of the beam which was set afire is connected with its remote portions, the beam itself is united with the woodwork of the house generally, and this with other houses, so that a wide conflagration ensues which destroys the goods and chattels of many other persons besides those belonging to the person against whom the act of revenge was first directed, perhaps even costs not a few men their lives.

They are being slowly carried along by the conflagration-party which obtained the upper hand soon after four o'clock.