The little shells were as dangerous to his own men as to the Chinese, and, not only had Parker to cease firing, but the necessity for immediately steaming out to sea became completely obvious.
At the command "Cease firing" he will cause the breech to be opened.
As he passed Marines still in action he ordered them to cease firing.
Soon thereafter, a Japanese destroyer closed with the island and opened fire, apparently intent on bombarding them, but an exchange of signals quickly caused the ship to cease firing.
Lisle at once signed to the chief to order his men to cease firing, and to withdraw from the loopholes.
Then Colonel Willcocks gave the order to cease firing and, in a minute, a strange silence succeeded the terrible din.
The Spaniards were gradually falling back on the city, and the rebels who were located near the Spanish lines continued the attack; but the Americans gave them the order to cease firing, which they would not heed.
Orders were then given to cease firing, and by one o'clock the terms of capitulation were being negotiated.
And once they get into the tunnel we shall have to sound cease firing until they come out on the other side; but then we ought to do decent damage, if the prisoners don't get at us first.
Dillon's suggestion, against this very pause; this "cease firing" which he had foreseen.
It would be the headquarters of fight, the centre of the resistance which was to use the Commissioner's order to cease firing as an excuse for a more determined skirmishing.
Some one on board of the privateer now hailed, "We have surrendered; cease firing, sir.
Don't cease firing, although his flag be down--it was none of his doing.
Cease firing, men; for shame, you see they no longer resist.
So thick was the smoke, that it was not before 11 o'clock that the fleet saw the signal to cease firing.
We continued to load and fire until our officers ordered us to cease firing, and then it was not without much difficulty that they could make us understand and obey them.
Cease firing is used for long pauses to prepare for changes of position or to steady the men.
This whistle signal may be used as a preliminary to cease firing.
When about to rush, he causes the men of the fraction to cease firing and to hold themselves flat, but in readiness to spring forward instantly.
The Condor, ten minutes after, signalled that she had only twenty-one shells for each gun left, and received the order to cease firing.
This being noticed, the vessels were ordered to cease firing.
Fort Pharos, the battery was injured, and a white flag was immediately hoisted by her as a signal to cease firing at her, whereupon the firing ceased on both sides, having lasted for ten hours without cessation.
About 2 o'clock the Spaniards began to cease firing.
As the Cavite Arsenal unfurled the white flag, the command "Cease firing" was given, and the various American commanders once more gathered on the flagship, their men cheering themselves hoarse.
I think a large number of these must have been lost, and when the order was given to cease firing, it was under the impression that if the men were not given a chance to clean their guns, we would lose them all and be overwhelmed.
At one of these occasions he caught the words "Cease firing," and as mentioned in his report, feared some attempt to surrender.
I was wounded by a rifle ball that rendered me insensible for some thirty or forty minutes, but managed to rally on hearing some persons cry "Cease firing!
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