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... vessels . On land there lay an army of 40,000 men , with batteries on which were mounted 200 pieces of heavy ordnance . On the other side the garrison now consisted of about 7,000 effective men . The ships FIFTH MANCHESTER READER . 19.
... vessels . On land there lay an army of 40,000 men , with batteries on which were mounted 200 pieces of heavy ordnance . On the other side the garrison now consisted of about 7,000 effective men . The ships FIFTH MANCHESTER READER . 19.
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... vessels , and by the evening their cannonade was considerably abated . About seven or eight o'clock it almost entirely ceased , excepting from one or two ships to the north- ward , which , from their distance , had suffered very little ...
... vessels , and by the evening their cannonade was considerably abated . About seven or eight o'clock it almost entirely ceased , excepting from one or two ships to the north- ward , which , from their distance , had suffered very little ...
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... vessel . From the length of time that this boat had been engaged , and from the signals she had repeated for more line , it so happened that all four of the boats which were not disabled had hastened to the scene . Three had succeeded ...
... vessel . From the length of time that this boat had been engaged , and from the signals she had repeated for more line , it so happened that all four of the boats which were not disabled had hastened to the scene . Three had succeeded ...
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... vessel could regain her station , and send boats to the field to take them off . Their prospects were , at best , but miserable . They might have to remain without food , and unsheltered from the piercing wind , which increased in ...
... vessel could regain her station , and send boats to the field to take them off . Their prospects were , at best , but miserable . They might have to remain without food , and unsheltered from the piercing wind , which increased in ...
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... vessel , which is always stationed there , having lights hoisted at night to direct the boats to the bank . The men begin to dive as soon as there is light enough to see , and continue their labours till noon , when a gun is fired from ...
... vessel , which is always stationed there , having lights hoisted at night to direct the boats to the bank . The men begin to dive as soon as there is light enough to see , and continue their labours till noon , when a gun is fired from ...
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