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From There Go the Ships by George Shirley

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and his brave sailors and marines effectually stopped him; his three line of battle ships prevented him from coming in reach of their cannon, so that he could only attack it on the land side. Unfortunately for him he sent his siege train and cannon by sea, but Sir Sidney captured the whole, and used them against him. If he approached too near the coast in his retreat he was harassed by the British gunboats, and when he turned inland the mountaineers cut off all his stragglers, they having joined the victorious party. Lord Keith doubtless felt that Sir Sidney could

 
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assist him with valuable advice. After the interview we sailed to Marmorice Bay. Immediately the fleet of troop-ships and transports, with the army on board, set sail for Aboukir Bay, escorted by the fleet; arrived there on the 4th of March; came to an anchor; the next day struck upon the wreck of the L'Orient, burnt at the battle of the Nile; got a stream cable to the Tigre, and hove in her wake let go the bower anchor, which kept us clear of the wreck. On the 7th, the wind being more moderate, we hove up and shifted our berth. On the 8th, it being fine weather, signal was made for the troops to embark in the boats of the fleet to land. We had seen the French making batteries on the sand-hills whilst prevented from landing by the rough weather. Standing on the poop of the Foudroyant I watched the boats full of red jackets in the stern and blue jackets rowing in the forepart, also the launches of the fleet with a gun at their bows rowing swiftly towards the beach, and then the French horse soldiers charged down the beach to the water. Instantly a

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