A Voyage to South America and the Cape of Good Hope: In His Majesty's Brig Protector

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author, 1819 - 119 σελίδες

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Σελίδα 110 - ... hostilities; and, therefore, a temporary and disastrous resistance is all you can possibly oppose to superior numbers. Under these circumstances, nothing can result but the devastation of the country you casually occupy ; and such a consequence can never be contemplated without anguish by a generous mind ; or be gratifying to the man who feels for the prosperity and tranquillity of the colony lately subject to his administration. But if, unhappily, your resolution is formed to oppose an enemy...
Σελίδα 36 - ... some places to be at a great height from the ground, from which the water is conveyed by pipes into a fountain in the great square that exactly fronts the Viceroy's palace. At this fountain great numbers of people are continually waiting for their turn to draw water ; and the soldiers, who are posted at the governor's door, find it very difficult to maintain any regularity among them. The water at this fountain, however, is so bad, that we, who...
Σελίδα 47 - I have been myself," continues he, " a spectator of their terrible encounter The whale has no instrument of defence except the tail: with that it endeavours to strike the enemy; and a smgle blow taking place would effectually destroy its adversary: but the sword-fish is as active as the other is strong, and easily avoids the stroke; then bounding into the air, it falls, upon its great subjacent enemy, and endeavours not to pierce with its pointed beak, but to cut...
Σελίδα 101 - Ferguson, and the number of the enemy, who swarmed the plain, served only to augment their ardour and confirm their discipline. The enemy received our fire, and maintained his position obstinately, but in the moment of charging, the valour of British troops bore down all opposition, and forced him to a precipitate retreat.
Σελίδα 37 - Water of a better quality is laid into some other part of the town, but I could not learn by what means. The churches are very fine, and there is more religious parade in this place than in any of the Popish countries in Europe : there is a procession of some parish every day, with various insignia, all splendid and costly in the highest degree : they beg money, and say prayers in great form, at the corner of every street.
Σελίδα 99 - Lospard's bay," observes the general, " having considerably abated the ensuing morning, I determined, •with the concurrence of commodore sir Home Popham, to make an effort to get the troops on shore, 'and accordingly the Highland brigade, composed of the 71st, 72d, and 93d regiments, effected that object, under the command of brigadier-general Ferguson.
Σελίδα 84 - When they have regaled themselves another hour with itheir darling pipe, they lie down to their ,nap, which continues till .evening; they then rise, and perhaps take a walk or pay formal visits, but are always sure to smoke wherever they go. Coffee and gin succeed, accompanied with their pipe till about nine, when supper is introduced, and when that is finished, after another hour's fumigating, they retire to bed, gorged with heavy food, and perhaps destined to spend the remainder of the night with...
Σελίδα 99 - The enemy had scattered a party of sharp-shooters over the contiguous heights, and commanded the landing ; but the casualties of this service arose principally from natural difficulties ; and it is with the deepest concern I have the honour to inform your lordship that we lost thirtyfive rank and file of the 93d regiment, by the oversetting of one of the boats, notwithstanding every possible effort to rescue these unfortunate men.
Σελίδα 48 - Anderson, informs us having struck one of two whales, a male and a female, that were in company together, the wounded fish made a long and terrible resistance; it struck down a boat with three men in it, with a single blow of its tail, by which all went to the bottom.
Σελίδα 74 - Beresford sailed for Saldanha, preceded by Captain King in the Espoir, having on board Captain Smyth of the Engineers (an officer well acquainted with the country) with a view of seizing the post-master, and as many cattle as possible, antecedent to the arrival of the advanced division of the fleet. Soon after the Diomede weighed, the westerly wind began to abate; and on the...

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