...a silence still more awful, interrupted only, after the lapse of some minutes, by the splash of the shattered masts and yards falling into the water from the vast height to which they liad been thrown. The British ships in the vicinity, with admirable coolness had made preparations...

...firing immediately ceased on both sides ; and the first sound which broke the silence, was the dash of shattered masts and yards, falling into the water from the vast height to which they had been forced. Only seventy out of many hundreds of the Orient's crew were saved, and those by the Knglish...

...awful : the firing immediately ceased on both sides ; and the first sound which broke the silence was the dash of her shattered masts and yards falling...the vast height to which they had been exploded." — Soathey'i Life of Nelton. The startled Arab heard the distant sound, And deem'd dread Azrael shook...

...instantly ceased on both sides, and the first sound which broke the portentous stillness was the dash of shattered masts and yards falling into the water from the vast height to which they had been cast by the explosion. Only about seventy of the crew could be saved by the English boats. The Orient...

...sublime. All the ships ceased firing, and the first sound which broke the silence was the dash of the shattered masts and yards falling into the water from the vast height to which they had been exploded. Many hundreds of the French perished in this unfortunate vessel. Four French vessels escaped, and this...

...('Life of Nelson'), in describing the battle of the Nile and the blowing up of the Orient, says, " It is upon record that a battle between two armies was once broken off by an earthquake." What battle is here referred to i JAJ SWASS. — It is familiarly known that the distinctive name of...

...(' Life of Nelson '), in describing the battle of the Nile and the blowing up of the Orient, says, " It is upon record that a battle between two armies was once broken off by an earthquake." What battle is here referred to 1 JAJ SWANS. — It is familiarly known that the distinctive name of...

...ceased on both sides, and the first sound which broke the portentous stillness was the dash of the shattered masts and yards falling into the water from the vast height to which they had been cast by the explosion. It is upon record, that a battle between two armies was once broken off by an...

...awful : the firing immediately ceased on both sides ; and the first sound which broke the silence was the dash of her shattered masts and yards falling...upon record, that a battle between two armies was onco broken oil' by an earthquake: — such an event would be felt like a miracle: but no incident...

...awful ; the firing immediately ceased on both sides, and the first sound which broke the silence was the dash of her shattered masts and yards falling...from the vast height to which they had been exploded. About seventy of the Orients crew were saved by the English boats. Among the many hundreds who perished...