 | William Hodges - 1783 - 210 pages
...fixing the rope ladder). When all was ready, Captain Bruce, with twenty Seapoy grenadiers, aflembled without being difcovered, and fquatted down under...happened to be lying afleep near them ; this had nearly mined the whole plan : the garrifon were of courfe alarmed, and ran in great numbers towards the place... | |
 | 1788 - 522 pages
...fixing the ropeladders. When all was ready, Captain Bruct, •with twenty fepoy?, grenadiers, ;>fccmlu! without being difcovered, and fquatted down under the parapet ; but, before a reinforcement arriv-d, three of the party had So little ^collection as to fire on fome of the garrifon who happened... | |
 | William Hodges - 1794 - 202 pages
...fixing the rope ladder). When all was ready, Captain Bruce, with twenty Seapoy grenadiers, aflembled without being difcovered, and fquatted down under...on fome of the garrifon, who happened to be lying aflcep near them ; this had nearly T a ruined the whole plan : the garrifon were of courfe alarmed,... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 414 pages
...rock, and to afiUl in fixing the rope-ladders). When all was ready, captain Bruce, with zo fcpoys, grenadiers, afcended without being difcovered, and...nearly ruined the whole plan ; the garrifon were of courfe alarmed, and ran in great numbers towards the place ; but, ignorant of the (Irength of the aflailants... | |
 | 366 pages
...twenty Seapoy grenadiers, aflembled without being difcovered, and fquatted down under the parapet j but, before a reinforcement arrived, three of the...nearly ruined the whole plan : the garrifon were of courfe alarmed, and ran ingreat numbers towards the place, but ignorant of the ftrength of the aflailants... | |
 | 1823 - 872 pages
...was ready, Captain Bruce with 2O sepoys, grenadiers, ascended without being discovered, and squatted down under the parapet ; but before a reinforcement arrived, three of the party had so little recollection as to fire on some of the garrison who happened to in lying asleep near them.... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1793 - 608 pages
...reinforcement arrived, three of the party had fp little recollection la, to lire on fome of the ganifon, who happened to be lying afleep near them ; this had nearly ruined the whole plan : the g .union were of courfe alarmed, and ran in great number: towards the place ; but, ignorant of the... | |
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Seapoy grenadiers, aflembled without being difcovered, and fquatted down under the parapet; but, before a reinforcement arrived, three of the party had fo little recollection as to fire on fome of the garrifon, who happened to be lying afleep near them;... 