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CHAP. V.
MR Gulliver comunicated to the Emperor a project he had formed, of seizing the enemy’s whole fleet while it lay at anchor in the harbour, and ready to sail with the first fair wind. The depth of the channel that divided the two islands of Lilliput and Blefuscu, was in the middle, about six feet; and after being provided with a proper quantity of cables, as thick as packthread, and bars of iron, as thick as knitting needles which he bent in the form of a hook Mr. Gulliver in his leather jacket only waded about thirty yards into the sea when being out of his depth he swam till he felt the bottom on the opposite shore The enemy were so frightened, that they all left their and made towards the shore Mr Gulliver then took out his tackle, fastened a hook at the prow of each ship, and then tying all the cords together, began to pull, but not a ship would stir, for they had all good anchorge. He therefore took out his knife and esolutely cut all their cables: in execu-
