Judge whether the maxim and the implied encomium did not circulate next morning, with additions.
Sixteenth day of the siege.

The round bastion opened fire at eight o'clock, not on the opposing battery, but on the right of the French attack.

Its advanced position enabled a portion of its guns to rake these trenches slant-wise: and depressing its guns it made the round shot strike the ground first and ricochet over.
On this our colonel opened on them with all his guns: one of these he served himself.

Among his other warlike accomplishments, he was a wonderful shot with a cannon.

He showed them capital practice this morning: drove two embrasures into one, and knocked about a ton of masonry off the parapet.