The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-08-05
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We are Got among those whe se"ff at the
iisa Of hereditary valor AMI va.ua GA the
contrary, We hold that thsre Is "a E,nch in the
blood Of men 60 Of horses, aad that we may
jadgs somewhas Of the futnra of generation
from the an;scedeats and the achievements Of
i'' ancestors I4to the learned Genealogical
discussions OF some philosophers II ID 10; ns
cassary 70 enter, but OF .his we are quite sure,
that. whether We call thsm Csits or Anglo.
Ssxons, tis people from whom our couairy-
men have descended have set them an exam.
ye in detencs of thsir boar.bs, affairs, tieh.s,
AMI independence, which were never expressed
il .1sek or Latin story l. is we'll for the de-
scendants Of Il mighty race, when placed in
circumstances Of great trial and peril, to look
back at the conduct Of their anoe,tors when
similarly siaratsd, aud from, that retfospsc. de-
rive instruction, example, aud encouragement
We propose brief ganos ut oaly one of the
many illustrations which the Past affords Of
the temper and proves Of our ancestors when
tieir liberties wsra seriously msnacsd-tle
familiar instance of tho Spanish Armsda-and
ars content to leave it to the deeds ofthe South
70 prove whether they ara descended from ths.
salwass race, or are mangrei litter Of pnppies.
who know 40 laore than dogsdo of tIlsir grant.
fathers and dsssrve to be canght by the dog.
catehe,s, and only rescued from death by n
doRsoIlar. IL the shsps Of 81 oath of allegiance
To tho Ysshssa- --'-~~-- s~~
Before ua aga Of Elizabeth. England had
ltis more ico.ho!i upon Tie unstable ice,
easa h3 S}1.hsrn ConfadsTiey at this hoar.
although ths roots Of hor pr"sort nevs! sg
pTemscy m2y he traced far back iato Danish,
and oven Saxon timss. l. was the genera.
opuioB, Up TO ths days OF Drake and Hsnkins
Tia. tho Eagish navy would nayeg DO able 10
cope win tae geeas aEnalisass Of Snan. or
even Portugal, upon the ocean! Such WAS
tue atsius Of Eoglsud among naval powers
when Drake aud Ianhins, lias Ssmmes and
Maj began to prove that the blood Of the
nii Vikings was still alive in the exploss OF
uisr descendants L. was In the year 1887,
when the magnitude sud ohjest Of the Armada
ships, dasasi into Cad'z, where dset was
waiting to Join the Armada. ana destroyed
every vessel-ons hundred in all The
nlsin body Of the Armada was in the
Tsgus. and Drake. with his thirty ships chal-
lebgsd their commander to come cut and meet
lin, ba. he rrudently declined; whereupou
Drake returned home, coutsnted with having,
as be styles IL, 'singsd the King of Spsin's
issrd," II Is mot, however, the conduct of
this or that man, but OF the whole English
Government aad people, that challenge ths sd-
iniraiion aud imitation of postsrity. The pre-
variations Of the Spaniards were, for that day,
of che most gigantic character. The Armada
consisted Of over 200 ehips, son,e % 600 sol.
disrs, S,il0 sailors, ,GSs slaves, G30 pieces OF
ordnance, aud inmsngs naval and military
stores. Besides thssa, the Prince OF Porna bsi
3a0O0 picked troops ready TO embark in Flsn-
ders, whilst Guiss pro missed to march 10000
men into Normandy, TO bs transported
by the Armada to Eoglsnd. TO meet tbs
var. naval odds, tasre were in the Eas
iish navy ohiy thirty four ships. carrying
& $50 men, besides j.. merchant ships, nos one
CT which reached two hun ired tons, and only
.iE.een, one hundred. II had bsen vexsd
Question with E!izabsshs advisers whether
as main defence shoald be by land Or s.s.-
Bat though they concluded to trust mainly to
the ships, the lsndrose up in complete de fence.
Nsver was there more bonndlsss enthusiasm
than that plasky English nation displayed in
the prersnce Of the overhaaving danger. The
peasant srrsysd himself bssids the pssr. and
hot only eli Lopdon, but l2o, ,ttii0 men bssides,
afmad for ths War, aud vas 30 completely or
gsni1si that q force Of q, 09o could be con
esutrs.sd in forty. eight hours upon any threat =
~ part of the coast The Queen, Ia letter
Lord Lisussnan: Of Hampshire, said OF
~ ms 'ne = ~ 10 jost as tras OF the Soath
49,, .,.k'e'' Va >rk:cular state In the highest
a.. s an nun ~ I'D 10y the invasionl In
80 80 W." v. y. 49, ,;.., ~, wives, children,
is1ps u,.. q, .'ua' and ,.Iisiaa % he'e"'e' in
word, Eaglishmsn, quit yoa hke oh..
fight" 10 joyfully did England rsspo' IVA
Qassn .hs. the eoldisrs are said to h.
marched 10 their position dancing sua
isap.ng. Ths Qassn herself appeared among
Tie soldiers, armed ia steel, and, meaaisd on
a noble war horse, shs made them q speech
which raised their enthusiasm to fever heat
II know that have but the body OF weak
sud feeble woman, bat have the hesrt OF .
Ainks eycs SHo VI sA'uA Va ~"Sss~
Ard then she sounds trumpet blast OF ss'f'
ring defiance, which fairly electrified the
whols nation Even ons of The forms OF
Mayer offered Up 10 prospect Of the great peril
II bs adoptsi, without modification, 10 our
~s inches. 20 Losdi give COED and pFos.
e~h ca. 49, 10 ell those who hghs Thy bat
tsi9a. s1ss >ssmiss Of Thy 0oersl Show
Vie xRAAss sa~ ally for ocr coed, thai they
who hsts ~ nay go ~ dIsnisaA .ek,
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