 | Edward Gibbon - 1788 - 470 Seiten
...Conilantinople would be the term of the TurLifh corquefts. See Phraoza (1. in. c. ao.) and Sj ondanus. the genius of Mahomet conceived and executed a plan of a bold and marvellous caft, of tranfporting by land his lighter veflels and military /lores from the Bofphprus into the higher... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 498 Seiten
...the Turks might apprehend a naval sally, and a second encounter in the open sea. In this perplexity, the genius of Mahomet conceived and executed a plan...land his lighter vessels and military stores from the Bnsphorus into (he higher part of the harbour. The distance is about ten miles; the ground is uneven,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1829 - 482 Seiten
...the Turks might apprehend a naval sally, and a second encounter in the open sea. In this perplexity, the genius of Mahomet conceived and executed a plan...distance is about ten miles ; the ground is uneven, aud was overspread with thickets ; and, as the road must be opened behind the suburb of Calata, their... | |
 | Alexander Keith - 1832 - 384 Seiten
...the Turks might apprehend a naval sally, and a second encounter in the open sea. In this perplexity the genius of Mahomet conceived and executed a plan...into the higher part of the harbour. The distance of about.ten miles ; the ground is uneven, and was overspread with thickets ; and as the road must... | |
 | Alexander Keith - 1832 - 392 Seiten
...might apprehend a naval sally, and a second encounter in the open sea. In this perplexity the genius nf Mahomet conceived and executed a plan of a bold, and marvellous cast, of transporting by land'his lighter vessels and military scores from the Bosphorus into the higher part of the harbour.... | |
 | 1832 - 636 Seiten
...double attack, and as the barrier to the harbour was impenetrable, he formed the wonderful project of transporting by land his lighter vessels and military stores from the Bosphorus to the higher parts of the harbour. A road was opened behind Galata, through brush-wood and over hills;... | |
 | 1839 - 272 Seiten
...encountering the superior fleet of the Greeks. Gibbon thus describes it: — "The genius of Mahomet conce vi;d and executed a plan of a bold and marvellous cast,...ground is uneven, and was overspread with thickets. A level way was covered with a broad platform of strong and solid planks, and to render them more slippery... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1841 - 504 Seiten
...the Turks might apprehend a naval sally, and a second encounter in the open sea. In this perplexity, the genius of Mahomet conceived and executed a plan...higher part of the harbour. The distance is about terfmiles ; the ground is uneven, and was overspread with thickets ; and, as the road must be opened... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 338 Seiten
...large ships, more than twenty of a smaller size, and several galleys and sloops. In this perplexity, the genius of Mahomet conceived and executed a plan...into the higher part of the harbour. The distance was about ten miles ; the ground was uneven, and overspread with thickets. A level way was covered... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1851 - 694 Seiten
...the Turks might apprehend a naval sally, and a second encounter in the open sea. In this perplexity, the genius of Mahomet conceived and executed a plan...stores from the Bosphorus into the higher part of the harbor. The distance is about ten * miles ; the ground is uneven, and was overspread with thickets... | |
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... inaccessible: an impenetrable chain was now defended by eight large ships, more than twenty of a smaller size, with several galleys and sloops; and, instead of forcing this barrier, the Turks might apprehend a naval sally and a second encounter in... 
