The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-19
the eagle on the head and killing it in
stantly, 1t measured nearly seven feet
from tip to tip of its wings.
THE english ADMIRAL

Duncan, lying off tas Texel with his
own flagship, the Venerable, and only one
other vessel, heard that ths whole Dutch
fleet was putting to sea. He told Capt.
Hotham to anchor alongside of him in the
narrowest part of the channel, and fight
his vessel till she sank. II have taken
the depths of the water" added he, ''and
when the Venerable goes down, my flag
will still fly" And you abserve this is no
naked Viking in prehistoric period; but
Scotch member of Parliament, with
smatterng of the clsssics, a telescope, a
cooked hat of great size, and flannel under
clothing. In the same spirit, Nelson went
into Aboukir with six colors flying; so that
even if five were shot away, it should not
| be imagined he had struck. He too must
needs wear his four stars outside his Ad-
miral's frock, to be butt for sharp
shooters. SIN honor gained them," lie
said to objectors, adding with sublime il
logicality, Sin homo, will die with them"
Capt. Douglass, of the Royal Oak, when
the Dutch fired his vessel in the Thames,
sent 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-table, with the ladies of
his court. When Raleigh sailed into
| Cadiz, and all the ships opened fire on
him at once, he soorned to shoot gun,
and made answer with flourish of insult
ing trumpets. like this bravado better
than the wiaest dispositions to insure vic
tory: it comes from the heart and goes to
it. Goi has made nobler heroes, but he
never made finer gentleman than Walter
Raleigh. And as our Admirals were full
of heroic superstitions, and had strutting
and vain glorious style of fight, SO they
discovered a startling eagerness for battle,
and courted war like mistress. When
the news came to Essex, before Cadiz, that
the attack had been decided, he threw
his hat into the sea, 1t is in this way that
a school l-boy hears of half holiday; but
this was a bearded man, of great posses.
sions, who had just been allowed to risk
his life. Benbow could not lie still in his
bunk after lie had lost his leg; he must be
on deck in basket to direct and animate
the fight. said they loved war like a
mistress; yet think there are not many
mstresses we should continue to WOO un-
der similar circumstances. Trowbridge
went ashore with the Culloden, and was
able to take no part in the battle of the
Nile. "The merits of that ship and her
gallant Captain" wrote Nelson to the Ad-
miralty, 'are too Well known to benefit
by anything 1 could say. Her misfortune
was great in getting aground, while her
more fortunate companions were i'll the
full tide of happiness" This is a notable
expression, and depicts the whole great
hearted big-spoken stock of the English
Admirals to hair. 1t was to be Gin the
full tide of happiness" for Nelson to de,
stroy s, 525 of his fellow creatures, and
have his own scalp torn open bya piece
of langridse shot. Hear him again at
Copenhagen: "a shot through the main
mast knocked the splinters about and he
observed to one of his officers with smile
1t is warm work, and this day may be the
last to any of us at a moment;' and then
stopping short at the gangway, added
with emotion, But mark you L would no
be elsewhere for thousands. '"-Ihe Corn
Till Magazine.