The history of England, from the accession of James the Second . St^^ >^^i^^C^. planted which commanded every spot where it seemed likel) that aninvader would attempt to land. Eight large rafts, each carrying man)-mortars, were moored in the harbour, and, some days before the Englisharrived, all was read\- for their reception. o2 r, X 2446 HISTORY OF h:NGLAND chap, xx On the sixth (if June the whole aUied fleet was about fifteen leagues west of Cape Finisterre. There Russell and Berkeley parted company. Russell proceeded towards the Mediterranean. BerkeleysExpedition i-i. ij iri r against s
The history of England, from the accession of James the Second . St^^ >^^i^^C^. planted which commanded every spot where it seemed likel) that aninvader would attempt to land. Eight large rafts, each carrying man)-mortars, were moored in the harbour, and, some days before the Englisharrived, all was read\- for their reception. o2 r, X 2446 HISTORY OF h:NGLAND chap, xx On the sixth (if June the whole aUied fleet was about fifteen leagues west of Cape Finisterre. There Russell and Berkeley parted company. Russell proceeded towards the Mediterranean. BerkeleysExpedition i-i. ij iri r against squadron, witli tlie troops on board, steered for the coast of Brest Britann\-, and anchored just without Camaret Bay, close to the mouth of the harbour of l^rest. Talmash proposed to land inCamaret Baw It was therefore desirable to ascertain with accurac) thestate of the coast. The eldest son of the Duke of Leeds, now calledMarquess of Caermarthen, undertook to enter the basin and to obtainthe necessary information. The passion of this brave and eccentricNoung man for maritime
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