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"Did you fire the gun, Phil? " asked Mr. Gracewood, as we halted for a moment at the Castle to inform him that his goods were at the landing.
"Yes, sir; Morgan fired one shot at the Indians in the dugout, who would not let us alone. He used a solid shot, and smashed the boat so that the redskins had to swim ashore. We left an Indian wounded in the hip on your island."