 | 1759 - عدد الصفحات: 812
...war, yet the bufmefs of an affault would be little advanced by that, lince the tew pafiages that lead from the lower to the upper town, are carefully intrenched ; and the upper batteries cannot be affeficd by the fhipi, which muft receive confirierable dinuge from tu,cm, and fiom the mottari. The... | |
 | 1762 - عدد الصفحات: 578
...war, yet the bulmefs of an aiTault would be little advanced by that, fmce the few paffiges that lead from the lower to the upper town, are carefully intrenched ; and» the upper batteries cannot beaffefled by the fliips, which muft receive confiderable damage from the да, and mortars. The admiral... | |
 | 1764 - عدد الصفحات: 666
...War, yet the Buonefs of an AlTault would be little advanced by that, fince the few Paflages that lead from the lower to the upper Town, are carefully intrenched ; and the upper Batteries cannot be aftefted by the Ships, which muft receive confiderable Damage from them and from the Mortars. The Admiral... | |
 | Robert Beatson - 1790 - عدد الصفحات: 622
...aflault 3 A j " wouJJ. *' would be but little advanced by that, fince the few paflages " that lead from the lower to the upper town are carefully *' intrenched; and the upper batteries cannot be affe&ed by " the fhips, which mtift receive confiderable damage from f c them, and from the mortars.... | |
 | 1792 - عدد الصفحات: 528
...war, yet the bufmeis of an aiTault would be little advanced by that, lince the few pcfTages that lead from the lower to the upper town, are carefully intrenched ; and the upper batteries cannot be afiefted by the ihips, which muft receive considerable damage from (hem, and from the mortars. The... | |
 | 1759 - عدد الصفحات: 760
...war, yet the bufineis of an artiult would be little advanced by that, fmtethe few paflagcs that lead from the lower to the upper town are carefully intrenched,...and the upper batteries cannot be affected by the (hips, which mull receive confidence damage from them and from the moitars. The Admi. ral would readily... | |
 | 1802 - عدد الصفحات: 522
...the interior parts of it, and, after viewing it with the utmost attention, we found, that though the batteries of the lower town might be easily silenced by the men pf war, yet the business of an assault would be little advanced by ¿hat, since the few passages thatlead... | |
 | William Smith - 1815 - عدد الصفحات: 520
...the interior part of it, and after viewing it with the utmost attention, we found that, though the batteries of the lower town might be easily silenced...assault would be little advanced by that, since the five passages leading from the lower to the upper town are carefully entrenched, and the upper batteries... | |
 | Henry Lee - 1827 - عدد الصفحات: 480
...the interior parts of it, and, after viewing it with the utmost attention, we found, that though the batteries of the lower town might be easily silenced...assault would be little advanced by that, since the I'ew passages that lead from the lower to the upper town, aie carefully intrenched, and the upper batteries... | |
 | Henry Lee - 1827 - عدد الصفحات: 484
...it with thp utmost attention, we found, that though the hatteries of the lower town might be e-isily silenced by the men of war, yet the business of an assault would be lifile advanced by that, since •the few passages that lead from the lower to the upper town, aie... | |
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I have examined the town, with a view to a general assault; but, after consulting with the chief engineer, who is well acquainted with the interior parts of it, and, after viewing it with the utmost attention, we found, that though the batteries of the... 
