254 THE ENGLISH FISHERMEN 



powers of England had been so remarkably 

 shown, that neither the French, nor, indeed, 

 any other power, would be likely, for a great 

 length of time, to renew the attempt of invasion 

 of this country. Since those days the popu- 

 lation of England has wonderfully increased, 

 and, it is hoped, possessed with as much courage 

 and determination to resist invasion as that 

 shown by their ancestors. England is a sacred 

 soil, and our wives and daughters look up to us 

 for protection. Can it be doubted, then, that 

 any attempt at invasion would draw forth the 

 energies, not only of the brave Sussex Volun- 

 teers, but of the Volunteers throughout this 

 happy land? 



But let me tell you the results of two other 

 attempts at invasion by the French. One was 

 in Ireland, where a force was landed, and soon 

 afterwards made prisoners : the other was in 

 South Wales, when the Welsh women appeared 

 on the hills in their red cloaks, having much 

 the appearance of soldiers, and on some British 

 troops and volunteers advancing against them, 

 the whole of the invaders surrendered them- 

 selves prisoners. 



Bonaparte also threatened this country with 



