the battle and the breeze
"But he may have had somethin' for all you didn't know it," suggested Bill Bowls. The Battle and the Breeze summary: The Battle and the Breeze summary is updating. "That's so," said Ben sadly, as he suffered himself to be handcuffed, after which he and his companion in misfortune were conducted back to their cell. ", "I'll give you the benefit of it, anyhow," said Bill, throwing down his tools and eagerly beginning to expound the new plan which had struck him and caused him to strike his thigh. He found, however, that the governor of Alexandria was endeavouring to put the city in a state of defence, for he had received information from Leghorn that the French expedition intended to proceed against Egypt after having taken Malta. Ben Bolter and some of the other men at the gun agreed with this opinion, so our hero, whose fighting propensities were beginning to rouse up, had to content himself with gazing through the port-hole at the flying enemy, and restrained his impatience as he best could. When the thickest of the crowd was opposite their place of concealment, Bill and Ben rushed into the midst of them with a shout, imitating the tones of the Frenchmen as nearly as possible, but taking care to avoid the use of word, and thus they joined in the pursuit! "Very good, but I won't ask to play first fiddle. "Well, that _was_ the luckiest shot the Frenchmen ever fired at me; for if I hadn't had my thumb took off I couldn't have left the sarvice, d'ye see; and that would have delayed my marriage with you, Nell. My motto is, "Never give in." Ballantyne. He ran into the cabin as he spoke and leaped out upon the quarter gallery, which by that time was so close to the quarter of the _St. Among others, Captain Westcott was killed. The result was that the _Bellerophon_ was overpowered, 200 of her men were killed or wounded, all her masts and cables were shot away, and she drifted out of the line. ", "I'm not so sure o' that, now," replied Ben, knitting his brows, and gazing earnestly at the forebrace, which happened to be conveniently in front of his eyes; "see here, s'pose, for the sake of argiment, that you've got a mothers an' she marries a second time--which some mothers is apt to do, you know,--and her noo husband has got a pretty niece. Without mentioning his wound, our hero did as he was bid; and not until the boat was leaping over the ruffled sea did he condescend to bind up the wounded hand with his necktie. Skip to main content.ca. The fresh air all around, and the sound of pure happiness and the music of nature as you walk down the beach. "It's hotter work ye'll see soon, when the Admiral gits into action," said Ben. They sent emissaries into the land, and succeeded so well that in May 1798 the rebellion broke out. Please try again. The mate, to whom he appealed, at once grasped the woman, and was about to attempt to drag her under the lee of the caboose, when the vessel slipped off the rocks into the sea, parted amidships, and was instantly overwhelmed. 1 Star - I hated it 2 Stars - I didn't like it 3 Stars - It was OK 4 Stars - I liked it 5 Stars - I loved it. The first sound that broke the solemn stillness was the splash of the falling spars of the giant ship as they descended from the immense height to which they had been shot! "Who came into the garden just now?" [Tales.] All round the extremity or margin of the ring, cords of twisted twine were fixed, at intervals of about six inches. One day I got hold of a big plank, launched it after half an hour o' the hardest work I ever had, got on it with a bit of broken palm for an oar, an' shoved off into deep water. Beneath there was sufficient room to stow away the cloth with which they fashioned the additional breadth to the umbrella. The Battle and the Breeze - Kindle edition by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael). At the time of which we write, England's battles and troubles were crowding pretty thick upon one another. Soon they had a ring of canvas formed, into the centre of which the umbrella fitted exactly, and this ring was so cut and sewn in gores that it formed a continuation of the umbrella, which was thus made to spread out and cover a space of about nine or ten feet in diameter. It is right, however, to add that one of those belonging to the English (the _Culloden_) ran aground on a shoal when about to go into action, and took no part in the fight. "He don't understand Irish, Pat, try him with English," said Ben Bolter. ", "You're out there, Tom," said Bowls; "come, sit down here and let's have it all.". There were about sixty of these cords or stays, all of which met and were fastened at the end of the handle. It was about this time that the _L'Orient_ caught fire, and when Bill and his friend reached the deck, sheets of flame were already leaping out at the port-holes of the gigantic ship. The Battle and the Breeze summary: The Battle and the Breeze summary is updating. Denis_, and, when within six yards of her, sent a broadside right in at her cabin windows. It happened to be a very small one,--a sort of dinghy. The other was a stout and uncommonly handsome man of five-and-twenty, apparently belonging to the same class, but there was more of the regular sailor than the fisherman in his costume and appearance. "Come on, ye puddock-eater!" The Admiral, therefore, formed a plan to attack them while at anchor at Gozo, but he received information that the French had left that island the day after their arrival. "That we remain on our good behaviour a bit," replied Ben, "an' see wot they means to do with us, an' whether a chance o' some sort won't turn up. Hello Select your address Best Sellers Today's Deals New Releases Books Electronics Customer Service Gift Ideas Home Computers Gift Cards Sell When Bill was a baby--a round-faced, large-eyed, fat-legged baby, as unlike to the bronzed, whiskered, strapping seaman who went by the name of "Fighting Bill" as a jackdaw is to a marlinespike--when Bill was a baby, his father used to say he was just cut out for a sailor; and he was right, for the urchin was overflowing with vigour and muscular energy. Bill Bowls was the most amiable, gentle, kindly, and modest fellow that ever trod the deck of a man-of-war. He was a kindly sort o' feller, hows'ever, an' continued to write once or twice a year for a long time. "One good turn deserves another, Tom. They were standing on the weather-side of the forecastle in the evening, looking over the side at the setting sun. No wonder, then, that Bill learned at an early age to swim, and also to fear nothing whatever, except a blowing-up from his father. Nothin' but dooty would iver indooce me to try it again; for, you see, I didn't get much in the way of edication, an' writin' never came handy to me. No pen can describe adequately the horrors of that dimly-lighted place, with its flickering lights, glittering knives, bloody tables and decks, and mangled men, whose groans of agony burst forth in spite of their utmost efforts to repress them. Surely you have not repented--", "No, Bill Bowls," said Nelly, blushing, and laying her hand on the arm of her companion, "I have not repented, and never will repent, of having accepted the best man that ever came to Fairway; but--", "There you go," cried the sailor: "the old story. The Battle and the Breeze: Amazon.sg: Books. He was wont to console himself, and his comrades, with the remark that this state of things couldn't last for ever, that the voyage would come to an end some time or other, and that men should never say die as long as there remained a shot in the locker! Denis_ was captured, a ball struck Captain Ward on the forehead, and he fell dead without a groan. cried Flinders, as another stray shot hit the ship, wounding one of the men, and sending a splinter so close past the Irishman that it grazed his cheek. ", "I didn't suppose that," said Ben quietly, "because that would be the best instead o' the wust state we could come to, seein' that we'd know an' care nothin' about it. Those vessels of the English squadron which happened to be in rear were some leagues astern when the fight began, and it was so dark when they entered that extreme difficulty was experienced in getting in. I have told you so already, fifty times at least. The French had found it impossible to enter the neglected and ruined port of Alexandria. His friend disputed this point. Carefully he pulled up the umbrella. The Battle And The Breeze. Bill Bowls was borne down in the rush by his friends, but he quickly regained his legs. Meanwhile, on the other side of this vessel, Nelson's ship, the _Vanguard_, bore down on the foe with six flags flying in different parts of the rigging, to guard against the possibility of his colours being shot away! In like manner the _Audacious_ (Captain Gould) justified her name by attacking the _Guerrier_ and _Conquerant_ at once, and, when the latter struck passed on to the _Souverain Peuple_. Even that termagant gossip, Mrs Hard-soul, who dwelt alone in a tumble-down hut near the quay, was heard upon one occasion to speak of her as "dear old Mrs Blyth.".