I should state that they knew my voice, and said that they didn't want me then, but that my turn would come soon.

When we had done speaking, a strong mellow voice, which I'll swear was not strange to me, said something to them in Irish, and the next moment the windows were shivered with bullets.

Fortunately, we kept ourselves out of their range; but at all events, we had light enough to see them put their fire-arms to their shoulders, and time enough to stand aside.

We returned the fire instantly, but whether with any fatal effect or not we could not say.

When the smoke cleared away they had disappeared, but early this morning traces of blood were found on the spot.