The Continuation of Mr. Rapin's History of England, from the Revolution to the Present Times, Vol. 14: IID of Continuation (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Upon the news of this liege, king William, with the con federate army under his command, decamped from Anderleck, marched to Diegom, the next day towards Louvain, and May pitched his camp near Bethlem Abbefi, from whence he continued his march towards Namur. At, before the king removed, he gave the enemy notice of his late viélory at fea by a triple difcharge of an hundred and forty pieces of can non, which were anfwered by as many vollies of (mall that from the two lines of the army. It is reported, that the French king heard this noife with a great deal of uncon cern, faying, Bere's'a mighty liir indeed about burning two or three lhips l But m fact the' confequence lhewed, that it was the unhappiell blow he received during the whole courfe of the war; for thereby his fea-coalls remained ex pofed to the infults of the Englilh, the French not being able after this tofet out a fleet fit to engage with that of the con federates.
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