How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves
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Dieppe, however, had beenbombarded, when 1100 bombs and carcases were thrown into it with suchsuccess, that the town was set on fire in several places, and thetownsmen and some regiments sent to their assistance had to beat a rapidretreat.
An infernal machine, such as has before been described, was blown up atthe pierhead. It made a frightful noise, but did little execution, occasioned, as was supposed, by the pierhead lying too low. The fuzeehaving gone out, Captain Dunbar, who commanded the v...essel, again went onboard and set fire to it in the most gallant manner.
Havre-de-Grace was likewise bombarded, when the town was set in flames. Bad weather coming on, the bomb-vessels were ordered off, the mortarsbeing either melted or the vessels so shattered, that no present usecould be made of them. One of them, the _Granado_, was entirely blownto pieces by a bomb, which fell into her. It was it hoped, however, that Sir Cloudesly's expedition would be more successful. Notwithstanding a heavy fire from a French frigate in the roads, fromnumerous forts, and from five other frigates near the basin, CaptainBenbow carried his vessels and boats close up to the town, and came offagain in the night without any damage.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Dieppe, however, had beenbombarded, when 1100 bombs and carcases were thrown into it with suchsuccess, that the town was set on fire in several places, and thetownsmen and some regiments sent to their assistance had to beat a rapidretreat.
An infernal machine, such as has before been described, was blown up atthe pierhead. It made a frightful noise, but did little execution, occasioned, as was supposed, by the pierhead lying too low. The fuzeehaving gone out, Captain Dunbar, who commanded the v...essel, again went onboard and set fire to it in the most gallant manner.
Havre-de-Grace was likewise bombarded, when the town was set in flames. Bad weather coming on, the bomb-vessels were ordered off, the mortarsbeing either melted or the vessels so shattered, that no present usecould be made of them. One of them, the _Granado_, was entirely blownto pieces by a bomb, which fell into her. It was it hoped, however, that Sir Cloudesly's expedition would be more successful. Notwithstanding a heavy fire from a French frigate in the roads, fromnumerous forts, and from five other frigates near the basin, CaptainBenbow carried his vessels and boats close up to the town, and came offagain in the night without any damage.
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