The tonnage exceeds many times the tonnage of the port of Liverpool under the Kings of the House of Stuart.

But Torbay, when the Dutch fleet cast anchor there, was known only as a haven where ships sometimes took refuge from the tempests of the Atlantic.

Its quiet shores were undisturbed by the bustle either of commerce or of pleasure and the huts of ploughmen and fishermen were thinly scattered over what is now the site of crowded marts and of luxurious pavilions.
The peasantry of the coast of Devonshire remembered the name of Monmouth with affection, and held Popery in detestation.

They therefore crowded down to the seaside with provisions and offers of service.

The disembarkation instantly commenced.