, 1880-11-03
BRITISH DEFEATS.
Soma oftfIc engagements tn Which til Q
I:ME!iAtt Were Escatntl.

sou,c Of The J;nmngciuc,,tx tn Which tho
I:ug!iAt, Were Eecn&ot,,
Thcrc arc onjy two wars III o,ir history IN
,,,,t.t, w., ~ s.'' t. ',.,i -: 1'o," .ui,t,lr,,,,,
M'aea w e",' y. sa'' n.y. ~ wv JAW.
ncatcti itotn lte 'lelt. lhe illl''ufe'! "hts
utter discontinue Of rttulnpls to establish
',;r..1.,s II, In, r,,nn,rv IL" rn,,rl't srvr,,
.i,s,fnnt y,n =. T., ,rnv,,,t ,f,c tnIru,,,flr,cr
oos'.l".e ,e"'S .o 'c'G', NV "si'.s.u ~. .'.,s
cnntps.s wcllayu either emerged yiclOrEous
or lin. u!fr Inns ended In lie, lIut Tic u,.ut-
ln,r nf ,mrttul tlef,.uts we huye ha,i to endure
~ ,ha ~ i,.n ,vnr. Ia ho r,Iir reni,y.I
by 'nrntersuf 'hs "ls'!Ie BRITANNIA" set,ool.
peasti,tSts. u,, the Dtl,er haul, shD.llt rc-
llpsnber tint their cnmntrymen hase II sc-
clatty fur retrieving disasters. Must true Is
,,rr ieaicii.
l:nsla'nI can il!si b. trsc,,i = il, coniillto,ts
track of light" fron t!se periud of tW Com.
tie l'eeiuuil,ss y Tint reriu,l wTr singu1ariy
hrr, 1862, ttat VNn Tnnnp surprised antl DE-
fruttal mir t,ect II, thu l>nwNs. Sext clay he
wert. noi swspt i1rg ils,,n tic Chn,i!lri. IN
February uf tilt following year l}lnle ca,lIe
up Wilt the I)utrl, -Aiimlrhi III Portsmouth
aIltt totally dnIratesi him, captnrlng nr tlc-
SlttJlllH ElEttlt HI11llS WILL NtIll lHill$
c!lai!tstinli In .j,,liu lu nl. attacked tl.uln
on tic Nnrtl Fnlrlau, wiltl, a,lrl, Il spectacle
WIS Witnessed US Wy ea', n.:ver lu'th. h sce
il tilese 'tays,-twn iccsA ~ nn'It itl1 llIrtl-
taken MI, eleven s'!uE, The r,st t.:.capc!I
lntu the Cnlas l,0,ltss. Tic f,uic!t
were sl,uwn no mercy. They bravc1y rras-
stNl,lul thu remains nf tllrlr ilrrt n,'!t sfht
Hartnwnrtlst hut were n.larkesl oil tl!rIf 9slt
const it August. IL ills aclion they last
thirty SlIli,s, R1Ni tic ENiInHt Trnhlp WIZ
kiiIttl. t.t1ier trit.mlhs lniEnwrl nnlef The
l'r'tertoratn nlnt tln rasiier years n the hcs.
ended l,y 50 scaIltialo,Isly ,n!snlaI,nging
ihIngs ll.t l,c l,nytrr t..c .iny s;.irt nj Inc
rhaIises aMl destroyed several English ships
If wur. The sol,,I nf the rn,,1loli conld im
lng himself ILL, while by cl,aatlg Il l'ue bot
tIe liy. wnirl,. 1t is llnrrstH,,t, hi ultimately
captured. mt without assistance frn'u ser;
tain numbers Of Ills Cuiut VITO ollasc acquired
I.t,miiiatloi they iud, inflicted ii, its. rio
long cu,,tlirt with llolta:!d for supremacy at
sta wis linnliy s,cri.ied six yenrs later, whrn
| ilaE s.tIute. .''',"..77
The FRENCH ;,aye occasionally beaten rs ut
sca,--liotul,ly ntf Is1achy Head III lGi', III
event wi,!rl' ea!tsetl i'a''lc IN ,i,on,l,. nor
greot yiciury OF III Hague. An Angle
uutcl, squadron commanded hy It,1fir na!l-
aged tn Ect Itself dctcutctt off st. Vincent II.
VI ut tl,a tine, resulting III II did In the ItIss
uf eighty merchantmen Uf the Smyrna hte.,
hut nuw taygnttun. l'rnn tile tlnte of tile
Seven Yut1S' N'nr the u!jjrct If nll furelgll
| N,lnirlis ias been to ny0l,t contnpi will
! liIeir English friends Two Incidents IN ll,c
Huyal cn,n1algn 0t 1906 str!klngly illustrate
i!lc lItrl, Or superiority 1T whict. wy ha[ M.
fifteen saii, ;itInckrl t!lu Fullieo-Sjasssl
tiert of twenty, captnrng twn and tnrelug
tic rust to retire. Fur tllis imperfect victory
was trietl: :by couri-ll,aritul mil reprtnal,letl.
Autthur f1tet: Viiienetlve llA.l to nlet|Itnte
in UctObcr M to whether Ele sl,ould nlecl Mel
soll, and called col,nrf Ut war to dcri.Iu tlil
k,Mity question: Tlle advice Ills Captains g,lyt
n w,s tlol to risk III, engagement unless l,u
i,at iiaif III many siilps naain us the English
Ultimately want Of provisions compelled TN
French Asl,utEai 10 have Cali2 ,t,ul Ills tot,,t
,,sn ,"af tsi,,, it,r,'r.,u ~ sEr, i,,it,nr r,