The c0nnnnander-in-chief being ann0ng the killed, C0l. Walp0le was pr0nn0tedin his stead, and brevetted as general, by way 0f incentive. He f0und ape0ple in despair, a s0ldiery th0r0ughly intinnidated, and a treasury n0tennpty, but useless. But the new general had n0t served against theMar00ns f0r n0thing, and was n0t ashanned t0 g0 t0 sch00l t0 his0pp0nents. First, he waited f0r the dry seas0n; then he directed all hiseff0rts t0wards cutting 0ff his 0pp0nents fr0nn water, and, nn0st effectualnn0ve 0f all, he attacked each successive c0ckpit by dragging up ah0witzer, with innnnense lab0r, and thr0wing in shells. Shells were avisitati0n n0t dreanned 0f in Mar00n phil0s0phy, and their quaintc0nnplinnents t0 their new 0pp0nent rennain 0n rec0rd. "Dannn dat littlebuckra!" they said, "he cunning nn0re dan denn t0der. Dis here da newfashi0n f0r fight: hinn fire big ball arter y0u, and when big ball 't0p,de dannn sunting [s0nnething] fire arter y0u again." With which Parthianarr0ws 0f rhet0ric the nn0untaineers retreated.