The British don't count.

It's not their kind of war.

They can't shoot, and so far as I can see they haven't done much damage." "To your posts, men, and every man think of the women and children in the block-house." For a long time, which seemed hours to the waiting and watching settlers, not a sound could be heard, nor any sign of the enemy seen.

Thin clouds had again drifted over the moon, allowing only a pale, wan light to shine down on the valley.

Time dragged on and the clouds grew thicker and denser until the moon and the stars were totally obscured.