Ex eo est cognitum Caesaris consilium, illum cum classe, navibus onerariis quae deerrassent subsidio ire clam hostibus voluisse, ne casu imprudentes suae naves in classem adversariorum inciderent, neque eam rem eos voluisse scire qui in praesidiis relicti sui milites fuissent, ne hi propter suorum paucitatem et hostium multitudinem metu deficerent.
As a result of this Caesars plan now became known: it had been his intention to go with his fleet to the assistance of those transports which had gone astray, but to do so without the enemys knowing of it, lest by chance his own ships might run unawares against his opponents fleet; nor had he wanted his own troops left behind on guard to know of this plan, lest, on account of their own small numbers and the multitude of the enemy, fear should make them fail in their duty.
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