Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-12-18
TTfE SPANISH ARMADA.


The King Of Spain placed an en- barge
upon all English vessels, persons and
property in the ports q Spain. Dr>ke
went out 10 sea with six armed ships,
and captured San Domingo, Carthagena
and st. Augustine. Philip III. was now
preparing the greatest armament that
the combined navies o. Spain and Port
ugal, Of Naples and Sicily, Of Genoa and
Venice, could weft across the seas 10
crush the arch hereto o. England. Rome
blessed the undertaking. Prophecies
had been heard in divers languages that
the year 1888 should be "the most fatal
and ominous unto all estates" and IL
was now discovered that England was 10
be the object Of this great maritime en-
terprisc. Yet England did not quail.
The whole community became Of one
heart and mind.
Drake determined 10 deal blow at the
heart Of the Spanish project. He sailed
from London with four Queens ships
and twcnty-four furnished Ivy the mer-
chants Of London. At the beginning Of
April, 1857, the English feet entered the
harbor Of Cadiz and fell upon the Span
ish ships destined for the invasion Of
England. Some Of them were Of the
largest size then known. One was Of
1000 tons, another Of I 200. and several
Others OF 900 and 500 tons. Drake de-
stroyed 10000 tons Of shipping. with
their contents. For two nights and
day ne continued his work-scuttling,
rifing. unloading and burning the Span
ish war ships. Before he left 100 ahips
were burning and throwing a bright
blaze upon the walls and forts Of Cadiz.
On his return TO England. Drake capt
ured and destroyed 100 MOTE vessels, APP
propriating n part Of the cargoes and
taking the crews prisoners. He also
captured large Spanish carrack laden
with cargo Of extraordinary value.
This he also took with him 10 England.
He confessed that he had done but little,
and gave the Government warning as 70
the enormous power and vsAt prepara-
tons q Spain.
"There would, he said, abe 1900
men under weigh ere long. well
equipped and provisionsd. and England
could not be too energetic In its meas
ures Of resistance.
Everything ", done by Philip 10
make his Armada invincible. He had
spent nearly 1000 ducats on the heet
The Pope lent him 1000 ducats. Be.
side what he had spent, he had 2,000,-
900 Of ducats In reserve The Armada
consisted q lse ships. They were by
far tae largest that had up 10 that time
been constructed. They contained 30,-
900 Spanish infantry and sailors, and
1000 galley slaves for the purpose Of
rowing the ships when the wind failed.
Beside this large army, $1,000 troops
we're in the Spanish Netherlands, ready
10 embark, ON q given signal, in aid Of
the troops Of the Armadn. Such ws
The force which the English sailors he'd
20 combat
Before the Armada sailed, the POP,
sextus ". Illuminated his bull He de.
nounccd Elizabeth ~ an Legitimate and
usurper. and sclemnly conferred her
kingdom ON Philip. with the title Of de-
fender q The Christian fAith, "to
have and 20 hold as tributary and fevd-
atory 10 Rome"
Everything was now prepared for the
subiugation Of England, and the irwin
chile Armada set sail. The first ships
were sighted Oh the Lizard ON the 22d Of
July, 1883. They had long bean LOOKED
Tor. The beacon-hres blazed forth from
the Lizard 10 Falmouth, Dodman Point,
Gribbin Head aud Rame Head. Whom
the news arrived at Plymouth that i've
enemy were In sight. Dnke was playing
. game Of bowls with his comrades but
before the evening closed sixty Of ths.
beet English ships were warped out o
Plymouth harbor 10 meet the foe. The
went down the English channel. II wa,
not until the next day that they saw
The bulky Spanish ships through The
drizzly haze.
Another day elapsed, and then they
met As the Armada, followed by the |
English fleet. went fighting along the |
coast Of Devon and Dorset the people |
ON land looked on with intense anticipa-
ton. At every little port that they !
passed--at Dartmouth, Teignmouth,
Lyme. and Weymouth--boats came out
laden with men and provisions, and lit
tie ships darted ont TO sea, most Of them
merchantmen, to take part ia the fray.
The Armada reached the bay between
Portland Bill and st. Adams head,
when the wind shifted 10 the northeast,
and gave the Spaniards the weathergage.
The English made a tack seward, and
were soon after assaulted by the Span.
iards, who bore down upon them. Ship
after ship was engaged, but the Span
iards were never able to close with or &c
board their overwhelming, everything
aiveraariea And ao fha roar "a oonnon |