. Travels in various countries of Europe, Asia and Africa. st perfect order, and ready forimmediate action, in the short space of twenty-three minutes. Their passage had been bois-terous. Several Greek transports parted from thefleet during a gale of wind, and disappearedfor many days, with part of the twelfth, thetwenty-sixth, and HompescKs, regiments of Dra-goons. Owing perhaps to this circumstance, orfinding that it was too late to land the troopsupon the day of their arrival, the undertaking-was postponed until the next: an unfortunatecircumstance, although perhaps unavoidable, asan opport
. Travels in various countries of Europe, Asia and Africa. st perfect order, and ready forimmediate action, in the short space of twenty-three minutes. Their passage had been bois-terous. Several Greek transports parted from thefleet during a gale of wind, and disappearedfor many days, with part of the twelfth, thetwenty-sixth, and HompescKs, regiments of Dra-goons. Owing perhaps to this circumstance, orfinding that it was too late to land the troopsupon the day of their arrival, the undertaking-was postponed until the next: an unfortunatecircumstance, although perhaps unavoidable, asan opportunity was thereby lost, not to be after-wards recovered. Had the landing been theneffected, it is now known that we should haveencountered no opposition; and it is also cer-tain that the reserve at least might have beenput on shore. The enemy, although long (1) According to Sir R. Wilsoiis Narrative, this happened on thetwenty-third. Tlvc author gives his information as he received it fromthe captains of the fleet, and from the log-books of their ss^ ssss ssgs s^ FIRST LINE /,.,.,,„/,.,/,:„,„,/ W,„/, B G B s BSE Secokb ]Li:^e. s <--^ <r S C2yM?-^£->/^/^i/ ?- /iocfJ<J^ Q S B B S l\i TIBLE RESERVE J^hH^h^ ^f might have been spared. The following dayproved unpropitious, and our army was unableto land: in consequence of this, the enemygained time to strengthen himself, and tospread news of the invasion in all parts of thecountry where his forces were stationed. Pre-parations were accordingly made for a stoutopposition. The succeeding morning was equallyunfavourable, and six days were lost in thesame manner; daring all which time, theEnglish fleet remained in sight of the Frencharmy; and was at length so little regarded, thatthe French, becoming dupes by the delay,believed the whole to be intended as a feint, ,which might beguile their
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