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<!-- This page is organised in two columns --> <p> parts; that is some few obstinate fellows<lb/> kept firing, although the colours were struck<lb/> and many prisoners taken out.</p> <p>On the 18<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> at daybreak the Turks were again<lb/> in a line, and our flotilla was below P. <lb/> Jones's squadron, which we now thought no <lb/> more of<add> or rather relied no more upon for assistance</add>. No doubt my first business at rising in <lb/> the morning was to see what the Captain Pasha<lb/> had been about in the night; when I perceived<lb/> first 2 or 3, then as far as 7, of their ships<lb/> which laid with their heads neither to the <lb/> current nor <add> to the </add> wind: from whence one might<lb/> well suspect them to be ashore. I called<lb/> directly my best sailors to consult them; <lb/> and, as it appeared to us all that those ships<lb/> were ashore, I went immediately onboard<lb/> P.N. to acquaint him with my observation<lb/> and propose an immediate attack. I found<lb/> him already up, and doubting also of what <lb/> my coming confirmed him in.</p> <p> The signal <lb/> was made directly for engaging: but as there<lb/> was no wind to blow out the signal flags, nothing<lb/> could be done but by a boat rowing round to <lb/> give orders. I therefore, receiving the orders <lb/> first, set sail first, and called to all I came<lb/> over in my way to follow me. we had about<lb/> as much discipline in our manoeuvres as <lb/> a London mob; however we advanced as<lb/> many of us as here immediately, and the <lb/> rest by degrees till we came within <sic>musquet</sic><lb/> shot of the ships onshore. I with 3 or 4<lb/> more got cvlose to 3 of them: ashore, as <lb/> every one did the best for himself, I contrived<lb/> to place myself on the quarter of the largest<lb/> and so as to be sheltered by the same from the <lb/> Guns of the one next to it. In this position<lb/>( as near as I could keep myself where the <lb/> current ran strong) I remained for I suppose<lb/> about 2 hours: firing about 134 shot out of <lb/> 4 guns, my companions soon left me, <lb/> as I suppose to go to <del>others</del> <add> fight elsewhere:</add> and some others, <lb/> one or two at a time, came in their places:<lb/> but the smoke was so great, that I could<lb/> see only the vessels I was engaged with, </p> <pb/> <!-- second column --> | |||
parts; that is some few obstinate fellows
kept firing, although the colours were struck
and many prisoners taken out.
On the 18th at daybreak the Turks were again
in a line, and our flotilla was below P.
Jones's squadron, which we now thought no
more of or rather relied no more upon for assistance. No doubt my first business at rising in
the morning was to see what the Captain Pasha
had been about in the night; when I perceived
first 2 or 3, then as far as 7, of their ships
which laid with their heads neither to the
current nor to the wind: from whence one might
well suspect them to be ashore. I called
directly my best sailors to consult them;
and, as it appeared to us all that those ships
were ashore, I went immediately onboard
P.N. to acquaint him with my observation
and propose an immediate attack. I found
him already up, and doubting also of what
my coming confirmed him in.
The signal
was made directly for engaging: but as there
was no wind to blow out the signal flags, nothing
could be done but by a boat rowing round to
give orders. I therefore, receiving the orders
first, set sail first, and called to all I came
over in my way to follow me. we had about
as much discipline in our manoeuvres as
a London mob; however we advanced as
many of us as here immediately, and the
rest by degrees till we came within musquet
shot of the ships onshore. I with 3 or 4
more got cvlose to 3 of them: ashore, as
every one did the best for himself, I contrived
to place myself on the quarter of the largest
and so as to be sheltered by the same from the
Guns of the one next to it. In this position
( as near as I could keep myself where the
current ran strong) I remained for I suppose
about 2 hours: firing about 134 shot out of
4 guns, my companions soon left me,
as I suppose to go to others fight elsewhere: and some others,
one or two at a time, came in their places:
but the smoke was so great, that I could
see only the vessels I was engaged with,
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