The Red Cloud chief., 1880-01-08
An Old Stou Relied.


Nice-Admirsl Lord Nclsoa xasaxrsat
sea captain If ever ous liys-i. Whsn, ua
the fifteenth 81 September. i~5. be
boosted his Gag on t~szri the yiciov.
and arrived off CaaiE on his birthday o..
TAX. command ot the M~-ii,rrranean
feet, b. meant fighting. Therc was M
suspicion II hesitation IN H.. TACTIC.
b. fore. under him consisted of =. al
of the line anil iour fri2aies. uhich n.
withdrew from the vicinity @; CadiE 80 n
station IL or i leagues Ia the westward.
I" in the hop. of inducing The enemy "a
put - SEA" The. we're the DAYS Of
dssa and msnbo--l. and grrai mu.i have
been Nelson's e~xuliafian when. on the
morning Of October u. Just n dayb-eak.
the combined Frvnca aud Spanish tlocl,.
consisting of 81 sail II the lin. anal +.
frigst-s, were ---n ahead IL lacwari.
IL miles. The Admiral lo>; 10 time
for before l. the Briii-h fleet, IN two
lines, VA. bearing down on III. crescent
shaped position %: the enemy, and sh-n
II was that Nelson huis,el the signal.
England expects that every msn viii
do iIis duty" The only fear was that
The enemy might nun for refuge. there
fore Nelson notified 10 Calling
wood. II intend a. pass through
the n Of the enemy's line Ia prevent
him from getting into Cadiz." There
was an affeciionate anxiety about the
impetuo,ity and determination of the
commander, 81 Captain Blsekwooi pro
posed that the Iemeraire should %
ahead of the Victory, in ease that vessel
might draw the principal attention uf
the enemy's fire. 40, w.. r.; her 20
ahead" replied Nelson bu, at the same
time ne had clearly no intention If al
lowing any snch ,hing, for he would not
permit Of an inch If canvas In bc taken
IN, and the Victory continued 10 lead the
column. closely Rugged by the remc-
air IL was ColliBgwuod, however,
who began the light on board the ROYAL
Sovereign, commanding the lee division,
and the feelings Of the two brave men
at this important IN found utter
an"e almost AT the same instant.
What would Nelson give To- be here
exclaimed Collingwocd To- Captain
ROTTERDAM, and at the same instant,
without a spark of jealousy at the en-
viable position Of his friend, Nelson OBJ
served, See how nobly COllingwood
carries his ship into action"
But AT 20 minutes past noon the Vie
tory was in the thick of the fight.
Scarcely a minute after the ship got
within range, seven or eight ships
opened a terrible aud destructive fire
upon her. The Admiral's secretary,
MIR. Scott, was shot dead. and soon the
mizen topmast of the Victory WAS ear
ried away, and also her wheel. n~eceSsi-
tating the process Of steering by the re-
tackles below. Yet M ball 81
fire DESTROYED the dauntless aid do.ged
of Nelson and his sea dou>.
When "A splinter from the fore brace
bits passed between Nelson aud Hardy,
and tore away he buckle from the shoe
of the latter, the Admiral only smiled
and said, "ThiS is too warm work to
last long, Hardy" Sill. warm "a il
was, the English Admiral was deter
mined to make IT hotter. The Victory's
sails were hanging in ribbons: she had
lost full 30 men killed and wounded:
but soon it was her turn to begin. De
TO pass under the stern If the
As the only move Of
breaking the line, the Nictory's helm
put hard aport, and there was
scarcely space for her Ia 60 clear. Sail
inc close to The larboard side of the
the Victory poured in such
A well-directcd and tremendous broad
side that the French ship heeled two or
ihrec sireaks on receiving it. All thi,
line Nelson was pacing the quarter
ieck with Hardy, their walk being
bounded aft by the wheel, and forward
~ the companion ladder. The distance
vas only about % feet, and ii was here.
when The Redoub' able brought up. that
he fatal bullet struck Nelson. He fell
IN his knees just where Mr.. Scott had
allen, and said, "They have done for
at last. Hardy; my backbone is shot
trough" The victory was all but
.ained when Nelson was compelled to
20 below. In that dreadful moment he
bought Of his men, and caused his face
his stars To be covered by his hand
,erchief, in order that he might pass
'nnoticed by his crew.-LOnd0n TtIe-