Then, although Caesar kept his army drawn up outside until afternoon, he would not proceed to battle, but when his foe toward evening retired he suddenly came after them and all but captured their palisade.

A portion of the field bordered on a pond, and the alders upon its margin formed a dense green palisade, over which might be seen the gray surface of the water freckled by the tiny drops of rain.

Many of the warriors climbed the palisades, and leaped down among their foes, hoping to escape; but they were quickly despatched by the muskets and bayonets of the English; or if any had power to break through the first hostile line, they fell beneath the battle-axes of the Mohicans.

At a considerable distance from this building ran a strong wooden palisade, that enclosed the height entirely, and was divided into four portions, the entrance to which was securely fastened every night; and the able- bodied men of the colony, under the command of Miles Standish, were arranged in four squadrons, to the care of each of which one quarter was entrusted.

But Caesar by a powerful assault forced them to leave the palisade and later on by siege drove them from the fort, and others repulsed a party of theirs that attacked the harbor.

How I cross palisade?

The volley of bullets had reached the palisades and the buildings, and he was still unharmed.

Listless he eyes the palisades And sentries in the glare; 'Tis barren as a pelican-beach But his world is ended there.

Then, with the regularity which they had observed on the march, he drew the entire army in a long column around the enemy's camp, and directed that, when the signal was given, they should all raise a shout, and that, on the shout being raised, each man should throw up a trench before his post, and fix his palisade.

They felt sure they could hold the palisade against any number of enemies, and the foresight of Willet, Robert and Tayoga had been so great that by no possibility could they be starved out.

Swift they rode, the throng parting before them; knee and knee together they leapt the palisade, and reining in their horses, paced down the lists and halted before the pale and trembling captive.

The Indians had erected a block-house near the entrance, filled with sharpshooters, who also lined the palisades.

He recalled his daring look as he mounted the palisade, and placed in his unerring bow the arrow that wounded the English boy.

CHAPTER V. Lindesay now bade the guard open the palisade that closed the tented field, and as into its ample bounds Marmion passed, the warders' men drew back.

That first little four-acre James Towne, located in the neighbourhood of the present Confederate fort, soon outgrew its palisades.

By what means did you pass the palisades?" "What means?Injin means, sartain.

But rather would I think thee great; That rumours upward went, And pierced the palisades of state In which thy rank was pent; And that a Roman matron thou, Too noble for thy spouse, The far-heard grandeur must allow, And sit with pondering brows.

This gate must be hung, one of the first things, Joel; and I have serious thoughts of placing palisades around the Knoll.

Captain Willoughby was obliged to imitate his men, in the mode of quitting the palisades.

" It was easy for the three to regain the palisade, and they were not afraid of mistaken bullets fired at them for enemies, since Colden and Wilton had warned the soldiers that they might expect the return of the three.

Down the empty street or road, which stretched with arrow-like straightness toward the northwest, the draining-canal that gave it its name tapered away between occasional overhanging willows and beside broken ranks of rotting palisades, its foul, crawling waters blushing, gilding and purpling under the swiftly waning light, and ending suddenly in the black shadow of the swamp.

If I might presume to advise, we shall do well to leave a single sentinel on this stage, since no one can approach the palisades without being seen, if the man keeps in motion.

Then the stockade, once properly closed, afforded great security to those moving about within it; the timbers would be apt to stop a bullet, and were a perfect defence against a rush; leaving time to the women and children to get into the court, even allowing that the assailants succeeded in scaling the palisades.

After bombarding the palisades for some days, the colonel, in defiance of the advice of his artillery officerwho declared there was no practicable breachordered an assault.

They came into unknown regions where they wandered at random, and furthermore the barbarians seized the passes in advance of their approach, digging trenches outside of some and building palisades in front of others, spoiled the water-courses everywhere, and drove away the flocks.