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Title: The young midshipman, a story of the bombardment of Alexandria
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Henty, G. A. (George Alfred), 1832-1902
Subjects: Alexandria (Egypt) -- History Siege, 1882 Fiction
Publisher: New York, A. L. Burt
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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there will be some shipsalong with troops soon/ Jim said. It wouldtake them a fortnight or three weeks to get ready,and another fortnight to get out here. Perhapsthey waited a week or so to see whether theEgyptians were going to cave in before they be-gan to get ready; but at any rate there ought tobe troops here in another fortnight. The next morning early four of their guardscame down and motioned them to follow them.They were evidently in high glee. Among themwas the one who spoke English. Come along, you English boys/ he said. Big fight going to begin. You will see theforts sink all your ships in no time. Well, we shall see about that/ Tucker mut-tered as they followed their guard. Perhapsyou are crowing too early, my fine fellow. At any rate, Arthur Hill said, we maythank them for giving us a view of it. The guards led them to a spot where six orseven other men, all like themselves armed withmuskets, were standing or sitting on a bankwhich commanded a view of the port and the sea
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The boys threw themselves on the ground and watched the fight. -Page 169. Young Midshipman, THE BOMBARDMENT. 169 beyond it. The boys threw themselves on theground and looked at the panorama stretchedaway before them. They could see the two greatports, known as the Old and New Ports, with thepeninsula jutting out between them, on whichstood the khedives palace, named Ras-el-tin, andother important buildings. Beyond stretched along spit of land parallel with the shore, andsheltering the two ports. This spit was studded with forts, which formedthe principal defenses of Alexandria, althoughthere were several forts, among them Forts Mexand Marabout, on the mainland near the mouthsof the harbor. Most of these forts had beenerected under the superintendence of French en-gineers, and were considered capable of defend-ing the town against any naval force that couldbe brought against it. They were armed withheavy artillery of the best modern construction. The ports were entirely clear of shippi

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