Chapter 18 THE BATTLE OF THE NILE

'Twas on the forenoon, the first day of August,

One thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight,

We had a long pursuit after the Toulon fleet;

And soon we let them know that we came for to fight.

We tried their skill, it was sore against their will,

They knew not what to think of our fleet for a while,

But, before the fray began, we r