It was midnight in the prison of Havana; nought could be heard by the listening ear save the steady pace of the sentinels stationed at the various angles of the walls and entrances of the courtyard that surrounded the gloomy structure.
On either side of the tribune are stationed stenographers, whose reports of the proceedings are printed each morning in the Journal Officiel.
Each state maintains its own contingent, and the contingent maintained by the state is stationed normally within that state.
I heard my friend set up some most piteous howls, and I assure you the noise was no joke, all occasioned by his fear of passing puss, who hadstationed himself on the stairs.
The Elders Stationed in Zion, to the Churches Abroad, in Love Greeting: (From The Evening and Morning Star, July number.
He is willing to send a guard to conduct our families back to their possessions, but is not authorized to direct a military force to be stationed any length of time for the protection of your petitioners.
A little later a sailor stationed himself in the crow's nest, and focused a telescope on the smoke.
Tom found signs that showed him where the antelopes were in the habit of passing, and, with Ned and Mr. Damon, stationed himself in a secluded spot.
Relays of postmen or runners were kept stationed at the tambos or post-houses.
A battery of guns was in the rere yard of the Four Courts, and mounted orderlies were stationed at arranged points so as to convey orders to the different barracks as speedily as possible.
Up and down," shouted a man stationed for'ard, meaning the anchor has left its muddy bed.
A bucketful of sand was sprinkled on the spot where he fell, and the gun at which he was stationed was run out again.
The lead, then, was our only guide; so a man was stationed in the chains, and minute-guns were fired in the hope that we might hear an answering and reassuring sound.
Several of them were always stationed on the surrounding pinnacles of rocks, whence they could watch for the approach of danger.
Some stationed themselves at the windows, through the shutters of which they forced holes to admit the muzzles of their muskets; while others took up a strong position in the court-yard, whence they could annoy the advancing enemy.
All day we worked at it, one man at a time being stationed on the highest point of the rock to give notice of the approach of an enemy.
Pedro and I were marched off, and placed by ourselves under the shade of a rock, where several men were stationed as sentries over us.
To make certain, however, we paddled on the greater part of the night, the sharpest-eyed of the Indians being stationed at the bow to warn us of any danger we were approaching.
They were concentrated and stationedon the line of defence already described, beyond the barriers of the city.
The cavalry were stationed in the rear, distributed all along the line, but chiefly posted on the left of the centre, to the east of the Charleroi causeway.
The most serviceable were, however, draughted to act as sharp-shooters, and several battalions were stationed to strengthen particular points of the line.
The fourth Prussian division, being that of Bulow, stationed between Liege and Hainault, was at too great a distance to be brought up, though every effort was made for the purpose.
At nine o'clock the sentinels were drawn in and stationed in communication with each other, surrounding the house in such positions, that no person could come in or go out without being seen and scrutinized by them.
The aged and holy Fray Juan de Alba, who had previously been stationed in the river Alaguer, in the island of Panay, had come with father Fray Diego de Herrera.
Those who live where the father is stationed are not so, but even the little children come to the convent and are assembled.
A letter received from the naval medical officer stationed at the marine barracks, Norfolk, Va.
The poet entered the palace by a back door, to reach which he must pass through a very filthy alley; and a servant was stationed there to carry Sordello to and fro upon his back.
A guard stationed night and day prevents them from making excavations, and they are severely restricted from entering the excavated quarters of the city alone.
Gyges' looks were full of entreaty, and Araspes stationed himself between the old man and the youth, as if to ward off the blame of the elder from cutting deeper into the sad and grieved heart of the younger man.
I will see that a man is stationed at Naukratis, to take charge of everything you send to him.
The palace-gates were reached without hindrance, the way being kept clear by lines of soldiers and whipbearers stationed on either side of the street.
Hystaspes did not dare to address him; but he stationed himself in the window so as to break the stream of motes and thus draw attention to himself.
Suddenly the song was hushed, for a flash of lightning had shone down through the aperture beneath which Kallias had stationed the bride and bridegroom, followed by a loud peal of thunder.
For this reason a larger number of whipbearers were stationed here, in order to make way for travellers entering the city.
Men are distributed in six companies of varying strength, the headquarters company being stationed at the town hall, with a strength of 22, and most of the steam and petrol floats lie opposite the station.
Some Yagers were stationed at the "Point House" (see map on page 298), opposite Gloucester.
The troops were, at first, allstationed at Charlottesville.
In addition to these works, several armed galleys and floating batteries were stationed in the river, all forming strong barriers against the fleet of the enemy.
He stationed a few videttes, however, to watch, and well he did.
On arriving at the Street road, they were fired upon by a company of Americans stationed in an orchard north of Samuel Jones's brick dwelling-house.
Small detachments were also stationed at Black Horse and Mount Holly.
A body of Hessians, under Colonel Hall, was stationed at Trenton, and another, under Count Donop, was posted at Bordentown.
The center was posted in the town, and guarded by the fortieth regiment, and another battalion of light infantry was stationedabout three fourths of a mile in advance.
In the summer of 1776, La Fayette was stationed on military duty at Mentz, being then, though only a little past eighteen years of age, an officer in the French army.
The British outpost, which covered and concealed the main body of the royal army, was now assailed by the riflemen, who were stationed in a ditch, near a rail fence.
Frank himself resisted the temptation for half an hour after the music began, but at length he made his way across the street and stationed himself at the window opening upon the back piazza.
I send forces which, joined to the honest National Guards of Paris and to the other regular troops which are still stationed there, will suppress, I hope, this odious attempt.
The corps Douay and Clinchant were stationed on the Boulevard Richard-Lenoir.
The first convoys were promenaded about as a spectacle in the streets of Versailles; others were stationed for hours at the torrid Place d'Armes, a few steps from the large trees, whose shade was refused them.
Here accordingly the Fool was stationed with strict orders to keep his eye on Death if he should attempt to sneak past him and return to the nether world.
Here is stationed Bolafagina, the ghostly lord of the place.
On the third day a man stationed on a mound chants an invocation or incantation in a loud voice.
A number of men were divided into two parties; one party was posted on the beach, the other and much larger party was stationed in the adjoining cemetery, where food and property had been collected.
She discovered that two more men with guns were stationed in the bare anteroom and a guard was stationed at every entrance to the house.
