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 380 THE CAXXOXADE OF CHAP, sure himself of that which we now kiiuw with XIII certainty — namely, that his ship, whilst sustaining a good deal of havoc, and losing men killed and wounded, was absolutely powerless against the Lattery.* As soon as he had assured himself of Its result, tliis, he determined to sliift the position of his ship, and with that intention sheered out.^f" After- wards he again stood in, and, from a new position, assailed Fort Constantine as well as his old foe at the Telegraph ; but it resulted from his movement that, during the interval which elapsed before he stood in for the second time, the number of ships which still occupied the line taken up by the in- shore squadron was reduced to two. The London lost 4 men killed and 18 wound- ed. Amongst those last was Lieutenant Stevens. Having received au ugly wound in the head, he quickly got it bandaged, and went on with his duty as though nothing had happened to him. When recommended by Captain Eden to go below, he excused himself by setting up a theory that because his wound was quite warm it needed for the time no attention. Afterwards, he cot wounded in the knee ; but by the help of that same theory of his, and also another bandage, he so dealt with the second casualty as to be able to go on with his duty. The Sanspareil was the northernmost of the • As to the absolute immunity enjoyed by this battery, see post, p. 394. t The soundness of Captain Eden's conclusion is now proved by General Todleben, who states, as will be jiresently seen, that the Telegraph Battery suffered nothing at all from the ships.