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was instantly shot dead, a ball piercing his heart ; and 

 two balls, fired through the door at which the Signor 

 had placed himself, passed through his clothes, harmless 

 to himself. 



The bandits having now learned from their spies, 

 whom they had stationed round the house, that an indi- 

 vidual had escaped, and well knowing the promptitude 

 of British soldiers, in giving relief, when distress is 

 at hand, foresaw that both the military and police 

 would soon be on the spot, and accordingly made as 

 precipitate a retreat as they could to their boat, which 

 was waiting for them at a small creek on the opposite 

 side of the island, carrying off, as their sole booty, the 

 body of their unfortunate companion. This attack, 

 Signor B. assured me, lasted about two hours, during 

 which time he expended many rounds of ammunition, 

 and at its termination, when the bandits retired, had but 

 one single cartridge left. 



This circumstance created no small stir in the island, 

 from their daring to attack a house so near the town. 

 There was an order immediately issued, to prevent any 

 firing, for the future, after sunset, under heavy penal- 

 ties, which practice was, as you will have seen, so in- 

 strumental in screening this frightful circumstance from 

 the knowledge of both civil and military. 



I am happy to add, that the lady soon recovered the 

 use of her arm, and I trust to hear some day of her 

 being rewarded, by a token from the Ionian govern- 

 ment, for her heroic conduct. I am, however, sorry to say, 

 that the son, in his exertions to save his family, ruptured 

 some vessel in his chest, of which he very soon after died./ 



