The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-04-14

0nealaas anA CAaslssssa.
- sui0 aasaa - ulliAasy operations d MD.
- tns W11sA - = II soapars with those d
sss1so a0a1nas OAasssstsa wses thess Of 6sbsaso-
~ u l1es-N. - tAees Of aibeG.tas, In I7Sl-es
- asoe e oShoslcDsl, Win IA its inssdsnts, =
AuA d - ssesu1estea q ~ present. generation
- ooaaak - 0lAealsas, alsAoash II formed 'he
sasshe sssns q - an& Ksvclaaonsry war. hiss
lae ~ seoslgasA - ~ he { b histosy where
o aaaoeanme ~ nsGiestsa records OF tie 49,.
Yse w. - ee tAs ness 0snosssis sveoHu
~ eaGhSesnsA eeasasy, althssga that century WI.
sssssl ~ ebssins ssaess Of Tie gsa. Yrsreh e.
VsosAioa.
~ sxasl eenbinsd sttask upsp Gibraltar. BY
~ wAsls pewsf u Spain saA Hs4nss tock p!a;s
. ~ 13tA AGy Of ssptsabse l7sl There were
- ke&els1s h tAoes days Ct wooden walls bu'
~ slis haA t1eoasA The Ingenuity End tsrfs
vuasss u shs 0s,alise dArson, ibs most 70
now.sa saslnSs Of his day, prepared ne.Illa Of
Any Asoalng batteries, which were only less Tor.
0iAaAle tAAA tAees much dreaded monsters ef She
1ss0. Thy wsrs he hulis ef men OF war. cut
6sWa - The Dgopse height and covered over with
Woeasa rsolI Ct sassnous thickness, over which
Wses stfseshsa AiAss With oontzivacess for convoy
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kssp tbsa soasihaal1y wet The sides were fur
11sAs1 NH - additional layer Of wooden bu,
W1sk8 q eQaal thiekasa with thsmseives ana be
twssa he Two VA a interval ssu6sd with sacd
Pipes wsrs eontsivsd 70 pass Ill through thsee yes
oeaA ne he veins aad sstsziss 81 thu hEman
bely, end water Was kept h,wiSs ssrousa
Aheo ~ means Of pumps These eo1tiivAne<s
Vsss intee6sA - ecunteract tie effects OF led
~A>A n
belisvs ~ gasrisoa would Gre IN no atsn:sc
4sastty, ard II was sslieved that ,hsorsa
tAsar means hey might b snse.ua.y Qus,ch
bssues thsy could Ars the vessels. Fash Of these
Aoasns bat:syiss was funished with ~ sivs pieces
q The ksavlsst csdaaaes that had been then IT,
voaD1, aad h order that the action might nc!
oloss - fee went Of msn-even fer . moment
SA'sty oss wee allottsA 70 each gun Fifty ships
s&tAeNss. md e.oud Of fr'g.sss and smilsr yes
~. 90 andae weigh from the ,rt Of Aisssirss to
saDpoet ~ "nonstsrs," and lO,,C0) men . cod
ssaly APaWn eas 10 assault the forhsatians on tns
lan0 ~. From he WatsS side pfodAsious mui.
ssos q tE.nspoetA with troops to land ~ soon as
tssass aAosA have been msds. and of tenders to
Suni1A ~ AShtlns vessels villa ammu:.hi,n
aWaiasa ~ movsmsnts Of the aosil!s. Land a1c
sea sx:lasivs Of ~ shissot the line ebovs twelve
hanlssA Of he Asavisst guns were ready At q con.
esRsoa agaal 70 opsn upon tie devoted garris,c.--
1Aa0 mighty pfsbafatioos-publlsts cd Il rsushout
0AfintanAo0-had attracted the attention If the
slvilssd woslA. ana tie syes Of nations were bsrt
apes oibesltaf. Two French Piin:es Of tie
blos6-both Of whom wsss afterwards Kings Of
1raoso-tths 0e1nt d Provence, Afterwards Louis
XVul; I'D he Ocuat D'Artois, Afterwards CHARLES
XJ-joaDea he camp Of the alliss, sages TO o. arc
u ~ sasey a - sutsspeiss which they Gil net
dsobs woa3a restore the importsat srepoft OF Glib.
salAar 70 h Spanish branch Of their rara, houss
% meet these formidable preparations, the Brit
h 0ovsenoe, Or Gilbert Elliott, had but 1900
ssl1lses, slrsady half starved, 70. they hsd been
a shert allowance for months. Bat they had
Asss u their bodies, and the Iort!ecasions Of Glib
ssltsT before them. and these latter had become q
pesvssb soe haprssaabi!ltY throughout The ssrth
TAsy ~ only did not thi7k Of susrendering. hut
hkG 90 bsave eou1tsynsu at Ohsrlsston tho otter
Aay. were snnedeAt Of hating THAR gigantic foe,
Tbs ssaiou sommsu1sd early in the mcraing; Lhs
eannenads for houss shook the surrounding hilis
anA - sshoed from The neighbour shore Ct Africs
Two eoneinsuts trsuhled bercath the rear Il two
sAoaaand euns The hills vs:e crowded with spec
1a9ees, who looked on q IL An amphlthex.,s. TIE
gassisso ssinsd rsdhot shot upon tbs "noasters"
hss for Aoaf1 they ssemsd iBpeEvious to those
jsarfal 0tsIss. At kss In the evening, one Of
HAN begin 70 smoke, and By night fall several
VEN q Ars. xhs night came ON Intensely dxx
an1 = boat AFTER boat cassht are, the scsns be
aans ins1prsssibls grand. 70 add to its tut!:m:y
H. garrison still kept Up terrific eaunoa ade.-
IL allied ahps nade every exsrtion BY means OF
boss End tso19s 10 sxtinsuish the nre ard to pre-
veat Ne vessels from running foul Of each other.
Hat u was III IN vain. Willis they vera tins On
eassd Capt. Curta who had ks5A lying ready Tor The
rserse aomsut aAvensed with tea guaboats andta
ting sAanklns pastou. opensd a-e upon tie burning
vessels and those which ware sont to relieve then,
~ consequences Of this unexpected et.sek ws-s
.Ssesibls. The 6pAniaEds ca the burning aots ave
- ~ ~ Of Fssistsnes-uAny Of thsm easita
solves Into The ~. nd were drowned Eevsra! 81
~ noasesrs blsw up, end hundreds persisted BY
tie s1plosisc- xhs 1fitish "a ssgs and ssors ex
sstsa tAensslvss in the most praise worthy manner
- asvs ~ vanquiahsd. ana their humanity cost
ooDe q tAeo their lives. Curtis himself rag |
sewiy sssspsd being blown up With . 80
~ baa1ds4 70 assist In sescaIns 'sse. 60
"a uo,,,., A.vr.A 49, .as crew. Tia
~ esvoeaA $50 - q ruined a ,.ills, and .
.,..u burning wrecks The Epsuiards
"A >os tahs Gibraltar. Pie attack on Gibraltar
eeeasFsA On The sams dsy Of the month with t"st
upee ysss Ksnsnsy shissy two yssrs Afterwards
Ths rspalss Of the latter Ia everybody kncv0
savs ~ 70 he words Of the "Etsr 6psuglsd Ban
ar sung V ~ ak (at that time very popula-) OF
ssWAea Dlbo went Down TO the Sea'css bsle~"
81 ran MONTHLY 11ETikG o. the
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sesa q he 1r1s 1sptist oAareh. COR B arr.wss)
2spoe1s - Interest may be sxpeosAd from the Va
sloas stAaAlng ecmmittsss Al members Of 1fs
AncGlAalea and ths publls generally. arc cordially
lnSiso6 v ssteoA. BY cgdsf.
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