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amount will be taken from quite q
number of single mines within two
miles from where | am writing, and |
the aggregate amount that will be
taken from an area of two miles Oh |
Fryer and Carbonate hills will con- |
stitute an epoch i'll the history OF
and how far do these de- |
pOsits extend!
A SEA FIGHT THAT SETTLED THE
WAR OF 1912.
The history of the battle, or sea
fight, which occurred between the
United States .private-srmed brig
Gen. Armstrong aud d large British
squadron, at Favai, one of the AZore
Islands, on the night of the 26th and
9th of September, 1914, sixty-five
years ago, would make one OF the
most interesting volumes ever writ
ten.
The expeditions for the burning of
Washington City and the capture of
New Orleans were known to have
been planned at the same 81 ime by tie
British cabinet, Lord Castlereagh
then being prime minister, and their
execution was secretly confided to
Sir Admiral Cochrane and Generals
Keane and Packenham. The British
succeeded in capturing and burning
the capital on the oath of August,
1914, Mr., Madison being then presi-
dent, and Gen. Armstrong secretary
of war. after whom the prirateer
was named. Sir Admiral Cochrane
sailed from the PaluXenJ in the tlig
ship Tonnant, of eighty guns, Oh the
10th of September GLOWING, aud the
British fleet of fifty sail left the
Chesapeake on the 9th OF October,
giving out that they were going to
Halifax, when their real destination
was the island of Jamaica. there to
await re-enforccments from England
before proceeding 10 New Orleans.
On the 9th OF September, just ten
days before 81: Admiral Cochrane
left the PatuXent river, the brig Gen.
Armstrong sailed from Sandy Hook,
New \ ork, on cruise She was
| commanded by Captain Sam G.. Reid,
| and, as will he soen hereafter, the
names of these two naval heroes be-
came closely associated, both in Eng
lish and American history, the latter
having exercised fatal destiny ever
the former. The General Armstrong
was a wonderfully fast saiicr, of only
246 tors, and carried bui seven guns
with n picked crew OF ninety IneH.
including officers. Among her mar
ines were number of Eeutuckians
On the 2Sth of September she put in.
to Fayal, one of the AZore islands
fn r,,.fo A a l,,,,
British squadron, consisting of the
ship-of-tle line Plan!agene,o1 seven
ty-four guns, the frigate Rota, o.
forty-four guns, and the brig Carna
ton, of eighteen guns, under the
command of Admiral Lloyd, was dis
covered entering the harbor. Thi:
squadron was part of the re-en
forceInents on the way from England
to join Admiral Cochrane's fleet a
Jamaica. Llovd's total force was l3t
guns and 1000 men. The Carnatiol
came to anchor, and from the ex
!, change of signals and the throwing
out of their boats, it soon became ap
parent to Captain Reid that they in
, tended the capture of his vessel, not
; withstanding the authorities had as
sured him of his safety, being in
neutral port belonging to the doInin
ion of Portugal. Captain Reid, VIII,
was then only thirty years of of age
J had been midshipintn under Com
modore TraXtOn, and was noted 70
his skill and discipline as sailor
The moon was nearly full, and, i
being perfectly calm and clear, tn
J movements of the enemy could b
plainly seen. Captain Reid now haul
ed close in under the guns of th
castle, and cleared the deck for &C
ton. At Sp. M, four boats, or larg
2 launches, containing from forty I
I flfty armed men each, were see
i rapidly approaching the Armstrong
t AS they nearei his vessel, Captai
! Reid hailed them repeatedly, an
! warned them to keep off, to whic
l they paid no attention, but pullc
alongside, aud attempted to board
l when deadly fire was opened, xii
ing and wounding Il large number Z
a their ncn. The boats returned th
I fire almost simultaneously, KILN
} one man and woundIng the first lieu
1 tenant, Fred. A. Worth, II brother {
S the late Gen. Worth. of the Unite
States army. TUG boats were linall
e AT midnight lhe British raucwe
c the attack with fourteen large barge
containing over 800 men. The tel
c Winatlon was near about Il total ma,
e sacre. Three OF the boats were SUM-
anu hut one poor, solitary Office
5 escaped death III {. hnat that contain
U EFF lItty souls. Some oi the boats wnr
4 lett without Il singlc inau r0 ROY
II .,t h,.T. 1,
: most that any one returned with va
u about ten. Several bouts illatc
II ashore fail OF dead bodies.
Il AT daylight on the morning OF ti
y 9th, the cilcmy's brig Carnnfiun, {
+ eighteen guns, approached the Arm
e strong within gumShot, and opened
G heavy fire, which was most spirited
IT ly returned. The Carnation. haviu
l, her toretopmast shot away. and niue
u cut up i'll her rigging, aS we'll rs tt
e Loss of men. hauled off to rrpaj
1t Captain Reid, now finding iurtlt
J. resistance useless, scutrlcG ti5 YES Sc
:, and went ashore with his officers III
II crew. The enemy soon after bonrdc
y her ana set her on fire. The cucmy
q loss i'll killed and wounded was ov.
D three hundred, while to ;hc surpri
l. of mankind, the Armstrong lost bl
al two killed and seven wounded.
y The British squadron was tetainC
20 at Fayal ten days. repairing damage
Is They We're three days burvimg the
d dead, and two sloops of var. Il
x Thais and Calypso, which arrived n
IL terwards, were sent back to Euglal
As with their dead
IN Lloyd, maddened al his defeat al
great losses, made a demand On &
s. Portuguese governors TO deliver
DC the officers and crew of the Ar
ly strong as his prisoners. and thrrute
ey ed, i'll case of refusal, to send ii
d. hundred men on shore to take the
We by force. The Americans at on
+. retired with their arms to an o
lr Gothic convent, which they tortifie
oil Knocked away the drawbridgc. a