d. The advantage of the English fleet (squadron) consisted not in

bulk, but in construction.

e. The advantage of the English was the light construction of their ships.

f. The English had not large ships, but they were better constructed.

g. The power of the vessels of the English was not caused by the extent, but by the construction of the ships.

h. The English men-of-war could do very much against the enemy, because they were well constructed, and not too large.

i. The English vessels were not large, but well constructed.

k. The advantage of the English men-of-war did not consist in size, but in construction.