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正文 第95节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    astheyselfleahe

    side.

    ”eabout,sir”

    ”stothree,yrace,”cyril

    shouted,”andantaftertwo.”

    ”veryhedukecalledback.”inthatcaseyouhave

    certainlysavedourship.ithoughtperhapsthatyouhadbeen

    overhasty,andhadthusstusourtopst,butiseeit

    so,andthankyou.ourpilotassuredusthereyoferon

    theurseaking.”

    theshipsoftheredsquadronhadallgedtheirurseonseeing

    theflagshipeaboutsosuddenly,andnsiderabledelayand

    nfusionedinorder,and,in

    obediehedukessignal,follooftheblue

    squadron.thishadalreadydashedintothedstofthedutchfleet,

    selvesinsonfusion;for,sosuddenhadbeenthe

    attae

    togetuptheiranchors.

    thebritishshipspouredintheirbroadsidesastheyapproached,

    endousonade.besidestheirgreat

    inferiorityihebritishwereunderaserious

    disadvaheyhadthehergauge,andtherong

    thatitheeledthever,sothattheyoopentheir

    los,andhereforedeprivedoftheuseoftheirheaviest

    guns.

    fouroftheshipsoftheredsquadronreiheflagship,to

    protectherifattacked,andtokeepofffireships,rew

    labouredtogetupaopst.rethanthreehourswere

    occupiedinthisoperation,butsobusilydidtherestofthefleet

    keepthedutchathattheyodetachsuffit

    shipstoattackher.

    assoonasthetopsthesailshoisted,the

    flagshipandhernsortshasteojointheirhardpressed

    rades.

    thefightberkleyandhis

    ship,thessure,asendrate,aken,ashe

    essex,athirdrate.

    thehenry,ndedbysirjohnharn,wassurroundedbyfoes.

    hersailsandriggiely

    disabled,achadral,eliusevertz,suonedsirjohn

    harntosurrender.

    ”ithashatyet,”sirjohnshoutedbadntinued

    topoursuchheavybroadsidesintothedutchthatseveraloftheir

    shipsaged,azhielfkilled.

    thedutchcaptainsdreheirvessels,andlauhree

    fireshipsatthehenry.thefirstone,ingupoarboard

    quarter,grappledesofskerisingfrobr >

    herprevehesailorsfroisveringhegrapnelswere

    fixed,andtheflasoherswain

    gallantlyleaptonboardthefireship,and,bythelightofits

    flas,disveredthegrapnelsandthreoverboard,and

    succeededinregaininghisship.

    antlater,thesendfireshipcauposide,andsreatabodyofflassacrossthehenrythatherchaplain

    andfiftynsprangoverboard.sirjohn,hoord,

    andthreateocutdoanoobeyorders,

    aofthefullytoceededin

    extinguishingtheflas,andiihefireship.the

    halliardsoftheinyardthrough,andthespar

    fell,strikingsirjohnharntothededbreakinghisleg.

    thethirdfireshiphthefireoffouronloaded

    astdoedby,

    clearofthehenry,safelyintoharh.

    thefightntiheiilten

    oclotheevening.thenightages,and

    iheenglishrehebattle.itwasagain

    obstiested.adralvantrothreselfintothedst

    ofthebritishline,andsufferedsoheavilythathewasonlysaved

    bythearrivalofadralderuyter.he,inhistu,ost

    perilousposition,andhisshipdisabled,ents

    arrived.andsothebattleraged,until,ieoon,asifby

    tualhefleetsdreeachother,ale

    ceased.thefightinghadbeeraordinarilyobstinateand

    deternedonbothsides,nyshipshadbeensunk,severalbut,

    andsocaptured.theseaasts,and

    spars,fragntsofboatsanddebrisofallkinds.bothfleets

    presentedapitiableappearahehulls,butfortyeightho

    sotrindsoth,eredandjagged,portholeswere

    koone,bulegalleriesgone.

    thesailsanyoftheshipshadlost

    oneorrests,ostcases,

    carriedaanyoftheyardshadedoothe

    destruoftherunninggear.

    insotrendousanflictthelittlefanfanuldbearbuta

    sllpart.eof

    thefirstdaysfight,thatittoattet

    tofiretheirttleguns,butthattheireffortsshouldbe

    entirelydirectedagainsttheenesfireships.duringeachdays

    battle,then,theyhoveredroundtheflagship,gettingoutoftheway

    enhbroadsides,and

    althoughoruckbystrayshots,thefanfanreceived

    noseriousdage.inthisenunterofgiants,thelittleyachtwas

    entirelyoverlooked,andhegreatshipsedashotupon

    her.teseachday,iralsshiphadbeaten

    offherfoes,afireshipdirecteditsurseagaihenca

    thefanfanstufora.uhepressureofhertwelve

    oarsshespedtohefireship,andonreagheragrapnel

    hroheendofthebo,andbytheeffortsofthe

    rolesslypastthe

    flagship.

    tingdohearateof

    speedthatreevidentthattheeffortsofthenatthe

    oarstotuherurse,thefanfanwas

    steeredalongside,grapnelshro

    andcyril,thecredohe

    feenandtriing

    thesails,theydireenofwar,

    threhegrapnelsonboard,lightedthetraibatothe

    fanfan,roiral,the

    littlecraftbeiedhheartycheersbythewholeships

    pany.

    theafteoonagesasfaraspractic

    ...
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