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9. They walked to and fro, as men who had lofl their way in the defart! they ftarted afide at the noife of the deflrcying engines! they gat into their clofe places of defence! they had no red! The valiant men were dif. mayed! their fmews were relaxed, becaufe of the deftrudlon both wiihin and without.

10. Now after the fpace of nine days, when the defenced places of the men of Britain were deflroyed, by the deflroying engine?, and many of the men of war were deceafed, and many of the chief warriors were flain 5 then it was, that Cornwallis endeavoured to efcape from the town.

1 1. And he caufed the boats to be in readi- nefs, and when it was night, many of the arm- ed men were put into the boats, and paHed over the river.

1 2. But it came to pafs, that a great florm arofe and difperfed the boats, and fruflrated the defigns of the chief captain.

13. And when the morning of the next day