Steam Warfare In The Parana

Excerpt from Steam Warfare in the Parana, Vol. 2 of 2: A Narrative of Operations by the Combined Squadrons of England and France, in Forcing a Passage Up That River Superstition - A Coincidence - Tho Spell dissolved - View of the Enemy - False Alarm -friendly Visit - Welcome Supply of Provisions - The buried Battery - Eager Expectation - The signal Gun - Placing the Rockets - Pointing the Tubes Approach of Squadron - Trying the Range - The Effect - The Enemy' s Fire - Battery A'blaze - The firebrand - Harmless Shots - Narrow Escape - Retiring - The Divisions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 edition. Excerpt: ... chance for his life." Although Martinez knew not a word of English, he interpreted my meaning in an instant, particularly as to enforce it, I had levelled my double gun at his head, of which all the Spaniards I ever met out here have the greatest horror and detestation. Less than an hour's more painful labour, took us clear of this horrible place. Half-amile further on we came to a deep and rapid I was so much interested about this animal, from his piteous countenance when Martinez was going to stab him, that I subsequently enquired what became of him, and found that three days afterwards he rejoined his own herd in the coral. 144 LESSON IN SEAMANSHIP. current, two hundred yards wide, and, as the next part was more than a mile from the opposite bank, we were obliged to cross, horses and all. The only means of conveyance was the trunk of a tree slightly hol-lowed, a mere apology for a canoe, with one small paddle. How they would manage to get this lumbering float across without being carried down by the stream, puzzled me extremely; so I struck a light for a cigar, and watched the proceedings of my two active and intelligent men, pretending to know all about it; though really, getting a lesson in seamanship, from two uneducated Gauchos. They commenced by divesting the horses of their harness, and putting it and the mails into the rude canoe; they then brought three horses on the lee side, and two on the other, or weather side, with a lasso round each of their necks. At their desire I then stepped in and sat down on the mails looking very wise. The horses were urged into the water, and, the moment they were out of their depth, began to tow us over at a rapid rate; the loosing or hauling in of the different lassos from different parts...