The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-05-25

IHE MOCK OF UIBRALTAh.- -lQer6 lb
only one hindrance to the Spaniards re-
taking Gibraltar from England. as they
now desire to do, and that is that it is
imprsgnable. Three of its sides are SO
precip'ious as to be wholly inaccessible,
and the fourth side, sloping down to the
water, is protected by about 1000 pieces
of artillery. The Moors we're finally ex.
PEELED from the fortress by the Span
iards in 1462 and the latter then greatly
strengthened it, and supposed they had
made it impregnable, but it was captured
by q few British Sailors under Sir
George Rook. in 1704. and the most
desperate and most persevering efforts
have been unavailing to retake it. In
| 1913 it was confirmed to Great Britain
by the treaty of Utrecht. The Spaniards
attacked it with large force in 1927,
and in 1779 the assault was renewed by
a combined French and Spanish feet.
This latter seige lasted three years. By
June all communication between the
rock and the main land was cut off, and
the following month the fortress was
completely blockaded. The besiegers
brought to bear all the resources of war,
by land and sea, and their operations
were directed by the ablest French and
Spanish engineers; a powerful fleet
anchored in the bay. and for three weeks
an incessant bombardment was kept up
from eight mortars and 200 pieces Of
battering cannon. The garrison made
sortie on November 27, 1881. and
destroyed the enemy's works, but the
allies soon reconstructed them and
brought 1000 pieces of artillery to play
against the fortress. an army of 40, ,O0O
the meanwhile besiegeing it by land,
while forty-seven ships OF the line and
q great number of smaller vessels men,
anced it by sea. Admiral Rodney hav.
ing succeeded in throwing relief into the
fort by defeating the French fleet, the
garrison were greatly encouraged, and
by dischargiDg red-hot shot, silenced
the enemy's enormous floating batteries
and burned many Of their ships. Nine
of the batteries were set on FIRE. Abou
400 of the crew were saved by the exer
tions OF the British, but the rest al
perished in the flames, explosions o.
drowning; afterward the beseeed wer,
re-enforced but they had only lost six
teen men throughout the attack.
} A corpse startled the watchers at tn,
Home of the Little Sisters OF the Poo
in Richmond Va, one night recently
An inmate. Mrs. Hiliz, had died, ant
The corpse had been laid out in th
parlor Of the institution. At midnigh
as the sisters were watching by the bier
t the sunken eyes appeared to flash. tn
q blood came back to the faded cheek, and
as though imbued with superhuman en-
ergy. the dead body arose from its rest
Il ing place. which was draped with blac
D pail. The watchers stared at one al
: other and were overwhelmed with horro
0 and awe. The risen corpse quietl
shook herself. and remarked: II am nc
a dead yet, but shall die soon" Th
Sisters after recovering from their cor
sternation. undressed the lady and pr
It her to bed. She became conscious, an
y after lingering until Wednesday die
again.
Y Graphic: The day after Morrissey a
rived in Washington to take his seat
!, Congress. "Beau Hackman," the chamI
Is ion dead beat" of America. accoste
him with congratulations and fulson
d compliments. "Not bad" said Morri
70 sey, show much?" Hickman valued
n at SIS, and received at once his none
and his congo.