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www.192.twor,discharginghissketattheeintohisplace.
”givethevolley,.pase.getyourheadroundandro
lettheneinfiring.”
thevolleyfrohelauny,and
justasshegotround,anotherdischargefrohegunfurtherarrested
thetheboatstheshorebefore
thisendousfireof
sketry.
”roen.”of
theirsightinanotherhundredyards.”
chaptervi.
theal
desperatelytheotheiroars,andtheheavyboatsurged
throughthesofsketballs,and
althoughthedarknessandtheirhasterehefireofthe
russiansanyoftheshottookeffect.ha
sigh,.pasefellagainstjack,,just
atthentselfexperiencedasensationasifahot
ironhadpasseda.severalofthendroppedtheiroars
andfellback,buttheboatsstillheldrapidlyontheirway,andin
tinutesanythingbutrandohot.atthis
nt,hohreefieldpiecesopenedhgrape,andtheiron
hailtoreupthe.fortuheyostout
ofsight,andalthoughthefortsthrestolightthebay,
andjoiheirfiretothatofthefieldguns,theboatescaped
untouched.
”thankgodr.hethtesaid,asthefireceased
asheadedfhthunguptodirectthen.
”haveyounyhurt,.pase”
”ifraid,sir,.paseiseitherkilledorbadlywounded.heis
lyingagainst,andgivesnoans.”
”anyoneelsehurt”.hethteaskedinant.
thenexselves.
”therearefivedooftheboat,sir,andsixorseven
ofushavebeenhitreorless.”
”itsabadbusiness,”.hethtesaid.”ihavethree
r.archer”
”ivegotaqueersensationinarsir,anddoouse
it,soisupposeiabutidontthinkitsch.”
”pullar.hethtesaidshortly.”shotherein
theboer.”
thelightle,andtheyheardthebeatof
thepaddlesofthe”faln”asshecado,andfive
ertheboatsedtothedavits.”nocasualties,i
hope,.hethte”captainstuartsaid,asthefirstlieutenant
steppedonboard.”youseeohavegotintoaofhoets.”
”yes,indeed,sir.thereronggarrisoninthevillage,andwe
havesuffered,ifearheavily.soeightortenkilledandasny
wounded.”
”dear,dear”captainstuartsaid.”thisisanunfortunate
cirdeed..nders,doyougetthewoundedonboardand
r.hethte,andgive
fulldetailsofthisunfortunateaffair”
uponsterihatthetotalcasualtiesinthe
touo,lieutenantpasekilled,
dshipnarcherenkilled,andnineks
oreseverethanhehadatfirstthought.theballhadgone
throughtheupperpartofthearandhadgrazedandbadlybruised
thebospassage.thedoctorsaidhee
outofasling.the”fal
anotheriningtheast,andthenranacrossagain
tovaa.hereeverythiart.over
sixhundredvesselsbled,hatolyexceeding
thatofahathadeversailedtheseas.tyseventhousand
englishandtythreethousandfrenchobecarriedinthis
hugeflotillforalthoughthefrencharonsiderablylarger
thantheenglish,theansofseatransportofthelatterwere
vastlysuperior,aakeacrosstheheir
arinasirip;hefrenchuldhalf
oftheirforfortunately,betheenglish
nderinchief,andrshalsaintaaud,thefrender,
thereent.thefres
oventspterthanourown,were
alplainingofbritishprocrastination;heenglish
generalquietlyonhisoainlytriedsorelythe
patienceofourallies.evenieswere
earked,nothinghadbeeledbeyothattheywere
goingtoiheousfleetofnofwarand
transports,stearshsailingvesselsintoendinginlines
fartherthantheeyeuldreadveringnysquarelesof
thesea,sailedeasthoutanyfixeddestination.the
nsequebeexpected,alantablee.
haltsforward,
afleetsteadaiesslynorth,south,east,and,
until,lastalandingplaceoria,
andthedisearkationed,fourteenpreciousdayshadbeen
edintyfour
hours,andovingtransphthaveeasily
acplishedinthreedays.
thensequeorchroundlargebodies
oftroopsfroheotherside,andtheobjectoftheexpeditionthe
aiherthed.no
reiosingsighthanthathebandsof
ssatheloea,healliedfleets
aniles
ih,andbehindthiseafterliransportsuntil
theverytopstsofthoseintherearscarceappearedabovethe
horizon.theplaceselectedforthelandingplaceheold
fort,aloingacausehe
seaandastagnantfresherlake,knownaslakesaki.
ateightooingofthe14thofsepteer,thefrench
adralfiredagun,andinalittlerethananhoursixthousandof
theirtroopshelandingoftheenglishdidnot
nenofwarand
transportshadalreadybeentoldofffortheshipscarryingthelight
divisiohefirsttoland,andinawonderfully
shorttitheseabethefirstlineofshipsandtheshorewas
veredultitudeofboatscrohsoldiers.theboatsof
the”faln”ployedhtherest,andasthreeweekshad
elapsedsincejackhadreceivedhiswound
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