The enemy would have to make a detour right round the citadel to come here, and certainly they will return by the shortest way, as soon as they discover that the other attack is but a feint." Then he returned to the first party.
"Get the two guns," he said, "out of their embrasures and wheel them here.

It is likely enough that we may be hotly attacked presently." They waited half an hour, by which time the wagons were beginning to pour out of the town.
"We have done our business, lieutenant; the citadel is revictualled.

Ah! here come the enemy, just too late." A strong body of troops were seen marching rapidly towards them, and almost at the same moment a heavy fire broke out in the street.

The guns had been loaded from a small magazine in the bastion, and had been trained to fire along the rampart.

When within a hundred yards the enemy opened fire.