This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1812 Excerpt: ...with the archers and Agrians, marched forwards at some distance from the bank, lest the enemy sheuld discern that he was hastening towards the rock and island, where he designed to ferry over. Then having long before furnished himself with hides, he filled them by night with light matter, and stitched them up close; ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1812 Excerpt: ...with the archers and Agrians, marched forwards at some distance from the bank, lest the enemy sheuld discern that he was hastening towards the rock and island, where he designed to ferry over. Then having long before furnished himself with hides, he filled them by night with light matter, and stitched them up close; and a great rain happening to fall that night, was the reason why all their preparations for ferrying over passed undiscovered; the noise of the storm, with the violence of the thunder and lightning, hindered the clashing of their armour, and the voices of the commanding officers from being heard. Many of the vessels, which had been before taken to pieces, were convey-d hither, and put together again in the wood, unperceived by the enemy, and among the rest, those of thirty oars. The winds then being hushed, and the rain ceasing a little before day-light, as many of his foot and horse as both the hides aud ships could carry passed secretly over into the island, that they might not be discovered by the guards which Porus had placed upon the bank, before they had passed through the island, and were even ready to ascend the bank itself. CHAP. XIII. ALEXANDER himself followed in a vessel of thirty oars, and with him were Ptolemy, Perdiccas, and Lysimachus, three of his body guards, besides Seleucus, one of his favourites, who reigned as King after him, and half of the targeteers; the rest were conveyed over in other vessels of the same burthen. As soon as the army had passed through the island, they approached the bank, in sight of the enemy's out-guard, who rode away with all imaginable expedition, to carry the news to Porus. In the mean while, Alexander, who first ascended the bank, took' care to draw up those who ferried over in vessels, and...
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