I do not intend to interfere until they have completely finished their work, and gained sufficient confidence to make a general attack on us.

Then we shall be able to give them a heavy lesson.
"Ah, there they are, at work!" As he spoke, a roar of musketry and artillery broke out suddenly from Kemmendine, and all eyes were turned in that direction.

The spot was two miles distant, but the forest shut out, alike, the view of the river and of the works held by us.

The exact position, however, was indicated by the masts of the two war vessels, rising above the trees.
Soon great wreaths of heavy white smoke rose above the forest, in and around Kemmendine, shutting out all view.

The fire continued without abatement, and it was evident that the attack was a hot and determined one.