The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18

llsh shout NO quarters" and vowed tina
none should be given by his gunner
or crew. Again there was an outburst o.
powder fare and an avalanche of ho'
Shot. The English rec0iled but not il
confusion They stubbornly kept up tho
attack. and for more than half an hour
supplied a CORY harvest 20 Capt Reid and
his Spartan nerved sailors Blood was
flowing everywhere around the Arm
strong. and rivulsts Of it from the priva
tecr's slippery decks tinged the waters OF
Fayal bay Three Of the English boats
had been sunk and $500 their men killed
or wounded Capt Reid dexterously
used his cutlass to repel boarders. grasp
ing it with his left hand, while pistol
after pistol. loaded and primed by pow
der boys famed from his right hand and
laid many a stal,~art Britisher on glory S
eternal quarterback The intrepid Will
Jams. second lieutenant Of the Gen.
Armstrong. was killed in tie fore part Of
the action. and his brotheroiiicers. Worth
and Johnson. were both severely
wounded. but Reid himself miraculously
escaped win hardly a brgise. His total
loss was nine men. and % these Only two
were Killed outright
~ dayhfaak Of the 9th Commodore
Lloyd -Igra.ei the Caraafi0n 20 open h-r
guns upon the Armstrong and trv % sink
that vessel Reid kept up q vigorous ne.
tarn fire and finally compelled the Eng
..sA big ~ haul of for reoairs Seeing
no way % evade the doom which threat.
ened his little craft Reid scut,led the
Armstrong. went on shore with his ta-oic
crew. and took refuge in a disuau'led
iort on tie island knocked away the
drawollage. aud gr.mly prepared for q
continuance ~ ,lu-u.narv results Al
though Commodore Lloyd dehed the Por.
turue,e governor AMI threatened % Land
800 roiorOus Euelishmen. he didn't make
good Ai, brac. Ia fact. he had more than |
eaougA ~ samuel Chester Reid and If /
night fighting In neutral waters with /
ankeo born demons. lis fleet. aug /
mented by the slo0ps That's and Calypso. /
was detained az fayal ten days for burials /
and repairs II then set sal. for jamaica. I
and Reid took aLother dinner with his 4
warmly approving friend. Consul Dabnev
Landing az Savannah. ten weeks later.
.Ae commander Of the Gen. Armstrong
gas net - every city and town as he
olucyed northwlrd. with heart graft
ying testimonials OF a nations esteem.
Virginia rendered him a public dinner.
lAd Richmond Baltimore and Philadel.
'hia exce.led their proverbial hospitality
p receiving Samuel Chester Reid. who
ned SD signaliy humbled the marine
'rowess OF England The state Of New
ok voted him an elegant gold hilted
md jewcled sword and America metro
'o.is added a massive service Of silver
ware 80 round of banquets and recep-
ions. The modest hero Of Fayal harbor +.
lmost succambed 10 this promiscuous
Welcome aui wasslil His exploit at the
.1ores made profound sensation in
.uropc. IL was referred 20 by an admir-
lg and candid writer. "a London news
aQer. as the essence OF her0ism
81 a venerable age. this courageous.
ashin.. SCARED and peace honored
merlcan surrendered life. worthily
lied ou', just as his beloved country 4
as nerving a.a cir.ing itself for a
reaced ordeal-irairicidal war
HENRY CLAY LUEENs.