August 12, 2025 • 19 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Olo has big to quarrels. Stand by this taber.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Per one broadside. In't worry if you please, Captain Bush
one to.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
One parget, be not ready.
Speaker 4 (00:23):
Fire.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Death was everywhere that some both outside Rigan and within
our defense lines, and bodies floating down the river bore
grim testimony into battles four hundreds of miles away.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
How longed to be rid of the sickening stent of war.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
And to be home again with my wife, Barbara and Richard,
my little son. I I just arrived with mail and
Barbara's latest letter sharpen under.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
My own sickness, my beloved husband.
Speaker 5 (01:08):
My household here at small Bridge has undergone an important transformation.
Little Richard is no longer a baby. But be put
into small clothes breeches if you please. But if you
could see him, I think you would agree that your
little Richard carries himself like a gentleman, except that he
sits down rather suddenly now and then, usually in mud puddles,
and he still loves to dig holes in the ground
(01:30):
around the shrubbery.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
He exhibits, both physically.
Speaker 5 (01:33):
And morally a partiality of the soil, which appears odd
in the sound of such a distinguished sailor. But in
other ways he reminds me more and more of you
each day. If your first wife was still alive, she
could not possibly love him better than I do. Let
us forget the words step Son ever existed. When I
have completed this letter, I shall have him affix his mark,
(01:55):
and I dare say he will add such grubby finger
prints as will further identify his signature.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
I fought down the longing that her words brought, but
I couldn't propress a surge of hope.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
As I picked up the dispatches which have been delivered
to my cabin.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
With Barbara's letter, new orders from the Admiralty in London.
Perhaps a class I was to return to England. This
could mean my release. Their Lordship's desire me to advise
you that the government attaches the greatest importance to maintaining
the defense of Riga. They instruct me to inform you
that they consider the safety of your squadron as secondary
to the fate of Riga and its Russian defenders. Riga
(02:29):
is the single most defensible point of Bonaparte's road to
Saint Petersburg, and it must be protected to the last
man and ship. They charge you on your peril to
remain in your present position and to do war in
your power to prevent the enemy from continuing his much.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
On my peril.
Speaker 3 (02:55):
I suppose that means they've shut me if I don't,
big partner, is it? Oh nothing, nothing, just.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
Reading between the lines.
Speaker 3 (03:00):
Look who was a little Jenkins? Where's brown insec Well?
Speaker 2 (03:05):
Nothing serious. I hope that it's a touch of egg.
You were saying, Oh.
Speaker 3 (03:08):
Nothing nothing, give me my has pleasing my pistols. I'm
doing the shore again, all the way to reach possibly
put the village at the river mountains in ruins, Sir.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
He'll be in the red line of fire before you
can reach.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
It's the last outpost to protects the boarder besides the
Russians of dug trenches from cellar to sell it.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
It's safe enough, my hope, say sir.
Speaker 3 (03:26):
All I can say is that when I see that
mess over there on the land. So I'm very glad
to be a flag And I what you mean, Jenkins,
Compared with these infernal land operations, sea fighting is amiably
quick and clean.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
We we'll see what can be done to clear up
that mess.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
To rever to and as soon as the meta Jenkins
were all hands ort to my gig and had myself
(04:01):
rode to shore. I took along one of my young
officers from the non such lieutenant. First we reached the
badly shattered village of the river's mouths, and we're picking
our way through the ruins, when suddenly.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
That was close. Are you better make for that trench
over there?
Speaker 3 (04:15):
And the bullets a merely ricocheting over here from the
bombardment on the ramparts, and they're not shooting at us,
and we'll use this trench. Yess how this should take
us to the cellar of the church. Thank heaven, the
old church is still standing. Cries of it's in his
staff and never find another headquarters in miss shambles. French
guns and nearer. They must have advanced their positions. Well,
(04:38):
cameel from Klasovitz, will give us all the details complete.
You may be sure we're the mathematical forecast of the
enemy's intentions. I keep hearing about this passion from Plaza Bitzer.
Any of the Prussians I like with Bonapardi. He's here
on Klais of his left his own country in order
to fight Bonaparte.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
But do you trust him. Oh yes, it's a man
of principal and talented.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
Besides, oh well, I shall never get used to land operations.
I'm afraid these correct soldiers where their correct tactic and
the way they come to centership.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
I directed on the trencher just over there. That's like
I'm approaching the church cellar. Anyhow, Yes, there, it is
just a hit. He's good to see you gather. It's
how it goes.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
The defense will all things considered.
Speaker 4 (05:24):
Of course, the Fench are making frigates.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
No matter what we do.
Speaker 4 (05:27):
This village is due.
Speaker 5 (05:29):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (05:29):
If you would care for a prediction the enemy's exact position,
it will be tomorrow sundown.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
If you don't mind, I'm rather more interested in the
enemy's exact position as it is today, did he?
Speaker 4 (05:40):
If you will climb up into the tower with me,
I will point out the least deeps. This stairway over
here will take us up into the building.
Speaker 2 (05:47):
Excellent, Come along with sair.
Speaker 4 (05:51):
You will see that the French settlers have approach dangerously
near after effects, all he can hope to do is
to delay the then riga will be.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
Oh come now, don't sounds so cheerful?
Speaker 3 (06:04):
After all, way, we shall be able to do a
little better, you will think, so wait until you see
he really he's already more than half surrounded. Here we
are in the child.
Speaker 4 (06:15):
The gallery on which he.
Speaker 5 (06:16):
Said before is gone.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
You will letter m.
Speaker 4 (06:19):
But if you come to this window you will have
preserve as you can see the realidity.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
Mess of red. But why is there a little firing
when you run batisser?
Speaker 2 (06:28):
Too many are gunners having killed too many of our guns?
Just fry, my young friend.
Speaker 4 (06:34):
Since many equipment are so scarce, he must preserve them
for the enemy's final assault.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
And when the estimate that assault will come.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
According to my calculations, he will be ready to storm
the newest.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
Breach they have made in heart defenses.
Speaker 3 (06:49):
And bay t after tomorrow, for the day after tomorrow.
You mean we've just forty eight hours, then well you
should have come me sooner. I might.
Speaker 4 (06:58):
We must be your realistic as a naval officer, you've
made up of their ice.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
See you are there.
Speaker 4 (07:05):
It's an eating back hundreds of yes.
Speaker 3 (07:08):
I'm sorry, you're right, But can't we leave the school
books out of it this time and concentrate on the
Frenchman over there?
Speaker 4 (07:13):
Our mixed move at this point, each obviously to make
a limited softie against the besiegere if only to delay
that as self. They a few hours. Oh, it's all.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
The authorities will.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
Agree that that is the correct procedure, and no one
ever breaks the rules.
Speaker 2 (07:27):
Is a a confounded man.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
If the French no assort, he is due one they
prepare for well, of course, the well, then what's the point?
Speaker 2 (07:33):
It's is our one logical locking locking, They move on move.
It's like a chess game, cause if.
Speaker 3 (07:39):
It can't, we move out of turn for LT's to
do something they won't expect.
Speaker 2 (07:42):
You have perhaps better than.
Speaker 4 (07:43):
Just well, I.
Speaker 2 (07:47):
Perhaps what I happened through. My men are fighting a
losing battle, and they know it.
Speaker 4 (07:51):
Cover it all, but they are fighting bravely all the same.
My own life is for it the moment the enemy
enters the tower. As you know, I am a person
the persons fighting with the French called me trater.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
If I saw any chance.
Speaker 4 (08:04):
To break the siege, do you not think.
Speaker 2 (08:06):
I will do it?
Speaker 3 (08:07):
Of course, of course I understand. I only wish I
were away to interrupt their preparations.
Speaker 2 (08:11):
Observed they have completed.
Speaker 4 (08:13):
Their second pallet, not more than two hundred yards, and
by defense the factories they are in the middle, cut
up any fosse attacking frontly?
Speaker 2 (08:21):
How about their thanks? And they also secure one thing is.
Speaker 4 (08:24):
Guided by the river, the other by the bay. And
those big guns pointed out to sea, the guns which
make impossible any more for me from your shifts.
Speaker 3 (08:32):
And as for the water of the bay is still
our strongest position. You realize that kennel water, What good.
Speaker 4 (08:37):
Does it to us?
Speaker 3 (08:39):
In the end?
Speaker 4 (08:40):
It is only way the infantry and which one was
depend the infant?
Speaker 5 (08:44):
Why not?
Speaker 2 (08:44):
Why not?
Speaker 3 (08:45):
Why not? When you say that's perhaps that's the infantry
and the ships taking stoppers from using bomb vessel there
as a bay, yes, by by day life, but can
they stop an infantry attack from boats at night? You
(09:24):
understand the orders mister Duncan. At dawn we strike the French.
Thank that he's resting on the bay. Yes, mister Freeman's
eyes have Remember what I said about keeping the landing
force together. Almost reached the shore at once, No landing
in riblets. How the truth dellicated this to a particular
barges or they will be Duncan as soon as I
can confer with the Russian staff.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
Where do we pick them upset?
Speaker 3 (09:41):
Will there be much that point on the river which
I indicated on our chart. Remember well, of course our
own boat's crews were man the bard is well, Captain Bush,
you you look as if we had some news. I
have said, mister and missus just returned from his mission
in Riga, says.
Speaker 2 (09:54):
The river bardges. You are the Russians for are being
ready to the good Captain Bush? Why the Russian?
Speaker 4 (10:01):
Excellent?
Speaker 2 (10:02):
That must be the Russian general from Riga, and I
got word to them before I came aboard.
Speaker 3 (10:10):
And so at dawn we surprise the French just here
from the bay. You understand from the bay's general. My
men will handle the bargies which will carry in your troops.
Now here is the French flank where they set up
their shore battery. Will you attack their general staff?
Speaker 2 (10:23):
Is that understood?
Speaker 5 (10:24):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (10:24):
Understood?
Speaker 3 (10:25):
Storming of the earthworks farther up the shore, or maybe
entrust that face to General Kradenski. Yes, yes, what I
thought you spoke no English, General Kradentski, he does not.
Speaker 4 (10:35):
Yes, it's the only but he knows how that's not
through Ski.
Speaker 3 (10:38):
Yes, but you will make sure that he understands understood.
And I need to tell you the importance of preventing
Riga's fall. Even if Napoleon's forces I turned back before
Moscow were the last block on.
Speaker 2 (10:50):
His road to St. Petersburg.
Speaker 4 (10:51):
We will stop them in the south, We will stop
them in the north. The great spirit of the Russia
will rise up and destroy every last.
Speaker 2 (10:59):
Punch on the Russians.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
O his oil, spurning words general chef stuff.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
You men will have a chance to put them to
action very soon.
Speaker 3 (11:05):
Sir, yes, conning boys, its governor Isla from Ricasa. Luger
just brought him out from the shop.
Speaker 2 (11:12):
He says he tried to catch up with the generals.
He said, quite frustrated.
Speaker 3 (11:15):
Anything while he's coming down, he'll tell you himself.
Speaker 2 (11:21):
Come something most terrible. What is it coming on? Terrible news?
Speaker 3 (11:26):
He just just go must come has fallen?
Speaker 2 (11:28):
What must come?
Speaker 4 (11:31):
Must farm.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
Well? All the more important that we do our job well. Gentlemen.
Speaker 3 (11:38):
Stop the fence here and Drew saves some Petersburg. It's
bad news, but we must.
Speaker 2 (11:44):
Hold firm to our plan. I don't want to attack.
Speaker 3 (11:52):
After a few final details have been arranged. The Russians
left us gloomy. Let Bush seemed worried, looked like the
Hart went right out of him. Uh, do you suppose
they will fight now that Mosco's fallen?
Speaker 2 (12:06):
Why shouldn't they? The czar hasn't surrounded. Russia's a big country,
Remember Bush, There will be.
Speaker 3 (12:10):
English lives at stake tonight, Tutors, I'm aware of that,
and always our I had more than a few misgivings myself,
but I planned as carefully as I knew. I Back
on shore, I discussed the scheme with closets, and by
midnight all arrangements were completed. There were, of course, too
(12:30):
many imponderables about the whole affair.
Speaker 2 (12:34):
My body and brain felt unspeakably.
Speaker 3 (12:36):
Weary as I paced around the church belfry and stared
out into the blackness.
Speaker 2 (12:41):
Clodovitz was not inclined to be very helpful.
Speaker 4 (12:43):
Just then, mm it is indeed a novel idea and
attack launched in his fashion, and he faced me beseeging army.
But they could never venture to predict it exists coming Ah.
Speaker 3 (13:00):
Still, the waiting was difficult, I said my imagination. Or
was there a a strange tension about the French camp?
Speaker 2 (13:07):
A few build of black fires darted the night everywhere
else they stillness an under certain day and it's very silent.
The enemy seemed to crouch waiting.
Speaker 3 (13:19):
How was that preaser?
Speaker 4 (13:20):
It? I never simply prove it?
Speaker 2 (13:23):
Mm, no doubt you're right, h I am an alerted
for anything that may happen. Of course good. There is
nothing he can do until dawn and come it.
Speaker 4 (13:34):
Why if you not wifeed yourself anyway any the better?
Speaker 3 (13:37):
Or straw over there in the corner sleeper is out
of the questioning deserts. So I am tired that a
strange You know, the stars seem three times.
Speaker 2 (13:46):
That are proper size. My knees grew a yes, I
I will just sit down and rest a moment's rest
my eyes, though I.
Speaker 4 (13:56):
Get he had no better accommodation.
Speaker 2 (13:58):
Uh, this saw does nicely.
Speaker 3 (14:01):
I was that, And when I.
Speaker 2 (14:02):
Almost hit the church, you feel the whole power tumble.
Speaker 3 (14:05):
This is a slightly risky perch of yours, I must say, colonel.
So the bench decided to break the rules at the
same time we did. You know perhaps you prefer these
cellar with a deceeper there?
Speaker 2 (14:13):
Well, thank you, Carol, I shall stay here.
Speaker 3 (14:16):
How much of this kind of battering and their defenses
stamp pat than can find.
Speaker 2 (14:20):
The storm The beaks they made in a box team.
Speaker 3 (14:22):
I just sent more men to the visit.
Speaker 2 (14:24):
The many hold their pretty short time. But uh now I.
Speaker 3 (14:28):
Appreciate your strategy and conserving guns and Meny men are
fighting well down there in spite of darkness and surprise.
Congratulations because we think you're coming up, and.
Speaker 4 (14:36):
I since you are dolous.
Speaker 2 (14:38):
It was a bit to you might take traditions were
somewhat in quick. Well you not think the French of
would prins so soon?
Speaker 3 (14:43):
Well, if your man's can all add until our landing
force attacks, do our byss even after the Stone beach
as they you do? Of course? Well, must talk of
any news. I went to the river bank and shipped
up as far as the bay, sure as I could.
Speaker 2 (14:58):
No side of the party said to it was too
dark to see. Father. Well, I'll keep an eye open
for a signal flap from the bay. That'll mean an
enna starting in.
Speaker 3 (15:07):
Well, quite a show, em sirs, I've never seen anything
like it.
Speaker 2 (15:11):
So there are fewer flashes.
Speaker 3 (15:14):
From the starboard section of our lines from notice.
Speaker 4 (15:17):
Yes, what does that mean, sir?
Speaker 3 (15:20):
It means of most of our gunners are dead. I
(15:43):
won the colonel about that breach. Couldn't we couldn't you
throw up a hasty second line behind this?
Speaker 4 (15:48):
Here?
Speaker 2 (15:48):
Take my glass? How the next flash will illuminate it?
Speaker 1 (15:51):
There?
Speaker 4 (15:52):
There?
Speaker 3 (15:52):
You see there's a natural cover there, rocks a few ruins.
Speaker 2 (15:55):
Yes, yes, and the.
Speaker 4 (15:57):
Breach is still low.
Speaker 3 (15:59):
I didn't I know, you don't have men to spare.
Let the French believe they've taken it and then fall
on their first way from behind cover.
Speaker 2 (16:05):
What about right?
Speaker 3 (16:07):
You mean?
Speaker 4 (16:08):
He a French summing the beach slow? Our first fighting
will only hold.
Speaker 2 (16:11):
I see their torches are going through that, and I
bless those my lives. The charge a sp.
Speaker 3 (16:19):
Men are holding them.
Speaker 2 (16:20):
Good lass gonna be a very long that year. There's
a speak of gray in the skis. They'll belong to
a dorm. Why don't those barges come, sir? Look there's
one French soldier down there in the square. Don't forgot
through with all the others.
Speaker 3 (16:32):
He seems crazy, doesn't.
Speaker 2 (16:35):
You've seen this, sir?
Speaker 4 (16:35):
He's fighting up here here.
Speaker 2 (16:36):
Take one of my pistols.
Speaker 3 (16:38):
Pepper is not necessarily I said, are.
Speaker 5 (16:41):
You hit, sir?
Speaker 2 (16:42):
Well, no, that's my man.
Speaker 3 (16:44):
See Captain's cockcats not too practical up here.
Speaker 2 (16:46):
And I'll get that hellow.
Speaker 3 (16:51):
Come this internal I suggest we're accomlishing nothing up here.
Why don't we go down to the beach and organize
a second ride ourself.
Speaker 4 (16:58):
In this coming soon higher than the rules.
Speaker 2 (17:01):
I prefer to die down there. They be taking the pisoner,
fighting against my own country. I will be caught muscled
in the shot. Yes, let's get out.
Speaker 3 (17:08):
I have no desire to rout him a French prisoner.
Speaker 4 (17:10):
We got out at once, then, commodore ready the men
splits at least?
Speaker 2 (17:14):
Are you ready to wait? Look over there? Just make
a bit of meat the bay our signal player in
landing budget. There's no more fighting in the beach. The
French to the bay.
Speaker 3 (17:26):
The Day is.
Speaker 1 (17:45):
A ratio hornblower starring Michael Redgrave, is based on the
novels by c.
Speaker 2 (17:50):
As far As.
Speaker 1 (17:51):
Music composed and conducted by Sydney Torres, produced by Harry
Alan Towers.
Olo has big to quarrels. Stand by this taber.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Per one broadside. In't worry if you please, Captain Bush
one to.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
One parget, be not ready.
Speaker 4 (00:23):
Fire.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Death was everywhere that some both outside Rigan and within
our defense lines, and bodies floating down the river bore
grim testimony into battles four hundreds of miles away.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
How longed to be rid of the sickening stent of war.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
And to be home again with my wife, Barbara and Richard,
my little son. I I just arrived with mail and
Barbara's latest letter sharpen under.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
My own sickness, my beloved husband.
Speaker 5 (01:08):
My household here at small Bridge has undergone an important transformation.
Little Richard is no longer a baby. But be put
into small clothes breeches if you please. But if you
could see him, I think you would agree that your
little Richard carries himself like a gentleman, except that he
sits down rather suddenly now and then, usually in mud puddles,
and he still loves to dig holes in the ground
(01:30):
around the shrubbery.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
He exhibits, both physically.
Speaker 5 (01:33):
And morally a partiality of the soil, which appears odd
in the sound of such a distinguished sailor. But in
other ways he reminds me more and more of you
each day. If your first wife was still alive, she
could not possibly love him better than I do. Let
us forget the words step Son ever existed. When I
have completed this letter, I shall have him affix his mark,
(01:55):
and I dare say he will add such grubby finger
prints as will further identify his signature.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
I fought down the longing that her words brought, but
I couldn't propress a surge of hope.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
As I picked up the dispatches which have been delivered
to my cabin.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
With Barbara's letter, new orders from the Admiralty in London.
Perhaps a class I was to return to England. This
could mean my release. Their Lordship's desire me to advise
you that the government attaches the greatest importance to maintaining
the defense of Riga. They instruct me to inform you
that they consider the safety of your squadron as secondary
to the fate of Riga and its Russian defenders. Riga
(02:29):
is the single most defensible point of Bonaparte's road to
Saint Petersburg, and it must be protected to the last
man and ship. They charge you on your peril to
remain in your present position and to do war in
your power to prevent the enemy from continuing his much.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
On my peril.
Speaker 3 (02:55):
I suppose that means they've shut me if I don't,
big partner, is it? Oh nothing, nothing, just.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
Reading between the lines.
Speaker 3 (03:00):
Look who was a little Jenkins? Where's brown insec Well?
Speaker 2 (03:05):
Nothing serious. I hope that it's a touch of egg.
You were saying, Oh.
Speaker 3 (03:08):
Nothing nothing, give me my has pleasing my pistols. I'm
doing the shore again, all the way to reach possibly
put the village at the river mountains in ruins, Sir.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
He'll be in the red line of fire before you
can reach.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
It's the last outpost to protects the boarder besides the
Russians of dug trenches from cellar to sell it.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
It's safe enough, my hope, say sir.
Speaker 3 (03:26):
All I can say is that when I see that
mess over there on the land. So I'm very glad
to be a flag And I what you mean, Jenkins,
Compared with these infernal land operations, sea fighting is amiably
quick and clean.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
We we'll see what can be done to clear up
that mess.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
To rever to and as soon as the meta Jenkins
were all hands ort to my gig and had myself
(04:01):
rode to shore. I took along one of my young
officers from the non such lieutenant. First we reached the
badly shattered village of the river's mouths, and we're picking
our way through the ruins, when suddenly.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
That was close. Are you better make for that trench
over there?
Speaker 3 (04:15):
And the bullets a merely ricocheting over here from the
bombardment on the ramparts, and they're not shooting at us,
and we'll use this trench. Yess how this should take
us to the cellar of the church. Thank heaven, the
old church is still standing. Cries of it's in his
staff and never find another headquarters in miss shambles. French
guns and nearer. They must have advanced their positions. Well,
(04:38):
cameel from Klasovitz, will give us all the details complete.
You may be sure we're the mathematical forecast of the
enemy's intentions. I keep hearing about this passion from Plaza Bitzer.
Any of the Prussians I like with Bonapardi. He's here
on Klais of his left his own country in order
to fight Bonaparte.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
But do you trust him. Oh yes, it's a man
of principal and talented.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
Besides, oh well, I shall never get used to land operations.
I'm afraid these correct soldiers where their correct tactic and
the way they come to centership.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
I directed on the trencher just over there. That's like
I'm approaching the church cellar. Anyhow, Yes, there, it is
just a hit. He's good to see you gather. It's
how it goes.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
The defense will all things considered.
Speaker 4 (05:24):
Of course, the Fench are making frigates.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
No matter what we do.
Speaker 4 (05:27):
This village is due.
Speaker 5 (05:29):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (05:29):
If you would care for a prediction the enemy's exact position,
it will be tomorrow sundown.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
If you don't mind, I'm rather more interested in the
enemy's exact position as it is today, did he?
Speaker 4 (05:40):
If you will climb up into the tower with me,
I will point out the least deeps. This stairway over
here will take us up into the building.
Speaker 2 (05:47):
Excellent, Come along with sair.
Speaker 4 (05:51):
You will see that the French settlers have approach dangerously
near after effects, all he can hope to do is
to delay the then riga will be.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
Oh come now, don't sounds so cheerful?
Speaker 3 (06:04):
After all, way, we shall be able to do a
little better, you will think, so wait until you see
he really he's already more than half surrounded. Here we
are in the child.
Speaker 4 (06:15):
The gallery on which he.
Speaker 5 (06:16):
Said before is gone.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
You will letter m.
Speaker 4 (06:19):
But if you come to this window you will have
preserve as you can see the realidity.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
Mess of red. But why is there a little firing
when you run batisser?
Speaker 2 (06:28):
Too many are gunners having killed too many of our guns?
Just fry, my young friend.
Speaker 4 (06:34):
Since many equipment are so scarce, he must preserve them
for the enemy's final assault.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
And when the estimate that assault will come.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
According to my calculations, he will be ready to storm
the newest.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
Breach they have made in heart defenses.
Speaker 3 (06:49):
And bay t after tomorrow, for the day after tomorrow.
You mean we've just forty eight hours, then well you
should have come me sooner. I might.
Speaker 4 (06:58):
We must be your realistic as a naval officer, you've
made up of their ice.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
See you are there.
Speaker 4 (07:05):
It's an eating back hundreds of yes.
Speaker 3 (07:08):
I'm sorry, you're right, But can't we leave the school
books out of it this time and concentrate on the
Frenchman over there?
Speaker 4 (07:13):
Our mixed move at this point, each obviously to make
a limited softie against the besiegere if only to delay
that as self. They a few hours. Oh, it's all.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
The authorities will.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
Agree that that is the correct procedure, and no one
ever breaks the rules.
Speaker 2 (07:27):
Is a a confounded man.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
If the French no assort, he is due one they
prepare for well, of course, the well, then what's the point?
Speaker 2 (07:33):
It's is our one logical locking locking, They move on move.
It's like a chess game, cause if.
Speaker 3 (07:39):
It can't, we move out of turn for LT's to
do something they won't expect.
Speaker 2 (07:42):
You have perhaps better than.
Speaker 4 (07:43):
Just well, I.
Speaker 2 (07:47):
Perhaps what I happened through. My men are fighting a
losing battle, and they know it.
Speaker 4 (07:51):
Cover it all, but they are fighting bravely all the same.
My own life is for it the moment the enemy
enters the tower. As you know, I am a person
the persons fighting with the French called me trater.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
If I saw any chance.
Speaker 4 (08:04):
To break the siege, do you not think.
Speaker 2 (08:06):
I will do it?
Speaker 3 (08:07):
Of course, of course I understand. I only wish I
were away to interrupt their preparations.
Speaker 2 (08:11):
Observed they have completed.
Speaker 4 (08:13):
Their second pallet, not more than two hundred yards, and
by defense the factories they are in the middle, cut
up any fosse attacking frontly?
Speaker 2 (08:21):
How about their thanks? And they also secure one thing is.
Speaker 4 (08:24):
Guided by the river, the other by the bay. And
those big guns pointed out to sea, the guns which
make impossible any more for me from your shifts.
Speaker 3 (08:32):
And as for the water of the bay is still
our strongest position. You realize that kennel water, What good.
Speaker 4 (08:37):
Does it to us?
Speaker 3 (08:39):
In the end?
Speaker 4 (08:40):
It is only way the infantry and which one was
depend the infant?
Speaker 5 (08:44):
Why not?
Speaker 2 (08:44):
Why not?
Speaker 3 (08:45):
Why not? When you say that's perhaps that's the infantry
and the ships taking stoppers from using bomb vessel there
as a bay, yes, by by day life, but can
they stop an infantry attack from boats at night? You
(09:24):
understand the orders mister Duncan. At dawn we strike the French.
Thank that he's resting on the bay. Yes, mister Freeman's
eyes have Remember what I said about keeping the landing
force together. Almost reached the shore at once, No landing
in riblets. How the truth dellicated this to a particular
barges or they will be Duncan as soon as I
can confer with the Russian staff.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
Where do we pick them upset?
Speaker 3 (09:41):
Will there be much that point on the river which
I indicated on our chart. Remember well, of course our
own boat's crews were man the bard is well, Captain Bush,
you you look as if we had some news. I
have said, mister and missus just returned from his mission
in Riga, says.
Speaker 2 (09:54):
The river bardges. You are the Russians for are being
ready to the good Captain Bush? Why the Russian?
Speaker 4 (10:01):
Excellent?
Speaker 2 (10:02):
That must be the Russian general from Riga, and I
got word to them before I came aboard.
Speaker 3 (10:10):
And so at dawn we surprise the French just here
from the bay. You understand from the bay's general. My
men will handle the bargies which will carry in your troops.
Now here is the French flank where they set up
their shore battery. Will you attack their general staff?
Speaker 2 (10:23):
Is that understood?
Speaker 5 (10:24):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (10:24):
Understood?
Speaker 3 (10:25):
Storming of the earthworks farther up the shore, or maybe
entrust that face to General Kradenski. Yes, yes, what I
thought you spoke no English, General Kradentski, he does not.
Speaker 4 (10:35):
Yes, it's the only but he knows how that's not
through Ski.
Speaker 3 (10:38):
Yes, but you will make sure that he understands understood.
And I need to tell you the importance of preventing
Riga's fall. Even if Napoleon's forces I turned back before
Moscow were the last block on.
Speaker 2 (10:50):
His road to St. Petersburg.
Speaker 4 (10:51):
We will stop them in the south, We will stop
them in the north. The great spirit of the Russia
will rise up and destroy every last.
Speaker 2 (10:59):
Punch on the Russians.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
O his oil, spurning words general chef stuff.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
You men will have a chance to put them to
action very soon.
Speaker 3 (11:05):
Sir, yes, conning boys, its governor Isla from Ricasa. Luger
just brought him out from the shop.
Speaker 2 (11:12):
He says he tried to catch up with the generals.
He said, quite frustrated.
Speaker 3 (11:15):
Anything while he's coming down, he'll tell you himself.
Speaker 2 (11:21):
Come something most terrible. What is it coming on? Terrible news?
Speaker 3 (11:26):
He just just go must come has fallen?
Speaker 2 (11:28):
What must come?
Speaker 4 (11:31):
Must farm.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
Well? All the more important that we do our job well. Gentlemen.
Speaker 3 (11:38):
Stop the fence here and Drew saves some Petersburg. It's
bad news, but we must.
Speaker 2 (11:44):
Hold firm to our plan. I don't want to attack.
Speaker 3 (11:52):
After a few final details have been arranged. The Russians
left us gloomy. Let Bush seemed worried, looked like the
Hart went right out of him. Uh, do you suppose
they will fight now that Mosco's fallen?
Speaker 2 (12:06):
Why shouldn't they? The czar hasn't surrounded. Russia's a big country,
Remember Bush, There will be.
Speaker 3 (12:10):
English lives at stake tonight, Tutors, I'm aware of that,
and always our I had more than a few misgivings myself,
but I planned as carefully as I knew. I Back
on shore, I discussed the scheme with closets, and by
midnight all arrangements were completed. There were, of course, too
(12:30):
many imponderables about the whole affair.
Speaker 2 (12:34):
My body and brain felt unspeakably.
Speaker 3 (12:36):
Weary as I paced around the church belfry and stared
out into the blackness.
Speaker 2 (12:41):
Clodovitz was not inclined to be very helpful.
Speaker 4 (12:43):
Just then, mm it is indeed a novel idea and
attack launched in his fashion, and he faced me beseeging army.
But they could never venture to predict it exists coming Ah.
Speaker 3 (13:00):
Still, the waiting was difficult, I said my imagination. Or
was there a a strange tension about the French camp?
Speaker 2 (13:07):
A few build of black fires darted the night everywhere
else they stillness an under certain day and it's very silent.
The enemy seemed to crouch waiting.
Speaker 3 (13:19):
How was that preaser?
Speaker 4 (13:20):
It? I never simply prove it?
Speaker 2 (13:23):
Mm, no doubt you're right, h I am an alerted
for anything that may happen. Of course good. There is
nothing he can do until dawn and come it.
Speaker 4 (13:34):
Why if you not wifeed yourself anyway any the better?
Speaker 3 (13:37):
Or straw over there in the corner sleeper is out
of the questioning deserts. So I am tired that a
strange You know, the stars seem three times.
Speaker 2 (13:46):
That are proper size. My knees grew a yes, I
I will just sit down and rest a moment's rest
my eyes, though I.
Speaker 4 (13:56):
Get he had no better accommodation.
Speaker 2 (13:58):
Uh, this saw does nicely.
Speaker 3 (14:01):
I was that, And when I.
Speaker 2 (14:02):
Almost hit the church, you feel the whole power tumble.
Speaker 3 (14:05):
This is a slightly risky perch of yours, I must say, colonel.
So the bench decided to break the rules at the
same time we did. You know perhaps you prefer these
cellar with a deceeper there?
Speaker 2 (14:13):
Well, thank you, Carol, I shall stay here.
Speaker 3 (14:16):
How much of this kind of battering and their defenses
stamp pat than can find.
Speaker 2 (14:20):
The storm The beaks they made in a box team.
Speaker 3 (14:22):
I just sent more men to the visit.
Speaker 2 (14:24):
The many hold their pretty short time. But uh now I.
Speaker 3 (14:28):
Appreciate your strategy and conserving guns and Meny men are
fighting well down there in spite of darkness and surprise.
Congratulations because we think you're coming up, and.
Speaker 4 (14:36):
I since you are dolous.
Speaker 2 (14:38):
It was a bit to you might take traditions were
somewhat in quick. Well you not think the French of
would prins so soon?
Speaker 3 (14:43):
Well, if your man's can all add until our landing
force attacks, do our byss even after the Stone beach
as they you do? Of course? Well, must talk of
any news. I went to the river bank and shipped
up as far as the bay, sure as I could.
Speaker 2 (14:58):
No side of the party said to it was too
dark to see. Father. Well, I'll keep an eye open
for a signal flap from the bay. That'll mean an
enna starting in.
Speaker 3 (15:07):
Well, quite a show, em sirs, I've never seen anything
like it.
Speaker 2 (15:11):
So there are fewer flashes.
Speaker 3 (15:14):
From the starboard section of our lines from notice.
Speaker 4 (15:17):
Yes, what does that mean, sir?
Speaker 3 (15:20):
It means of most of our gunners are dead. I
(15:43):
won the colonel about that breach. Couldn't we couldn't you
throw up a hasty second line behind this?
Speaker 4 (15:48):
Here?
Speaker 2 (15:48):
Take my glass? How the next flash will illuminate it?
Speaker 1 (15:51):
There?
Speaker 4 (15:52):
There?
Speaker 3 (15:52):
You see there's a natural cover there, rocks a few ruins.
Speaker 2 (15:55):
Yes, yes, and the.
Speaker 4 (15:57):
Breach is still low.
Speaker 3 (15:59):
I didn't I know, you don't have men to spare.
Let the French believe they've taken it and then fall
on their first way from behind cover.
Speaker 2 (16:05):
What about right?
Speaker 3 (16:07):
You mean?
Speaker 4 (16:08):
He a French summing the beach slow? Our first fighting
will only hold.
Speaker 2 (16:11):
I see their torches are going through that, and I
bless those my lives. The charge a sp.
Speaker 3 (16:19):
Men are holding them.
Speaker 2 (16:20):
Good lass gonna be a very long that year. There's
a speak of gray in the skis. They'll belong to
a dorm. Why don't those barges come, sir? Look there's
one French soldier down there in the square. Don't forgot
through with all the others.
Speaker 3 (16:32):
He seems crazy, doesn't.
Speaker 2 (16:35):
You've seen this, sir?
Speaker 4 (16:35):
He's fighting up here here.
Speaker 2 (16:36):
Take one of my pistols.
Speaker 3 (16:38):
Pepper is not necessarily I said, are.
Speaker 5 (16:41):
You hit, sir?
Speaker 2 (16:42):
Well, no, that's my man.
Speaker 3 (16:44):
See Captain's cockcats not too practical up here.
Speaker 2 (16:46):
And I'll get that hellow.
Speaker 3 (16:51):
Come this internal I suggest we're accomlishing nothing up here.
Why don't we go down to the beach and organize
a second ride ourself.
Speaker 4 (16:58):
In this coming soon higher than the rules.
Speaker 2 (17:01):
I prefer to die down there. They be taking the pisoner,
fighting against my own country. I will be caught muscled
in the shot. Yes, let's get out.
Speaker 3 (17:08):
I have no desire to rout him a French prisoner.
Speaker 4 (17:10):
We got out at once, then, commodore ready the men
splits at least?
Speaker 2 (17:14):
Are you ready to wait? Look over there? Just make
a bit of meat the bay our signal player in
landing budget. There's no more fighting in the beach. The
French to the bay.
Speaker 3 (17:26):
The Day is.
Speaker 1 (17:45):
A ratio hornblower starring Michael Redgrave, is based on the
novels by c.
Speaker 2 (17:50):
As far As.
Speaker 1 (17:51):
Music composed and conducted by Sydney Torres, produced by Harry
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