Palinure , under the command of M. Fourniers , tried to take shelter under the guns of a battery on Pointe Solomon .
The battery was so high above the vessels that Circe did not fire at it as Palinure came up .
Palinure , under the command of M. Fourniers , tried to take shelter under the guns of a battery on Pointe Solomon , but the battery was so high above the vessels that Circe did not fire at it as she came up .