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“...126 GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES
stately memorial of Admiral Rodney, who defeated
de Grasse off Dominica on 12th April 1782. A
temple, with a cupola and lanthorn supported on
open arches, and connected with the neighbouring
buildings by a colonnade, shelters a statue of this
naval hero by the elder Bacon. The statue is
flanked by two handsome bronze cannon, cast at
Douai in 1748 by Jean Maritz, which were captured
from the Ville de Paris, the magnificent vessel which
was the gift of the city of Paris to Louis XV. One
of these is called “ Le Précipice,” and the other
“ La Modeste,” and they bear the following
inscription:—
ULTIMA RATIO REGUM
PLURIBUS NEC IMPAR,
LOUIS CHARLES DE BOURBON
COMTE D’EU
DUC D’AUMALE.
It is fitting here to recall that the memorable
battle which won for us our West Indian Colonies
began at 7 a.m. on the glorious 12th April, and
lasted until 6.30 p.m. The English lost 261 killed
and 837 wounded, and of the French no less than
14,000 were...”
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