Vast banks of darkness rolled up close to the palisade, and the forest showed but dimly.

Then the warriors proved to the most incredulous that they had not gone far away.

Scattered shots were fired from the woods, and one sentinel who in spite of warnings thrust his head too high above the palisade, received a bullet through it falling back dead.

It was a terrible lesson, but afterwards the others took no risks, although they were anxious to fire on hostile figures that their fancy saw for them among the trees.

Willet, Robert and Colden compelled them to withhold their fire until a real and tangible enemy appeared.
Later in the night burning arrows were discharged in showers and fell within the palisade, some on the buildings.