Lend me a hand to turn two of these eight-pounders round.

There are plenty of cartridges handy." They drew the cannon back from their places, turned them round, loaded them with a charge of powder, and then rammed in two of the bags of bullets that were lying beside them.

The schooner stood higher out of the water than the lugger, and they were able to train the two cannon so that they bore upon the mass of Frenchmen in the latter's bow.
"Take steady aim," Terence said.

"We are only just in time; our fellows are being beaten back." A moment later the two pieces were fired.

Their discharge took terrible effect among the French, sweeping away more than half of those gathered in the lugger's bow.
"Load again!" Terence exclaimed.