This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 Excerpt: ...armed sloops to watch the enemy's fleet, and no sooner did he learn its advance than he returned with press of sail. He found De Winter's ships not yet out of sight of land; that land the Dutch coast between Camperdown and Egmont. Without delay he interposed between them and the shore, so as to compel an action had ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 Excerpt: ...armed sloops to watch the enemy's fleet, and no sooner did he learn its advance than he returned with press of sail. He found De Winter's ships not yet out of sight of land; that land the Dutch coast between Camperdown and Egmont. Without delay he interposed between them and the shore, so as to compel an action had they even desired to avoid it. The two fleets might be taken as nearly equal in their ships, since the English had sixteen sail of the line and two frigates, and the Dutch fifteen sail of the line and four frigates; but the English were superior both in the number of men and in the weight of metal. A little after noon on the 11th of October, the English fleet, bearing down in two lines of attack, began the battle. Admiral Onslow in the Monarch led the van. As he went on, his Captain bade him notice that the enemy's ships lay close, and that he would find no passage through them. 'The Monarch will make a passage, ' answered Onslow; and he still held on his course. Then the Dutch ship opposite gave way, and he went through, engaging without delay the officer of corresponding rank--the enemy's Vice-Admiral.1 A battle commenced in such a spirit boded well for victory. Duncan himself, on board the Venerable and at the head of the second line, brought his vessel alongside the Vryheid (or Liberty), the flag-ship of De Winter. These two rival ships, each of them a seventy-four, sustained a well matched conflict within pistol-shot for upwards of three hours. So keen was the fire, that at last De Winter was, it is said, the only man on his quarter-deck who was not either wounded or killed. Not in the Vryheid alone, but throughout the fleet, the Dutch fought with a courage and perseverance well worthy their ancient renown. But Fortune declared against them. ...
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