They reached the main lock at almost the same instant as an armed party of their opponents.

Maybe they're even an armed party, as you said.

Seems to me the odds of an armed party taking them by surprise would be pretty good.

Even a well, armed party of five or six could vanish.

I saw him, but I don't think the others did, for their attention had switched to the armed party.

When an armed party of about 50 white men came from Livingston to witness the trial, city officials became uneasy.

Others, further back, were sent out in armed parties of eight to forage for wood.

I will want a very large armed party ready to leave at dawn.

I make no doubt but that you will be surprised to see a flag sent at the head of an armed party.

The next morning a heavily armed party found that this was true.