...in pieces. " We now," he says in his despatch to Mr. Stephens, " thought it an enterprise worthy of an English ship of the line in our King and country's sacred cause, and an effort due to the gallant defence of Quebec, to make the attempt of pressing her by force of sail through the thick, broad, and...

...in pieces. * We now," he says in his despatch to Mr. Stephens, * thought it an enterprise worthy of an English ship of the line in our King and Country's sacred cause, and an effort due to the gallant defence of {Quebec, to make the attempt of pressing her by force of sail through the thick, broad,...

...it in pieces by the shock. He said in his dispatches : " We now thought it an enterprise worthy of an English ship of the line in our king and country's sacred cause, and an effort due to the gallant defense of Quebec, to make the attempt of pressing her, by fprce of sail, through the thick, broad...

...dexterous steering. The urgency of the case not admitting delay, he ran his ship, the Isis, of fifty guns, with a speed of five knots, against a large piece...magnificently, "we thought it an enterprise worthy an English shipof-the-line in our king and country's sacred cause, and an effort due to the gallant defenders...

...where a huge icefield closed her passage. Undeterred, Douglas, believing it 'an enterprize worthy of an English ship of the Line in our King and Country's sacred Cause', made up his mind to batter his way through by force of sail. He rammed the Isis against the ice at...

...no substantial damage done to the vessel. Thus encouraged, and thinking it "an enterprize, worthy of an English ship of the line, in our King and Country's...and an effort due to the gallant defenders of Quebec . . . ," Douglas plunged on through the frozen gulf, making westing and leaving bits of his ship's...