The assailants then began to fire at the thatch of the dwelling house, as well as on the out-offices, with the intent of setting them in flames; and after several attempts, they ultimately succeeded in igniting the thatch of a detached cow-house, which stood out from the other buildings, and the wind, unfortunately happening to blow from that quarter to the other offices, carried the fire to them, by which they were soon in a blaze.

In the meantime, they procured two sledges from a neighboring forge, with which they assaulted the yard door, which they soon broke in.

Now there was a dead pause on the part of the assailants--for they knew very well, that to pass on the threshold of this door was certain death.

However, the pressure from the rear was so great, that suddenly several men were involuntarily pushed in through the doorway.

And now the work of death commenced, for no sooner had the first batch been pressed in, than there was such a well-directed shower of bullets poured out on them from four well-charged blunderbusses, as levelled every man of them with the earth.