The SubalternW. Blackwood, 1826 - 373 頁 |
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第 29 頁
... enemy were determined not to lose the opportuni- ty which the calm afforded , of doing as much da- mage as possible to the ships which lay nearest to them . The ball passed over our deck , and fell harmless into the water . The next ...
... enemy were determined not to lose the opportuni- ty which the calm afforded , of doing as much da- mage as possible to the ships which lay nearest to them . The ball passed over our deck , and fell harmless into the water . The next ...
第 30 頁
... enemy , perceiving his balls falling short , soon ceased to waste them . By this time we had approached within a short distance of Passages ; and at eight o'clock that wished - for harbour came in view . Perhaps there are few ports in ...
... enemy , perceiving his balls falling short , soon ceased to waste them . By this time we had approached within a short distance of Passages ; and at eight o'clock that wished - for harbour came in view . Perhaps there are few ports in ...
第 39 頁
... enemy ; and for this purpose the uneven nature of the country happily sufficed . They stood , for the most part , among the orchards just alluded to , and in the valleys and ravines with which the place abounded . Leading from them to ...
... enemy ; and for this purpose the uneven nature of the country happily sufficed . They stood , for the most part , among the orchards just alluded to , and in the valleys and ravines with which the place abounded . Leading from them to ...
第 40 頁
... enemy ; and the parallel it- self was drawn almost upon the brow of the ridge . Here , or rather in the ruined convent of St Bar- tholome , was established the principal magazine of powder , shot , working - tools , and other ...
... enemy ; and the parallel it- self was drawn almost upon the brow of the ridge . Here , or rather in the ruined convent of St Bar- tholome , was established the principal magazine of powder , shot , working - tools , and other ...
第 44 頁
... enemy had not been remiss in their endeavours to silence the fire of the besiegers , and to dismount their guns . They had , indeed , exercised their artillery with so much good - will , that most of the cannon found in the place ...
... enemy had not been remiss in their endeavours to silence the fire of the besiegers , and to dismount their guns . They had , indeed , exercised their artillery with so much good - will , that most of the cannon found in the place ...
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第 58 頁 - Of these various noises, the greater number now began to subside, as night passed on ; and long before dawn there was a fearful silence. Sleep had succeeded inebriety with the bulk of the army, — of the poor wretches who groaned and shrieked three hours ago, many...
第 50 頁 - This was the first time that a town was stormed by daylight since the commencement of the war, and the storming party were enabled distinctly to perceive the preparations which were making for their reception. There was, therefore, something, not only interesting but novel, in beholding the muzzles of the enemy's cannon, from the castle and other batteries, turned in such a direction as to flank the breaches ; whilst the glancing of bayonets, and the occasional rise of caps and feathers, gave notice...
第 42 頁 - Nor was this all that was done to annoy the assailants — night after night petty sorties were made, with no other apparent design than to disturb the repose and to harass the spirits, of the besiegers ; for the attacking party seldom attempted to advance farther than the first parallel, and it was uniformly beaten back by the piquets and reserve. During the last ten days, the besieging army had been busily employed in bringing up ammunition, and in dragging into battery one of the most splendid...
第 145 頁 - We hastened towards the house, and just as we neared the door, a ca9adore rushed out, and attempted to elude us. But he was hotly pursued and taken. When he was brought back, we entered the cottage, and to our horror, we saw an old woman, in all probability the wife of the aged peasant, lying dead in the kitchen. The desperate Portuguese pretended not to deny having perpetrated these murders.
第 84 頁 - Nor were we disappointed ; — we found both, and both greatly superior in quality to any which had fallen to our lot since we landed. The reader will easily believe that a man who has spent some of the best years of his life amid scenes of violence and bloodshed, must have witnessed many spectacles highly revolting to the purest feelings of our nature ; but a more appalling picture of war passed by — of war in its darkest colours, — those which distinguish it when its din is over — than was...
第 44 頁 - In the meantime, however, the enemy had not been remiss in their endeavours to silence the fire of the besiegers, and to dismount their guns. They had, indeed, exercised their artillery with so much good-will, that most of the cannon found in the place, after its capture, were unserviceable, being melted at the touchholes, or otherwise damaged from too frequent use. But they fought, on the present occasion, under every imaginable disadvantage; for not only was our artillery much more than a match...