Despite the cease-fire which had been previously arranged, heavy firing broke out during the investigation.
Brian and I were out riding one morning when we suddenly heard heavy firing ahead of us.
But heavy firing still came from both the ranch house and thebarn.
There was heavy firing to the front of them, small arms and at least one tribarrel; no high explosive.
There was heavy firing off to his right, from the main body of the company, but he had his own sector to cover.
He heard more explosions and heavy firing from a point some sixty yards ahead of him, still hidden by the trees.
For a quarter of an hour the heavy and irregular firing continued.
When they refused, heavy firing began that lasted into the next morning.
There was a moment's heavy firing from the Spaniards, which all went over our heads, and then it ceased entirely.
Northern cavalry, on the other side of the river, had heard the heavy firing and they could not understand it.