The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-01-07

tard, u ti.e $50 xe.sels we're leckei ta-
lhtr. u,d iltr muzzles o. their guus lit-
eriiy touched each o.ler. The Spanish
admril Aiss, seeing Il was tie intention
% tbs ROYAL Sovereign lo engage hi,n to
lecaarl. had braaghi al iis <irruelh 10
lbe .taeboanl ,id,.; ind such was the
weight II III. m,ial Iha, lhr first broad
side naar ilie Rosal Soy, reign keel two
,ir,Hks ou O. the wafer A iurious COM
bat now engaged between tie two first
rate. bni -ueh was ti.e rapidly aud pr-
ci-iat IT The Royal Sey,reisus fire. lltat
the ii charg of ihe Spuniard mpid'y e.
came weaker anal wtqtker; aud il wi,s ex
~ c.rd by ihe EHgl.h that she woulI 10
60 ipeiled Ia strike beiogr a uihcl British
s,Ui h1d gut iuio II ,se az; on. This d..
grace, howcypi, wa. prevented by the 81.
Ju,tr lu3ummhle, FeigeuX. and ST. I.e-
andre, whnh grouped round iite Rotal
Sovereign when lbcS saw iheir adairis
daHecg aud a~aled her eu al sides by
,ueh yeliciupm cio,,.hre ll,at their balls
frequently struck each oIlcr auec tic
deek Of The EaalisH vessel. Regardless
o. bis danger. Coilngwoud continued for
|tNeuy minutes pouring his hrnadSde in
+ 20 hi- iit-i-raic anDagun -. aud vih such
effect that he ii icu4ll, returned his fire
onll by u single gun, at long intervals
from each other, though with u fitmnpss
worthy the Spanish character. The ad-
mha continued the contest, relying on
/ the assistance Of his friends, who now clus-
tered round The English vessel 50 ells.ly
that She was entirely bid from the remain.
der Of the feet, aud hcy watched with in
tei e mNiety the opening Of the smoke.
which ut length showed the British flag,
waving uneonqnprgd il tlie midi, Of the
numerous easigrs Of Fianee and Spain, by
which il was surrounded.
Meanwhile Nrlson, burning with anxi-
cly, was owding al sail 10 reach the
scene Of danger, and rs he approached
within a mile aud a Iiali's distance shots
were fred from different vessels in the
enemy liue, ,one Of which fell short and
others went oycr, until at length one went
through the Nictory's main-lop-ealant.
sail. a minute or two Of awful silence
cnsued, during which the Victory coniin.
uel 10 advance, when all At once the
whole van Of seven or eight sl,ips opened
q concenlric FIRE upon her. Of such severi-
y as llmdly ever before was directed 1T a
single ship. 1T this awful moment the
wind which lad long been silent. died
away 10 mere breath, so that the Nicto-
ry adyaac, j still more slowly. ploughing
majestcally through the waves, unable
from her position 10 return a single shot.
Presently a ball knocked away the wheel
every man ut The poop was soon killed or
wounded-the spars and rigging were
falling on all sides--while the crew, with
ilier lighted matches in their hands stood
at their guns, long waiting, with the cool
ness which discipline alone could give. the
signal 10 return The fire. AT this moment
Mel oa's seer lary. Mr.. Scott. was killed
by his side. This is too warm work.
Hardy said, he, "to last long" n, he
continued with bis captain. amid The scene
ol destruction, hi. slow walk in the center
Of the yes,el. He at first slecred for the
bows OF the Santi-sima Triuid ,da, which
he imagined lore the French admiral,
I though lis flag was not yet hoisted hut
as the Victory approached, the enemy
closed up ard presented so compact n
iront that il was impossible to find an en-.
trance, and Nelson directed Captain Har-
! dy 10 slecr for the opening between the
/ lemeraire and Buceniaur, and ai one
O'Clock the Victory, n She passed slowly
and deliberately through, poured her
noadsidr, treble slotted, iuto the Bucen.
tanr, with such terrible .f,ci, that above
iour hundred men were killed or wounded
I bs The discharge. While listening with
characteristic asid.ly 10 the deaicning
crash made by their shot in the Freneh
hull, the British crew were nearly sufi,,-
ted by the clouds If black smoke Which
entered be Vlctofy's port-hol-o. ani Nell
son AM Hardy had their clothes covered
by the volumes Of dust which issued from
the crumblcd wood.works Of the Buccn-
taur's stern. In advancing, the Victory
received dreadful broadside from the
French Neptune, but passed ON to Tie
/ Redoublable with which vessel she Crap
pied. and commenced a furious conai.t.
While or the other side she engaged tie
Buceuiaur and Sanissima Trinidada--
/ Captain Harvey, IN the Temeraire. fell
on board the Redoub,able Oh the other
side, 50 that these four ships formed as
compact Tier as il they had been moored
together, their heads n. living tic same
way. The lieuteuauis OF the Victory up
on this d pressed their guns, and dnin-
ishrd tle ,i.arge. lesi the shot should pass
through AID iijure tie lpmeraire; aud
as every slot IRON the Victory set the
Rellnuliabie on lite. the British sailors
stood with buckets Of water Ia their hands
and eAiiBgaisled tie flames ia lIie enc
my's decks rs they arose, lest they should
involve both ships IL destruction. After
the first discharge, tie Redoublable closed
her lower deck ports, and fired from them
no more, fearing that she would be board
cd b. the Victory. Seeing ihis. and
thinking that ih.y had sirark. Nelson