Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-07-24
Inc RatiIe of Aboukir.


Having landed Buonaparte and his army, Brueys
Law moored in the form of a crescent, close along
shore His vastly superior force and the strength
the position protected towards the nohward by dan
gerous shoals and towards the westward by the cas-
ties and batteres) made him consider that position
impregnable He wrote, the strength OF this con-
viction 10 Paris, that Nelson purposely avoid
ed him. Was he undeceived when Hood, IN the Zeal
Gus, making signal that the enemy was IN sight q
cheer of anticipated triumph burst from every ship IN
the British eet-that feet which had swept the seas
with bursting sails for six long weeks In search OF It's
formidable foe and now pressed to the battle as ca
gerly if nothing but rich and easy prize awaied
them
Nelson had long been sailing in battle-order, and
he now only lay-to in the ofng till the rearward ships
should come up. The soundngs of that dangerous
Bay were unknown to him, but he knew that where
there was for Frenchman TO be at anchor, lto
swing) there must be for English ship to he
alongside (on either sde) of him. and the closer the
better As his proud and fearless feet came on, he
hailed Hood, to ask his opinion as to whether he
thought it would be advisable to commence the attack
that night; and, receiving the answer that ne onged
for the signal for close battle flew from his mast
head. The delay thus caused to the Jealous gave Fo-
lev the lead who showed the example of leading an
side the enemys line, and anchored by the stern
alongside the second ship, thus leaving to Hood the
first The latter exclaimed to my informant ''Thank
God he has generously left to MS old friend sui TO
lead the van." Slowly and maestcaly, as the even
cloud of SAIL receiving the fire of the castle and the
batteries in portentous silence, only broken by the
crash of spars and the boatswans whistle as each
ship furled her sails calmy-as a sea-brd might fold
b its wings and gliding TRANQUILITY onward till she
: found her destined foe. Then her anchor dropped
asern. and her fire burst from her bloody decks with
vehemence that showed how sterny IT had been re-
= pressed till then.
The leading ships passed between the enemy and
the Shore but when the admiral came up he led the
remainder of the feet along the seaward side-thus
e doubling on the Frenchmans line, and placing II
S de6le of fire. The sun went down after Nelson an
j. chored and his rearward ships only guided
through the darkness and the dangers of that formi-
is dable Bay by the Frenchmans fire flashing fierce well
come as each enemy arrived and lowered along the
line cUolly scrunzing where he could draw most OF
b. that fire on himself The Bellerophon, with gallant
IT, reckessness fastened the gigantic Orient, and
crushed and scorched into wreck by the terri
oil BILE artillery of batteries than double the number
of her own But before she drifted heplessly to lee
D. ward she had done her icork-the French admirafs
u ship fire; and through the roar of battle,
=, whisper went that for moment parayzed every
ger heart and hand. During that dread pause the
j. fight was suspended the very wounded ceased Il
n groan-yet the burning ship continued TO fire broad
en- sides from her flaming decks her gallant alon,
nd unawed by their approaching fate, and shouting Their
nd own requiem. At lengt-with the concentrated
ey of thousand battles-the explosion came and th'
Of column of flame that shot upward into the vefy s
for moment rendered visible the whole surrounding
scene,-from the red flags alo TO the Redeemed deck
3D. below-the wide shore, with all Its swarthy crowd
OF and the farof glittering sea, with the torn am
Ire dismantled fleets Then darkness and silence cam
P, again. only broken by the shower of blazing fragment
ng in which that brave ship fell upon the waters Til
~ that moment Nelson ignorant how the BATH
went. He knew that every man was doing his duty
-. but he knew not how successfully; he had bee
wounded in the forehead and found his way unnotice
a to the deck the suspense of the coming explosion
b;s Its light was fitting lamp for eye like his to rea
by. He saw his proud flag still floating every
in where, and at the moment his recognize
ely their wounded chief The wild cheer with whic
un they welcomed him drowned in the renewed roa
of the artillery land the fight continued until near dawn
art Morning rose upon an altered scene. The sun ba
he set upon as proud feet sailed from the ga
po shores of Frances and blackened bulls on
It's marked the position which they had then occupied
cy and where their admrals ship had been, the blan
ay sparkled In the sunshine Two ships of the lin
NC and two frgates escaped to be captured after
1as wards but within the Bay the tri-coor was fyin
~, board the Tonnant alone. As the Theseus ar
preached to attack her, attempting to capitulate, sh
- hoised flag of truce. "Your batte-fag or none
me- the reply, her enemy rounded to- and
ia matches glimmered over her line of guns. Slowl
and reluctantly-like an expiring hope that pal
Div flag utered down from her lofty spars, and the
he that ioated there the banner of Old England
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