I  then  piled  all  the  carriages  together  in  the  centre  of the  camp,  which,  to  prevent  the  noise  of  the  wheels  being  heard, I  carried  in  pairs  under  my  arms ;  and  a  noble  appearance  they made,  as  high  at  least  as  the  rock  of  Gibraltar.  I  then  lighted a  match,  by  striking  a  flint  stone,  situated  twenty  feet  from  the ground  (in  an  old  wall  built  by  the  Moors  when  they  invaded Spain),  with  the  breech  of  an  iron  eight-and-forty  pounder, and  so  set  fire  to  the  whole  pile.  I  forgot  to  inform  you  that I  threw  all  their  ammunition  wagons  upon  the  top.

- Chapter 12