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Declaration of War by Austria Bombardment of Belgrade Servian Capital Removed Seasoned Soldiers of Servia Give a Good Account of Themselves Many Indecisive Engagements Servians in Austrian Territory. Formal declaration of war against Servia was proclaimed by Austria on Tuesday, July 28.
Not for an instant did our fire slacken, until the guns in the batteries were dismounted or burst, or the gunners killed or driven from their post. Within us, higher up the harbour, lay a squadron of nine stout ships. While the bombardment was taking place the admiral called Captain Stokes to his side. "Now is the time to carry out your plan," he said.
The rapid dispersal of the smoke barrage, the terrible enfilade bombardment from the left consequent on the inactivity of the Division on our left, the failure of our Artillery to smash up German posts, and in some cases German wire, and, perhaps the fact that our preparations were so obvious that the Boche was waiting for us.
"I must tell you about your photograph," she ventured. "It always stood on the mantel over the stove, and when there was a threatened bombardment I used to put it under " "Let's not talk, honey." When he came out of that particular silence he said abruptly: "Will Leete is dead." "Oh, no! Poor Will Leete." "Died of pneumonia in some God-forsaken hole over there.
I can see them in hundreds and hundreds, and their rifles make sheets of flame. All the time the cannon are firing over their heads. Heavens, what a bombardment! I've never before listened to its like!" "What are our troops doing, father?" asked Miss Woodville. "Very little yet, and they should do little. Pemberton is showing more judgment than I expected of him.
These were mostly French a great number being women and children and old men who had left Quebec during the bombardment, and sought refuge in the outlying village. The idea of being sent back to town was not exactly palatable, but it was plain that there was now no safety along the upper river; the English troops seemed to be everywhere at once.
We crept out of the city, but unfortunately at one of the dangerous crossroads our chauffeur mistook the route. A heavy bombardment was taking place and the French were replying. We were lucky enough to get on to the route and into safety before any shell fell near us.
On the 27th a convoy of twenty ships, in charge of the Brilliant and three other frigates, came in from Minorca; where the governor had ordered provisions to be purchased, in case the convoy expected from England did not arrive. The arrival of these ships largely added to the stores at the disposal of the garrison. While the bombardment continued, Bob had been constantly occupied.
The "prize money," the hope of which cheers up the man-o'-wars-man in his dreariest hours, amounted to nothing; for their prizes were small row-boats and worthless river-craft. The few engagements with the enemies' batteries brought little glory or success. Two days later the bombardment was renewed, and two of the vessels were slightly damaged.
As a result, the treaty of San Ildefonso was signed . Spain became the enemy of England, and the first effects thereof which she experienced were the bombardment of Cadiz by an English fleet, the loss of the island of Trinidad, and the siege of Puerto Rico by Abercrombie.
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