Show 8 BT T eldeb elden ennard W 1 f q LE T IT M 3 2 L in 1204 1704 vai wai wa wrested wrested frej from t the e dominion on 0 spain by the engish Engl engi sl under admiral sr r george doobe r had been aeilt sent tuto into the mediterranean vath ath a strong st ronse ronge eel in athe the spring of 1704 04 04 to Q assist as duke 01 0 austria in obtaining the crown ot of spain soh yoh 11 t ing ot of imp importance 9 ilance being done he a held a ot war an pl 1 the I 1 ol 01 july auly 1704 1701 near Te tetuan several ril til schemes 1 j I were propos propos edy edi particular iya lya second atta attack k on cadiz vaut tut for want 9 sufficient land force resolved and 71 orous attack attach oa on on the 1 ls ol 01 the saros samme moutot the fleet faset arrived r r lve in the lly bly bay lay ang w isy men english and dutch oun our ailder ail ded by bv i the rence prince oL nesse D almstadt Ann Arm stadt wao wae landed en on be pe i neth feth mis was summoned a aaddie and aad tle ile 0 tie governor ref nef ulin to suii sun e endler ader on the b v daybreak daybre ab thi the rp taps i i appointed appo appon ted siire at their several thid miral tile the st naly the be cannonading canno dading commenced pith with geat firmat rj and ef efant ct BO so that in 5 or 6 hours bour the grien grier ay iy were were driven from rom ayr vyt guns capt wicks nicks and reaper v who ho lay next pushed ashore I 1 with deir geir pin pInn naces icks icis whereupon luo tuo til tri spaniards spaniard sprung Is I 1 mine I 1 1 blew ler ier up I 1 the for ailed aued 2 lieutenants ti and 40 mo men nana andi wounded 60 they advanced and took a emall small redoubt batt bait way between theole and tawn lawn the marguis marquis de a lines who was dove gove governor or bittig being aban adan again thought proper to jo capitulate ito stages were therefore there ther efre efTe fare exchanged ana the q of hessa hesse kesel kesey on 7 the ath uh 0 jaisy V 1701 01 took possession of the tho gates I 1 stand standing in the works were ft ere very strong mounting pieces of erf ordnance well weil appointed with ammunition and store yei yet thi the garrison at most consisted consist pd of only men exclusive cu e of the labati inhabitants tants the loss of the english was 2 lieutenants I 1 master mid aid ad 67 57 sailors billed killed I 1 captain Utu uin tenants I 1 boatswain boat swan 11 ft IT 57 sailors sailor wounded the prince of JT liesse ee remained co gov eov governor governo verno erncr sr george georgo rooke steered fox to wood and wood ther then vy lip the aa on the all ati ang aug I 1 oa malaga engaged J the trench french abet the engagement ended ended in SL drawn balte batte and end S sr r george ir ret turned orned to Gib gibralter t thence uc e on the IW sept on hmay ats ets way home leaving IS 13 men of of war at ilsoon Ils its bon I 1 7 to succor the necessary i the courts of madrid and parts paris par were greatly concer at the loss of sa fot gr great eat a fortress bs gibralter a grandee of spain was ordered to siege and end endeavor eivor elvor t to 9 1 retake it A fleet of french ships landed 6 battalions joined ae the slit army on the ilch 6 oct 1704 the tse trenches wera opened against tile tas town on th the jtb unexpectedly entered the tay tar wita kil his fleets fleet surprised surprise 3 frigates a fire ship 2 english p ril rin ft t tartan artan and a store ship then la landed ded reinforcements supplied the garri garriton son aon with 6 months provisions and am also 5 sailors sailors i on the night of the admirals arrival it was remi tedi redl to attack the town at 0 different points b by land and sea bea ex having assembled boats for the purpose from cadiz though disappointed on the of oct volunteers took the sacrament never to return until they had taken I 1 gibralter fortune favored the party so that by the aid of a g goat 0 at herdy hard herd they lodged themselves in st michaels 1 cave care on the west side of the rock scaling thi the rock rocke from thi the i vest west by all aid of rope ladders in n the night this TilI cave I 1 have visited and it Is about loby 15 at I 1 me the entrance opening into a large cave care supported ty pillars I 1 irs ars its of congealed water at a short distance it be becomes climes da daric many explorations have been made by iad ad of torches and rope ladders but the depth has bot not been ascertained certa ined ode oae tr descended 3 finding m many anany large rooms and curiosities leaving hil bis sword gold watch ac cy offering them to any one who aho would descend and obtain then hem claims claiming to haye have descended lower than an anyone Y one previously the succeeding night they scaled the wall surprised and pat to death the guard at signal and middle hill bt being disel disei vered they were attacked and of efthem them killed tilled and driven over the precipice or back of the rock roc A cobi coton colon and 30 bawrs with the remainder talen taken prisoners these brave bit bitt ia fortunate adventurers were to hare have been supported by a body of french troops and some tome t tints ints to bal hal have been awe to enga engage e the attention son lon of the garrison but tut the disagreeing they thiv were left to dietr tat oa on the he 9 ath th dec goo doa 2700 2000 men with provisions and ammu nikloas landed on the rock on the lith and of jan 1705 a vigorous attack was made on tha th garris garrison but was repulsed soon after the garrison received 6 companies of dutch and english soldiers with provIs provisions lons aan an stores the english ministry having been informed I 1 of 0 the enemies arrangements ordered a reinforcement to join sir john leake at lisbon andon and en the ath of mar marcs marca saied with 28 en english 1 I ab 4 dutch and 8 portuguese men ct tf war having on board 2 battalions f f S ir tr john lohn leake on entering the bay of gibralter gave chase to 6 5 sail and ffrench 3 french ships of the th line were wore taken ar ant tvr other her 2 rug ashore and burnt on the igan reb reu 0 o v to gibraltar the enemy retreated forming a trench t latam invent vent the garrison all hi c 11 7 tar c ase sa of this sti sli stige stege ge the enemy eid eld ld mt lt 1 f mai thai tu to i t men mem ludIng those who died git fit ici nd dud th thi g i n about abott aco T ti gar aar rr r r 9 sn a q r i ac ai etious it ions lons to its the I 1 liese ilese the archduke diries charles at Us lis il leru lere irre tol vol t ic L fleets cf add and ho 1101 labit aa w wire re ameni e v t support that prince in n ol 01 tain fain ng the crudu of siri spa it i I 1 au august usty 1703 1705 the archduke was rk re red by b the aar a r sri sil as lawful sovereign of spain and prot the t e ol Charles lil III soon after roger elli sill it t t canle cam governor and was mede mode a free tyint L erier order of her hel maity quen anne in 11 1730 20 the garri garrison son sob was in much rauch danger having baring onvy only ony any 6 wik wak wi battalions battalion an ani I 1 only 14 dax daya provisions in the tores and many man spaniards ats ads in the towny town with a fleet bet fre arc lre ire its wals wat prepared with scaling ladders at this critic t e ri lonel cane governor of Miri miti minorca orcal arrived with 5 ic c caused the spanish fleet to sally saily sail sall tn B th colonel th thought ought gibralter at this time ml might ab bave have ava ave li bien lien taken by a general assault toe the barrison parrison remained at peace until the latter end cad of SS on oa the of jan following the spaniard spaniards began ta to erect a battery on tha the beach the spaniards ware were oi V I 1 farris h and to tu anco or u wr th ir C lum inn tf taras anio anlo tinting to near men leif and ad A d tarie tadie newAtA reach rath 0 of the as bordered to withdraw the me county tibi wa was halaj the is garrison ra ko il co 1 91 4 1 6 I 1 hao tao than I 1 hei he het shau K ills Ms catholic maye maje aa ries lies ini ind as I 1 far tar f a r asle asie os 1 1 j ip b esary the T cl iii lii hyl til te cape cam e f to irison ihil thil ifil le U P edund A ni I 1 the ar cilek a yo aup li sen ien nes a parley R nang ing ang the reason vason of his r kirt kire ground EO so near itt iha answer wasy B P ha a I 1 was wal was 0 p toasters a ground ald and as gny any on lyum iral fo 0 ahlm ita wa ard arc ahe abe noon I 1 2 batte riga tre ire on veir cormen mor men th vui eul qi M tha iha aging sm 44 io the tila eniy deserted to the garrison garrison by which useful information wasi obtained 0 1 i oa ma the camat omenta fire tire upon tiia the gamson sot with hides tides aj a ach ard 3rd and the eutran opened two new mew batti batt tatt lt bi bf 16 15 cannon the garrison garr son ton continued operations above tha the fleet but the bursting ofen oten afen bid ald ordnance caused more casual fies thin all oi the 1 11 i 1 on the earrison rece received ived mere assistance i and april the spaniards Bt Hadded 9 their approaches and the garrison received more nore help heip with 31 5 barrels of powder fram grom grou acne arbi further sup aso barrels og powder and 13 inch shells from mahon the firing till the at 10 at night C fitzgerald veska heska A and wa ifa admitted into the garrish gar risu 3 law ifa trin the wurt of madrid of a general peace when ceased on both adea tha thai garrison lost tilled kil bil ll edd add and woude wand wann ded did d and ard vornon watho mortar tars barted hurled bur hun ted led led ted during i this slee it wa was ahe abe the enemy 11 near WO men roen q io iii the year lawf 17 two dwash regiments ment copied a cn rm plunder isi tsi otheir balcers and surrender this fortress in anty t the th bands hands pt spain ta afta number that joined the conspirators was A quarrel in a wine bouse divulged A private in the ath re regiment was on the ibe rand parade as tha abe ringleader and lp IP ahers T I 1 about this thib time the garrison was strengthen d j n lt its J fortifications oue out V great greit annoY annoyance aan aam was called by ity tbt the emmy the UW and the entrance jato into me garrison was the mouth of tire are la in the tha i beginning of the year rear 17 1753 63 there were pieces of artil i lery in the garn garr ngab isAb including cannon mortars niort ary ars and howitzer 1 r |