. The great battles of all nations from Marathon to Santiago, 490 1898. ng cracked in succession, and the rear of the linecould only look on with agitated feelings and watch the operation. The fire of the British ships for fury and precision was over-whelming. The head of the Guerrier was simply shot away;the anchors hanging from her bows were cut in two; her main-deck ports, from the bowsprit to the gangway, were driven intoone; her masts, fallen inboard, lay with their tangle of riggingon the unhappy crew; while some of her main-deck beams—allsupports being town away—fell on the g
. The great battles of all nations from Marathon to Santiago, 490 1898. ng cracked in succession, and the rear of the linecould only look on with agitated feelings and watch the operation. The fire of the British ships for fury and precision was over-whelming. The head of the Guerrier was simply shot away;the anchors hanging from her bows were cut in two; her main-deck ports, from the bowsprit to the gangway, were driven intoone; her masts, fallen inboard, lay with their tangle of riggingon the unhappy crew; while some of her main-deck beams—allsupports being town away—fell on the guns. Hood, in the Zeal-ous, who was pounding the unfortunate Guerrier, says, Atlast, being tired of killing men in that way, I sent a lieutenant onboard, who was allowed, as I had instructed him, to hoist a light, THE BATTLE OF THE NILE 455 and haul it down as a sign of submission. But all the damagewas not on the side of the French. The great French flagship,the Orient, by this time had added her mighty voice to thetumult, and the Bellerophon. who was engaged with her, had.
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