Mr.Goodenough set a large number of people to work, making sacks from the rough cloth, of which there was an abundance in the place.

These were filled with earth and piled in the center of the town ready for conveyance to any point threatened.

He likewise had a number of beams, used in construction of houses, sharpened at one end; stakes of five or six feet long were also prepared and sharpened at both ends.

That day the enemy attempted nothing against the town.

The next morning the twelve cannon were planted at a distance of about five hundred yards and opened fire on the walls.