...destroyed the whole of the French ships, but he might and would have taken them out, had the English Admiral supported him as he ought to have done. For, in consequence of the signal made by the French admiral for every one to shift for himself, they became panic struck, and cut their cables....

...Cochrane had been properly supported, he would have destroyed the whole of the French ships. 1 " He would not only have destroyed them," replied Napoleon, "...For in consequence of the signal made by L'Allemand (the French admiral) to the ships to do the best in their power to save themselves — sauve qui peut,...

...destroyed the whole of the French fleet, but he might and would have taken them out, had the English admiral supported him as he ought to have done ; for, in consequence of the signal made by the French admiral for every one to shift for himself, they became panicstruck, and cut their cables....

...have destroyed the whole French ships, but he might and would have taken them out, had the English admiral supported him as he ought to have done; for, in consequence of the signal made by the French admiral for every one to shift for himself, they became panic-struck, and cut their cables....

...he would have destroyed the whole of the French ships. ' He would not only have destroyed them' said Napoleon " but he might and would have taken them...your admiral supported him as he ought to have done. The terror of the brulots was so great that they actually threw their powder overboard, so that they...

...supported, he would have destroyed the whole of the French ships. 'He could not only have destroyed them,1 replied Napoleon, 'but he might and would have taken...For, in consequence of the signal made by L'Allemand 1l think he said1 to the ships to do the best in their power to save themselves, sauce qui pent in...