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”no,yourjesty.judgingbythesailsethebattlewasover,
theirssthavebeeernditionthanours,
surprising,seeinghoost
partbiggerships,andcarryingreguns.”
”thenyoues,ortheyo
taketoseaagainbeforeeihopethateet
theers.”
”ihebesti,brother,”thedukereplied.”thoughwe
havesonyshipssorelydisabledtherehavebeenbutfe,and
heirplaceshthevesselsthathavebeenbuilding
onthstii
eetthengoodforce.”
assoonastheaudieo
thefanfan,andaftergivingthecrewafewhoursforsleep,
saileddoosheeess,lyafter
arrivedhaportionofthefleet,theresthavingbeeo
harouth,andotherports,sothattheyuldbere
speedilyrefitted.
althoughtheostissiondayandnight,
therepairspletedbeforethehedutch
fleethadagainputtosea.tertheyarrivedoffour
ast,eetthetheysailedaway
tofrance,heyhopedtobejoiheirfrenchallies.
tbleattheuthof
thethas,andohtheotaketo
sea.itnsistedofeightynofall,andnieen
fireships.princerupertndoftheredsquadron,andthe
dukeofalberlesailed,onboardthesaship.sirthos
alleniraloftheiahsthoftheblue
squadron.cyrilreinedonboardthefanfan,lordoliphant
retuingtohisdutiesonboardtheflagship.rvelshadbeen
effectedbythezealandenergyofthe.but
threeostpart,been
crippledseenglyalstbeyondrepair,butnohtheirholes
patched,hnehegloryoffreshpaintandnew
vas,theydeasbraveasho
thedoonthpreviously.
theyheheevening,thenews
sheeessthatauntedssengerhadjustriddenin
froover,andthatthedutchfleethad,ieoon,passed
thetohesouthforeland,steeringnorth.
ordersonceissuedthatthefleetshouldsailatdaybreak,
andatthreeooingtheyheirhe
river.attenoclockthedutchfleethenorth
foreland.agtotheiroberedeightyeight
nofhtyfivefireships,ando
threesquadrons,underderuyter,johz,andvantro.
theebeganatnoonbyanattackbytheesquadronupon
thatndedbyevertz.anhourlater,princerupertandtheduke,
p,
edistancefroheothers,wasengagedbysir
jereahsthasalleely
defeatedhisoppos,killiz,hisvidrearadrals,
capturingtheviceadralofzeeland,,andbuing
ashipoffiftyguns.
theredsquadronatchedbythatofderuyter,andeach
vessellaiditselfalongsideanadversary.althoughderuyterhielf
andhisviceadral,vanness,foughtobstiheirshipsin
general,nded,forthestpart,bynily
influenanshipe,behavedbut
badly,andallbutsevengraduallythefight,and
offunderallsail;aer,findihusdeserted,was
forp,whosesquadron
hestroofthethreedutchdivisions,wassofuriously
ehebluesquadroheenglish
divisions,thatheetotheassistanceofhis
nsorts;hedefeatoftherestofthedutch
fleet,he,too,odraheshouldhavethe
,andoreeasilyto
dosoasdarknesshebattleended.
theduttiheirretreatduringthenight,folloa
distaheredsquadron,oing,onthepoint
ofovertakingthehedutchsoughtrefugebysteeringintothe
shallotocross,he
deeperenglishshipsofollohehand
disappointntoftheenglishselvesthusbaulked
ofreapingthefullbeofthevictory.princerupertshoutedto
cyril,allshareinthe
e,asthefireshipshadnotplayedanynspicuouspartin
it.
”sircyril,her,butdoyoupursuederuyterand
shoinpt.”
cyrilliftedhishattoshohatheheardanduoodtheorder.
thenheorderedhistheiroars,forthewindwasvery
light,and,adstloudcheering,he
crehevesselsthatohearprinceruperts
order,thefanfanrotheenglishlineinpursuitof
thedutch.
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thesailorslaughedandjokedastheyrothefleet,but
theoldboatswainshookhishead.
”obecareful,sircyril,”hesaid.”itislikea
sllcurbarkingattheheelsofabullitisgoodfunenoughfora
bit,butself
throheair.”
selfnsideredprincerupertsordertobe
beyondallreason,andgivenonlyiofhisade
ruyterhavingthusescapedhiahatito
stthelivesofallonboardthefanfan.hoherewas
nothingtodobuttoedtohihatthe
boatsileone,andthat,althoughthe
spectacleofthefanfanhegreatdutchbattleship
ghtbeanasingootheenglishspectators,ito
beaveryseriousadventureforher.
deruytersship,herearofalltheotherdutch
vessels,iledistanthefanfanstarted,andas
thethatitscarcefilledhersails,theyacht
approachedherrapidly.
”swainsaid.”i
shouldsaytergonoobeblown
outoftheer.”
”yes;ithinkayaswells
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