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side.
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”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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