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正文 第108节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

    栗子网  www.lizi.tw台湾小说网  www.192.tw台湾小说网  www.192.twehindthethethreeships,thetthias,theunity,

    andthecharlesv.,allprizestakenfrohedutch,shouldbe

    ored,andthatthejonathanandfortofhoninggenalsoa

    dutchprizeshouldbealsopostedthere.

    havingarrahis,theduke,thereto

    seeaboutgettingsoofthegreatshipsrevedfroheirs

    offgillinghauptheriver.tohisfury,hefoundthat,ofallthe

    eighteenhundredneloyedintheyard,hanhalfadozen

    hadreiheiren,

    occupiedinrevingtheirgoodsihaste.eventhefrigates

    thatedhadbutathird,atst,oftheircrewsonboard,so

    nyhaviedoothebackheirpay.

    thatnight,sirry,sirher

    offiiralty,e

    ofthese,espeeofiththe

    duke,roundlyforthestateofthingshprevailed,

    tellierthatheainisfortunes

    thatghtoedallthe

    greatships.inspiteoftheeffortsofalltheseofficers,but

    littleuldbedoheofhands,andtotherefusal

    ofthedoall

    batteryofsandbagsedoppositeupnor,andafew

    gunsplapositionthere.

    severalshipsheelaboveupnor,andafewof

    thoselyingoffgillinghatlehelpdown

    froondon,fortheeffortsoftheauthoritiesedwholly

    tothedefehetrainbandss,

    fireshipstedoutadoogravesend,and

    batterieserectedthereandattilbury,whileseveralshipsweresunk

    intheel.

    thedutchreisheeessfrohe7thtothe12th,andhadit

    notbeenforthesnduen,chathaldhavebeenput

    intoagoodstatefordefence.asitlittleuldbe

    effected;andingup

    theriver,thecesofsuccessfulresistanceall.

    thefightncedbyadutchfrigate,ndedbycaptainbrakell,

    advangagainstthe.carriedupbyastrongtidea

    heshipstruckithsuchforcethatitatoncegavehe

    englishfrigates,butanned,uldofferbutslight

    resistandthejonathanuredbybrakell.

    folloeoffireships,once

    grappledatthias,unity,charlesv.,and

    fortofhoninggehelightbatterieson

    theshunsofthefleet,hen

    anenofhfive

    fireships,advanced,exgedbroadsides,astheyalong,h

    theroyaloakalyengagedupnor.theyh

    sohotafirefrohecastle,andfrohebatteryopposite,where

    siredself,that,afterati,they

    gaveupthedesignofasdingtothedockyard,e

    occupiedapositionhigheruptheriverthanatpresent.

    thetideosla,andtheydoubtlessfearedthata

    nueroffirebargesghtbelauheidtheyventure

    higherup.ontheheylaunchedafireshipattheroyal

    oak,ndedbyesspeedily

    nicatedtotheship,andthecreooktotheboatsandrowed

    ashore.captaindouglasrefusedtoleavehisvessel,andperishedin

    theflas.therepivenbythesixch

    nottoattetanythingfurtheragainstchathaoh,they

    setfiretothehulks,theloyallondonandthegreatjas,

    andcarriedoffthehulkoftheroyalcharles,aftertheenglish

    hadtriedtodestroyherbyfire.asthisheshipinh

    thedukeofalberle,thengeneralnk,hadbroughtthekingover

    toenglandfroolland,hercaptureph

    forthedutdaspecialdishonourtous.

    thedukeofalberlehadlefteup.as

    theofcreedhisbeingofahere,andhesaw

    thatsiredhateof

    theplace,hepostedbacktolondon,ly

    required,apletepanicreigning.crobledatehall,

    andinsultedthekingandhisnistersasthecauseofthepresent

    sfortunes,deptfordandhesailorsandtheir

    entofour

    sailorshadbroughtthesethingsabout,andsohostileheir

    ionsthattheoffiiraltyscarcedaredshow

    theelvesireets.

    cyrilhadreichathathedukehavingrendedhiosir

    edeentlenandafewsailors,

    hadhebatteryoppositeupnor.

    thegreatproportionofthedutchshipsillatthenore,asit

    ohavehazardedsogreatafleetinthe

    narroenofwar,on

    thechatharanashore,andhadtobebut.theyhad

    alsosixfireshipsbut,andlostoverahundredandfiftyn.

    leavingadralvannessouthofthe

    thas,deruytersailedfirstforharptedto

    landeninboats,supportedbythegunsofthe

    fleet.theboats,hooeffectalanding,beien

    off,ilitiandruyterthen

    sailedforportsuth,hento

    torbay,heuedtothe

    uthofthethas.

    onjuly23rd,vanness,enofhe

    hope,edhisflagonboarda

    squadroeenships,offiveesa

    fireships.asharpeensued,butthe,

    andtheenglish,bytoaolaythebr >

    alongsidethedutchfireships,aroyedtheseha

    lossofonlysixenglishships.but,thehenrising,siredward

    retiredfrohehopetograveseedbythe

    gunsattilbury.

    theday,beingjoinedbysirjosephjordan,all

    ships,hetooktheoffensive,aroyedthelastfireshipthat

    thedutchhadleft,andpelledthenoforetire.sir

    edhhislittlesquadron,andvanness,ashe

    retireddoetbyfivefrigatesandfourteen

    fireshipsfroar.thedu

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