Anneke a Little Dame of New Netherlands
Anneke a Little Dame of New Netherlands
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Can you match it, Governor Stuyvesant ? " "'Can I match Grenville?' Yes. There was Regnier Klazoon, who commanded a ship under Admiral Haltain. Haltain's fleet was coasting 82 ANNEKE.
along the shores of Spain in 1606, waiting the ar- rival of the plate fleet, when the Spanish Admiral, Don Luis de Fazardo, with eighteen great galleons and eight galleys, beside many smaller vessels ap- peared in sight. Admiral Haltain, after a brush with the Spaniards, five Dutch ships against that formidable fl...eet, feeling that discretion was the better part of valor, showed a clean pair of heels and took his ships uninjured out of the death-trap. Klazoon, left in his dismasted ship, was repeatedly summoned by Don Fazardo to surrender, but ob- stinately refused to do so. For two days and nights he drifted about with colors flying defiantly, firing broadsides whenever the Spanish ships came within range. At last, informed that his ship was sinking, he called his officers and men together, and amidst their applause announced his resolution never to surrender.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Can you match it, Governor Stuyvesant ? " "'Can I match Grenville?' Yes. There was Regnier Klazoon, who commanded a ship under Admiral Haltain. Haltain's fleet was coasting 82 ANNEKE.
along the shores of Spain in 1606, waiting the ar- rival of the plate fleet, when the Spanish Admiral, Don Luis de Fazardo, with eighteen great galleons and eight galleys, beside many smaller vessels ap- peared in sight. Admiral Haltain, after a brush with the Spaniards, five Dutch ships against that formidable fl...eet, feeling that discretion was the better part of valor, showed a clean pair of heels and took his ships uninjured out of the death-trap. Klazoon, left in his dismasted ship, was repeatedly summoned by Don Fazardo to surrender, but ob- stinately refused to do so. For two days and nights he drifted about with colors flying defiantly, firing broadsides whenever the Spanish ships came within range. At last, informed that his ship was sinking, he called his officers and men together, and amidst their applause announced his resolution never to surrender.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Elizabeth W Elizabeth Williams Champney to read onlineMoreLess
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