Storie dell'India occidentale di vecchio . la scogliera sulla destra e le onde che lambiscono i piedi sulla sinistra, sono state affrontate da un breve pezzo di muro trafitto per muschio, le cui venerabili rovine, nere con l'età e coperte di cespugli e cannonieri, possono ancora essere viste closeto la capanna telegrafa cavo. Per ore dopo l'ora di check-in in questo punto, Ma a circa due ore nel pomeriggio, nonostante l'ostinata ripresa offerta dal generale Prevost e dai suoi uomini, whocontese ogni centimetro del terreno, il nemico, foiledat Loubiere, riuscì sotto la copertura delle pesanti armi dello squadrone francese in ousting

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West Indian tales of old . the cliff ontheir right and the waves lapping their feet on the left, were faced by a short piece of wall pierced for musketry, the venerable ruins of which, black with age andcovered with bush and creepers, can still be seen closeto the telegraph cable hut. For hour after hour theywere held in check at this spot, but at about twooclock in the afternoon, in spite of the stubborn re-sistance offered by General Prevost and his men, whocontested every inch of the ground, the enemy, foiledat Loubiere, succeeded under cover of the heavy guns ofthe French squadron in establishing their position atWoodbridge Bay. They then entered Roseau from thenorthern suburb and the defenders were withdrawnfrom Loubiere. It was computed that at one timeduring the fighting more than 2000 of the enemy wereopposed to only 200 British who, first under MajorMann, who was mortally wounded, and then underCaptain OConnell, kept their opponents, so greatlysuperior in numbers, at bay for over five hours, inflict-166. LA GRANGE ing a serious loss on them, after which the defenderseffected an orderly retreat. The ships tried in vain to silence the batteries, andit was only when the town was accidentally set on fireby the wads from the guns in Fort Young, deflected bythe wind, that the spirited militia were compelled tofall back. With the permission of the Governor theCouncil then decided to surrender Roseau and itsdependencies, stipulating that there should be nowanton pillage and that private property should berespected ; but Roseau alone fell, and Prevost adheredto his determination to save the island. The enemy encouraged by their success stormedMorne Daniel, the height which is now a part ofCanefield Estate, about a mile to the north of Roseauand having carried the redoubt showed a disposition tocut the Governor off from the town and fort of PrinceRuperts. The enemys ships were, moreover, pouringin an incessant fire from Woodbridge Bay (now betterknown as Goodwill Bay f

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• bookcentury1900
• bookdecade1910
• bookpublisherlondo
• bookyear1915