The blacks were almost paralysed with fear, and many of them threw themselves prostrate on the ground, ignoring the hail of stones that fell upon their naked bodies.
But the effect of Bruno's many tricks faded into the veriest insignificance beside that produced by his bark.
When at Kanengwa a small party of men came past, shouting as if they had done something of importance: on going to them, I found that two of them carried a lion slung to a pole.
They objected very strongly to my going away down the right bank of the Luapula with my small party, though it was in sight, so I resolved to remain till all went.
The spies brought in, late that evening, the news that a small party of the Sepoy cavalry, with two guns, were at a village three miles on the other side of the town, and were in communication with the disaffected.
It was decided at once by the officer who had succeeded General Neil in the command of the fort that a small party of fifty infantry, accompanied by ten or twelve mounted volunteers, should go out and attack them.
We shall get off having to go out in the heat of the day to make calls, which seem to me terrible afflictions, and I think with a small party it ought to be very sociable and pleasant.
Then a small party of soldiers came up and relieved the sentries.
There Magelhaens landed with a small party, and was overpowered and slain by the natives.
With a small party he marched up into the mountains of Bolivia, and then followed the coast southwards to the neighbourhood of Aconcagua.
A small party of Georgians had, just previously, made a sudden march into the Cherokee country.
One of their number was killed by a small party of Indians; but they saw no signs of human habitations.
Other hunters also now came into the Kentucky wilderness, and Boon joined a small party of them for a short time.
He was with a small party, who were going out as partners; and his journal is a faithful record of all things, great or small, that at the time impressed him.
In February Gustavus despatched three hundred of Ramsay's regiment under Lieutenant Colonel George Douglas against the town of Creutzenach, together with a small party of English volunteers under Lord Craven.
The count and Malcolm sallied out at once to the outer wall, and saw a small party of officers riding from the village occupied by the Imperialists towards the town.
Two days after the advance from the Lech, Malcolm was in charge of a small party on the right flank of the column.
It was further agreed that the money was to be paid over by a small party of French who were to be sent forward for the purpose of examining the castle, in order to ensure the main body against treachery.
Van Artevelde, however, believed himself to be stronger than he really was, and thought with a small party of soldiers he could seize his principal opponents, and that the people would then rally round him.
There must always be, however, sufficient pasturage for such cattle and sheep as a small party in charge of a coaling depot would require.
I found no traces of natives in Evans Bay, but at another place, while digging in the bed of a watercourse, we were joined by a small party of them, one of whom turned out to be an old acquaintance.
On the north-west island we saw a small party of natives from the mainland, consisting of two men and a boy, in great distress from want of water, until Lieutenant Yule kindly supplied their wants.
The Comanches received him with affection, gave him a fresh mule, with new blankets, and mustered a small party to accompany him to the Wakoes Indians.
While lying there a small party of tories crossed at the ferry, and in passing on one of them called out that he saw a white feather, and fired his gun.
James, with a small party of volunteers, back to South Carolina, to gain intelligence, and to rouse the militia.
Marion crossed the Pedee in his rear, and left Witherspoon with a small party to watch Watson.
Having collected a small party of six or eight volunteers, he climbed out of the trench and worked his way along the open ground beside it, making a slight detour apparently with the intention of rushing the guns from the flank.
Two or three men might move across the open with impunity, but the appearance at any point of even a small party, say a group standing or sitting in the pathways between the rest trenches, often drew fire.
Mention has been made of a small party of blacks who had been interested in the shooting of a rapid by the boat's crew.
On Mitchell's return to Sydney, there being some doubt as to the point of outflow of the newly-discovered Victoria River, Kennedy was sent out with a small party to follow the river down and ascertain its course and destination.
Evans constantly saw, during his progress, unmistakeable traces of the natives; but he interviewed only a small party of five.
As the Peak now seemed only a day's journey distant, the Lieutenant decided to attempt its ascent with a small party.
A small party should be conceded the right to provide against the attacks of savages.
General Wilkinson duly informed the Secretary of War that he had sent young Pike up the river with a small party.
Here, while our wretched, famished beasts were recruiting themselves upon a favorable bit of pasture land, the Lieutenant marched with a small party to explore upstream.
Sir Andries Stockenstrom, in announcing officially the death of Mr Nourse, says, `He fell yesterday in a gallant attack made by himself at the head of a small party upon a body of Kaffirs in the jungle.
The day that meeting took place, my little girl and I were travelling with a small party, on horseback, through the bush not far from Block Drift.
To the north, probably two miles away, a small party of horsemen in extended order was riding towards him.
Something less than an hour later, a small party of horsemen was seen in the distance, approaching at speed.
After they had marched for about two hours, Rejeb with a small party of his men came galloping up behind.
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