. The sea [microform] : its stirring story of adventure, peril & heroism. Adventure and adventurers; Voyages and travels; Ocean; Aventures et aventuriers; Voyages; Océan. THE BKETON PILOT. 801 The year 1692 was specially disastrous to Franco, and a fleet of twenty-two vessels were hotly and closely pursued by the English. The squadron oamo helter-skelter, " like a crowd of frightened i)orpoises" with the sharks after them, to St. Malo on the Ranee. The pilots who were on board laughed at the bare idea of their great ships entering the rocky passage;. " fishermen saile
. The sea [microform] : its stirring story of adventure, peril & heroism. Adventure and adventurers; Voyages and travels; Ocean; Aventures et aventuriers; Voyages; Océan. THE BKETON PILOT. 801 The year 1692 was specially disastrous to Franco, and a fleet of twenty-two vessels were hotly and closely pursued by the English. The squadron oamo helter-skelter, " like a crowd of frightened i)orpoises" with the sharks after them, to St. Malo on the Ranee. The pilots who were on board laughed at the bare idea of their great ships entering the rocky passage;. " fishermen sailed awat to the ; and Damfreville, the admiral of the fleet, was seriously thinking of blowing up or burning all his ships, when out stepped in front of all the assembled officers a poor coasting-pilot. " Are you mad, you Malouins ? are you cowards, fools, or rogues ?" said he, as he hurriedly and impetuously assured the admiral t;..^t he knew every rock and shoal, and could lead the fleet in safely. " ' Sirs, they know I speak the truth ! Sirs, believe me there's a way! And if one ship misbehave— ivrel so much as prate the ground, Why, I've nothing but my life—here's my head !' cries Hervc Riei. ii 1 /}i "j- hlri, /•?. C. w. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Whymper, Frederick, b. 1838. London; New York : Cassel, Petter, Galpin
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