Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-30

Plymouth harbor to meet The foe. Ihef
went down the English channel. 1t waa
not until the next dry 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 out to sea, most Of them
merchantmen, to take part in the fray.
The Armada reached the bay between
Portland Bill and st. Adams head,
when the wind shifted to the northeast,
and gave the Spaninrds the weathergage.
The English made tack seaward, 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 10
board their attacking, everything
adversaries. And so the Nag Of cannon
lscendcd along the coast One fight
otter another, but still nothing decisive.
The Armada passed the Isle of Wight
m its way to the roads Of Calais. The
English, having received men and mu-
litions from shore, followed it slowly.
Lord Howard, commander of the En-
ylish fleet, called the commanders to q
consultation. 1t was then determined
o attack the Armada. II wHs dead at
light The sea was black, the thunder
oiled in the distance. In q moment
,ix blazing fro ships we're sent IN among
he Armada The Spaniards were
eiged with a panic. There was yell
throughout the fleet. Every cable wns
ut, and the ships begun to drift The
anger ships became entangled with
och other Some were burned by the
laming vessels. The largest and most
plcndid vessel of the Armada, the
Jnpitana, was driven ashore, and taken
possession of by the French. When
morning dGwned, part Of the Spanish
leet lay disabled, but the greater mum
'er had put to sea, and were observed
making for the Netherland ports.
The English lifted anchor andfollowet
hem. They came up with the Spanish
ieet of Gravellines, and Immediately
tackled them. They broke through
he vanguard, aud attacked the Spanish
Ingships. They riddled them through
md through, tore their sails and rigging
o shrcds, and forced them back upon
he main body. Four of their ships RAJ
oul Of each other. The English contin
ed the battle for six hours, always re
using the attempts OF the Spaniards +
ny themselves alongside. Three Of tn
spanish ships went down before Oh
light was over, and many others wer
rifting, helpless wrecks, toward tn
4 atnl snudbnnks OF Holland. Sixteen O
he best Spanish ships had already bee
a Acrifced, and from four to five thouf
md soldiers had been destroyed; yet nc
a IN English ship had been lost, and nc
Y more than hundred Englishmen ha
1 ,een killed.
:. The wind was now blowing hard, an
d irving the ships on a lee shore, seein
a which, Medina SidoDin, the Capital
e tenornl Of the Spanish fleet. gave III
g rider to rotro,t. The In vincible Armt
# Ia then bore away towaad the nortl
i test, into the open SEA The cripple
+ hips wont Down one after anothe
n hey we're scntter,I far and wide Son
!. we're wrecked on the ock-girdled Goa
of Norway. In trying to reach Il
q Western ocean, many of the Spanii
ships were wrecked on the Shetland OIL
a Orkney islands, or on the rocks in q
4 dangerous tides OF the Stronsa and Per
40 land firthe. The shores Of Scotlal
>. and Ireland were found strewn wi
II wrecks. Few Of the Spaniards we
"a left to tell the story only the masses
!. drifting wood found in heaps upon t
4 beach told Of the vessels destroyed.
" Philipnever repeated his enterprise
If the Armada, Samuel Smiles.