The Newtown bee., 1878-09-26
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Duncan, lying oa tho Tcxel with his own fag-slip, the Venerable, and only ono oiher vessel, heard that tLe whole Dutch fl ct was putting 10 sea. lIo told Capt. llotlnm to anohor alongside Of him in tho narrowed part of the channel, and fight lijH vessel til she sank. 'I have taken the depths of tho water" added le, "and when the Venerable goes down, my flag VII still 1y." And you absorye this is no naked Viking in prehistoric period but Scotch member of Parliament, with c snmtlerng of the classics, telescope, Q cooked hat of great size, auI flannel under clothing In tue same spirit, Nelson went into Abonkir with Mx colors flying; so that even if five were shot nwny, it should not he imagined he had struck. He too must needs wear his four stars outside his Ad- mirll's frock, to be butt for sharp. shooters. "In honor gnined them," he said to objcctors, adding with sublime it. 1 logicnlily, "in honOl 1 will die with them." Capt. DouglaSs, of tho Royal Oak, when the Dutch fired his vessel in the Thames, 'nt his men ashore, but was burned along with her himself rather than desert his post without orders. Just then, perhaps the Merry Monarch was chasing moth round the Supper-tble, with the ludes of his court. When Raleigh sailed into Cr'liz, and all the ships opened fire on him ut once, he scurngd to shoot q gun, md made answer with q flourish of insult ing trnmpets. like this bruyudo better than the wis st dispositions to insure vio- tory: 1t comes from the heart and goes to 1t. God has m de nobler heroes, but he never made finer gentleman than Walter ltid igh. And as onr Adnirals were full Of heroic expectations, and Lad | strutting and vain glorious style of fight, so they discovered Il startling cagerness for battle, and courted war like n mistress. When the news came to Essex, before Cadiz, that the attack had been decided he threw his hat into the sea, It is in this way that il schoOl-boy hears of half holiday; but this was il bearded man, of great possess sions. who had just been allowed to risk his life. Benbow could not lie still in his bunk after he had lost his leg; he must be on ok in Il basket to direct and animate the fight l said they loved War like mistress; yet think there are not many mistrcss,S We should continue to woo un- der similar circumstances. Trowbridse went ashore with the Culloden, and was able to take no part in the battle of the Nile. 1.-The merits of that ship and her gallant C'ptain, wrote Nelson to the Ad- nlirtlty, 'hre too w,ll known to benefit by anything could say. Her misfortune waS great in getting aground, while her more fortunate companions were in the full tide of happiness" This is notable expression, and depicts the whole great henrted, biB-spoken stock of the English Admirals to Il hair. It was to be ''iu the full tide of happiness" for Nelson to de- Stroy 525 of his fellow creatures, md have his own scalp torn open by piece of Ian8ridae shot. Hear hm again nt Copenhagen: "A shot through the maiu- mast knocked the spinters about; and he observed to one of his officers with Il smile, 1t is warm work, and this day may be the last to any of us nt moments; and then, stopping short at the gnngway, added,
 
 with emotion, But mark you - would not be elsewhere for thousands. '"-Ihe Coya- hW Mogpzne.