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Poverty - by James Platt

Bay, in Asia Minor, one of the most commodious harbours in the world, landlocked all round. In fine weather the troops were landed and exercised, once being interrupted by a terrible hailstorm, the hail being as large as small eggs; cut a number of the tents to pieces.

We then sailed to Rhodes, Lord Keith wishing to have communication with Sir W. Sidney Smith. When we arrived Sir Sidney came on board, and remained a considerable time with the admiral. It was Sir Sidney Smith that landed his sea-dogs and marines at Acre, and for more than two months resisted all the attempts that Napoleon Bonaparte made to storm it, although he had made a great breach in the walls. Each attempt to storm was repelled principally by the seamen led by Sir Sidney in person. At length he was obliged to raise the siege and retreat. The Druses and other chiefs were only waiting to see the result of the siege which side to join. Had Napoleon taken Acre and been joined by the mountaineers nothing could have stopped his march to Constantinople, but Sir Sidney