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inastatetokesail.”
takingleaveofthepriheyohedukes
flagship.theyhadashortintervieiral,whopraised
theighlyfortheservicetheyhadrendered.
”youotellthestoryofthefighting,”hesaid,”forthe
prindselfhaveany
ttersonourndstodoscribesheywillhaveheard,ere
heshipsthatwere
sentbackorrow
ingihopetohavethefleetsofarrefittedastobeableto
followyou.”
fiveer,thefanfan,heverystitchofsailset,
es.asabriskhey
arrivedinlondontyfourhourslater,andatonceproceededto
theadralty,thedespatchesbeingaddressedtothedukeofyork.
theydiatelyusheredintohihoutahe
despatopen,andranhiseyedo.
”godbepraised”heexclaid,.”wehadfeared
evenelligendhavebeeninaterriblestateofay
sierday,harhatoheshipshad
eihanhalfthefleetrippledor
destroyed,andthattainedcapableofntinuing
thebattle.theonlyhopeightarrivein
ti,anditseethatithasdoheatofourlossesis
ierribleoatleast,and
asthedutchhaveretreated,theysthavesufferedwellnighas
en;ist
gotothekingtoinforifthisgreatnely
beyondch,tells
thatthebearersofit,lordoliphantandsircyrilshenstone,
havedoneverygreatservice,having,inprincerupertslittle
yaesfroheattacksof
thedutchfireships.”
thedukehadorderedhiscarriagetobeinreadinessassoonashe
leatthatthebearersofdespatchesfrohefleethadarrived.it
thedoor,and,takinghisseatinit,hlord
oliphantahepalace,
leaingbytheofthelast
taton.
charlestired,forhehadpassedasleeplessnight,and
hadrisenearly.
”nees”heaskedeagerly.
”goodneoredaysfightingandterrible
fighting,onbothsidesthedutchfleethasretuedtoitsports.”
”avied,indelight.
”adearlyboughtoneanybraven,buta
vialberleand
rupert.theyhavebeenbroughtbythesegentlen,youare
alreadyacquainted,isyacht.alberlespeaksveryhighly
oftheirnduct.”
thekingtookthedespatches,aheagerly.
”ithasindeedbeenadearlyboughtvictory,”hesaid,”butitis
rvellousindeedhoeheelves.never
havetheyshoaynksay
that,afterfourdaysofincessantfightingandfouightsspentin
thelabourofrepairingdages,thestrengthofallhaswellnigh
etoanend,andthathehielfebutafeotell
ofhashappened,leavingalldetailsforfurtheroccasion.i
thankyouboth,gentlen,forthespeedh
thiseneheservicesofhedukeof
alberlespeakssoly.thisisthesendti,sircyril,that
adralshavehadoccasiontospeakofgreatandhonourable
servideredbyyou.lordoliphant,theearl,yourfather,will
havereasontobeproudwhenhehearsyousohighlypraised.now,
geellrefullythanisdohesedespatchesasto
theihingoftook
plathefirsttanofficer
harerday.”
lordoliphaedtheeventsofthefirstthen
on.
”ofthelasttajesty,forooknopart
in,havingprihatwe
shouldnotadveothefight.therefore,
spectators,thoughontheedgeofthefightand,if
opportunityhadoffered,andoohard
pressed,andthreatenedbyfireships,uredsofar
tressordersastobearinanddoouldonher
behalf;butiheskethat
little.
”itrangesight,heprincesarrival,hisshipsand
thoseofthedukes,batteredastheyhedutch
lihedrubeating,thetruetssounding,andthecrews
cheeringloudly.othedute;thenthe
skeshutalloutfroiehereathick
okeandantinuousroaroftheguns.sotisavessel
eoutfroheoketoanddisabled.sotis
itan,sotisoneofourohelatter,we
roanddidourbesthplanksandnailstostopthe
yaotheerliedropes
andgotupthesparsandyards,andthensailedbatothefight.
”thefirstdaysfightingparativelyslight,forthedutch
seedtobeafraidtoclosehthedukesships,andhungbehind
atadistailltheeup,andthe
duketued,hprincerupert,andfelluponhispursuerslikea
neaest;but
thelastdayitission;
andokeslowly
clearedoff,itrulyapitifulsight,sotoanddisabledwere
theships.
”asthetostsee
sofeongtheandforhours
engingtobrokensparsand
uchasasileft.
ore
thayen,thereich.froheselast
pandruyterhadbothbeenso
disabledthattheyhadbeenforcedtofalloutofbattle,andhad
beentoiralselius
evertzandvanderhulsthadbothbeenkilled,whileonoursidewe
leatthatadralsiringshadfallen.”
”didthedutujuredas
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