小说站
小说站 欢迎您!
小说站 > 历史军事 > When London Burned(英文版)

正文 第96节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

    栗子小说    m.lizi.tw栗子网  www.lizi.tw栗子网  www.lizi.twable,

    buteventhedukesapossibletontihefight.the

    dutenthefightingwasgoingon

    thating,andalthoughtheenglishhadinflictedterribledage

    upochfleet,theiroerthanthat

    heyhadcausedtheiradversaries.ansiderableportionof

    theirvesselsinanditiontorele,andthe

    carpentershadhardfroinkinght.

    alberlehielfearkedonthefanfan,andsailedfrohipto

    ship,ascertainiionofeadthelossesitscrewhad

    suffered.assoonasnightfell,thevesselsstdisabledwere

    orderedtosailflandastheybestuld.thecrehree

    astedanduldhardlybekeptafloat,were

    takenoutanddividedbethetyeightvesselshalone

    reinedinanditiontorenehefight.

    thesethreebatteredhulksoionfire,

    aofthefleet,ingoodorderandpreparedtogivebattle,

    follopanionsthathadsailedonthepreviousevening.

    thedutchfolloatadistahinkingtorepairtheir

    dagesstillfartherbeforetheyagainengaged.ieoonthe

    sailsofasquadronship

    toship,forallkneinguphthe

    esquadron.aseriousloss,hoinutes

    afterostpowerfulvessel

    inthefleet,einrearoftheliruthe

    sands.thetidebeingaherestofthe

    fleettriedinvaioherassistandasthedutch

    fleetingup,andsoofthefireshipskingforthe

    royalpriheypttosucur

    her,andsirgeeayscue,hercaptain,ohauldownhis

    flagandsurrender.

    assoonasthenantofthefleetthe

    sbeatingandtruets

    sounding,andtadetheirysliit

    etoahe

    ingithatthedutch,althoughnsiderably

    strohantheenglish,ostoutofsight.thelatterat

    oneuph

    the

    thedutdiiable,theterriblefightwas

    reneission,untilsevenintheevening.

    fivetisthebritishpassedthroughthelihedutboth

    sidesnyshipsfelloutofthefightinglinewhollydisabled.

    severaleonbothsidesforcedtosurrender,being

    sobatteredastobeuhestruggle.prince

    rupertsshiparlealstas

    severelydaged,ale,likethoseofthepregdays,

    endedhoutanydecidedadvantageoherside.bothnations

    claidthevictory,butequallyhoutreasochhistorians

    puteourlossatsixteennofenweresunkand

    sixtaken,ittedonlyalossofnineships,andclaid

    thatthedutenofhpartiesaowledged

    thatitostterriblebattlefoughtinthis,oranyother

    dewar.

    dete,etheheadofthedutchrepublid

    yoftheenglish,oetiafterwards,

    tosirtele,”thattheenglishglorytotheir

    natihtheinvinenduringthose

    ehanbythetoriesofthishathewas

    surethathisouldnothavebeenbroughtontofightthe

    fifthday,afterthedisadvahefourth,andhebelieved

    thatnootheationbuttheenglish.”

    ent,forprincerupert,

    enearhinhisarrivalontheprevious

    eveniuedhissalutefrohepoop,andshoutedtohihat

    onnoatoadveothefighththefanfan.

    ontheingafterthebattleended,lordoliphantandcyrilrowed

    onboardprincerupertsship,an

    astorpatguptheholesinthehull.

    ”yyaocked

    about,”hesaid,asthey.

    ”thereisnotchdagedone,sir.shehasbuttholesin

    herhull.”

    ”andneainsailspoiled.doyouknohatigotasevere

    ratingfrohedukeyesterdayevening,onyourat”

    cyrillookedsurprised.

    ”itrust,sir,thatihavenotinanywaydisobeyedorders”

    ”no,itthat.heaskedafterthefanfan,andsaidthathe

    hadseennothingofherduringthedaysfighting,andisaidihad

    strictlyorderedyounottoeintothebattle.hereplied,then

    youdidens

    serviceduringthefirstting.itoldsircyriltokeep

    heear,thinkingthatshearryingorders,

    andduringthosetclosetous,saveere

    surrouheene.fivetisinthosethreedaysdidsheavert

    fireshipsfros.hatslowly,

    and,thinkingusaltogetherunnageable,thedutchlauheir

    fireships.thefanfahethreeoftheere

    divertedfroheirursebyaropebeingthrohebo,

    andthecreotuherhead.onthesenddaythere

    orehefireshipsuldhaveheldontheirursein

    spiteoftheeffortsofthenonboardthefanfan.teduring

    thedaythelittleboat,he

    cre,andthen,diregtheohe

    dutenwas

    bued,theedtrapnels.itwasalldone

    underoureyes,andfivetisiycreheeryour

    littleyachtasshecaalongside.soyousee,prince,by

    heroutofthefightyoudeprivedusoftheassistanceofasboldly

    handledalittlecraftaseversailed.

    ”iauiteproudoflittleyacht,gentlen,andithankyoufor

    havinggivenhersogoodachristeningunderfire.butiststayno

    loalking.hereisthedespatchihaveyshareof

    thee.you,sircyril,his.you

    tothedukesship,andheches,hyou,

    lordoliphant,akeall

    hastetothethas.ospareexceptthefanfan,

    forustkeepthefeanoeuvre,incase

    thedutchshouldeoutagainb

    ...
(快捷键 ←)上一章 本书目录 下一章(快捷键 →)
全文阅读 | 加入书架书签 | 推荐本书 | 打开书架 | 返回书页 | 返回书目