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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-05-20
THE POLICE JURY AND TAX
COLLECTOR.

The report has been assiduously
circulated that the tax collector had
settled with The police jury. For the
information Of those who DO not re.
eeive the Amsricap, the official journal
ofthe police Jury, we copy the follow.
ing from their proceedings of last
meeting:
LAKE CHARIRs, La, May 4, 1902
10 the President and Members of the Police
Jury Of Calcasisu Parish, La:
Gentlemen- Yon have 10 your possession
my account IN full as tax collector, eX-otiicio,
for the year A. ID. 1890 showing amounts
collected, amounts of errors and iusulFencies.
iionble assessments, property sold to the
state In 1891 for unpaid taxes of 1890, prop
erty sold to the state iB 1880 for unpaid lakes
Of 1850 ard continued on the rolls Of 1880,
and no property found. All these several
items specified In detail, the last heading,
s.No property found y amounting 10 1897 II.
/ respectfully request yen TO examine these
items, and II you ind any eFrors In any of
them, or any portion not clear, that you will
specify which, IN order that /, or In my alb
tEAilE NY UAlEt uEpAkHs NAdE G2ApAalu Auh NJ
eOuntfOr same to yOnr satisfaction. 1request
you to dothis. so tbatf / have committed
any error may at oHee correct it, complete
my settlement and receive qnietus before
you adj0urn, Very respectfully,
D. j. REID,
Sheriff and Ex- Officio Tax Collector Of Calca-
sieu Parish.
The letter Of D. j. Reid, tax collector, Of
, May 4, 1892, having been called upfor traction,
on motion of Mr.. lies, it was ordered that
the following reply be sent to said tax col
leetor by the clerk OF said police jury:
LAKE CHARLES, La, May 6, 1892.
To d. j. Reid, Sheriff spd ex-Ofleio Tax Collec-
tor for Caleasieu Parish, La.
Dear Sir: YOuT communication OF the 4th
inst. eeiVed and duly considered. In reply,
we will gay that yonr account for 1890 refer
red 10 contained many errors and omissions.
We Will further call y0nr attention to your
failure and refusal, after reiterated demands
1 by the police jury, TO furnish a complete
report or deduction or delinquent lists for
the years 1885 10 1890 In order that a full
Investigation Of y0ur accounts may be made.
and we have received TO date only said list
Tor 1890 that any quletus that you may hold
was Illegally issued and issued in error OF
/ TACT. and that you stand charged, as shown
1 by the report of the committee appointed
by the police jury to investigate your &C
counts, with a large Indebtedness due by
| you 10 the parish, and that until you make 4
/ fnli and complete showing and settlement
Ms required, that no quietus will be issued u
you, nor settlement had with You exepp
such asshall be made in accordance witt
law Very respectfully,
d. w. BRYAN, President.
The ayes and nays were called for supol
ne above question, and the following yOt'
was taken:
Ayes-A. 7 Carpenter, Valery Ladeaux
y. w. Bryan, Wm Vincent, NJ. &c. Frazer
Harold Les, J. A. Perkins.
Nay--Reese PerBins.
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- l.y As.l.Iae Cnns.


Mt. STERLlEG. Miss, May i'll
ing failed 10 ooerce Willis Martin
renting farm ftom a certain %
called Henry By warnings, a part
White Caps went to bis home
night AMI battered down the a
Ihry Informed Martin they had q,
10 klllhim He seized Al, Ak and d
one ? blow n The abdomen, hut Be
Ae could WELD his Reapon d sec
time be WAS seized BY The rest Of
gang and dragged from tbe DO
Thy forced hun along The road
2 mile, kicking and beatiDg him
leaving him for dead % lie roads
tie managed 10 make bis Rav be
and then came 70 Mount Sterling
swore ont waFranis foF . Nv Ha
4pd his Two sons, Henry !. Tho
apd VIM Freeman. None ii W.
AlpH were masked. He Is BADLY
lafed, and mag nnt recover,
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aall lln > - 90.


h1lisyItt.E, Miss May Ia.--A
g great interest wac delsFmlDea
q the elteuit c0pfi laai aaianrhea.
ssngqon sFlmpeFly n had sned
5s IS. men, pessmasieF AZ lsaarel, Ia
sse q RlRgey aad Sis eaicb Won
gane pi eaFds b Dgpamber 1857.
he ease vas halig Contested, aad
fsai'liaa ~ = Fegdist ieS ahe neasn.
Shire agpealed las the arss ease
81 pc slad agg tried Is section
q 4hs atsie aua 6oh as sra
nlth iaieteSl "a nau af 4hs
~ AnaEaala aanl a ls saIIaoI
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Eleceion Notice.

hereby order az Flantioa t9 hA held at
sbe sea0pi house n I0Nlahip South Rage
lso VEST, oa MEAK4Fd@we NE 0@eRas
tesT " decide whether The intafe e ncafqed
5rpm the sale of the Aixtea ID IT'D fo ID aaid
ttoNAshlp ana range shall BE- used TIL adiea-
slHHa purposes "a fer hgilaipg = school
ssppss. AplplEt as c0fngniaa lanars ~ cleo
RayeF f'i''' ''''i
Lake Charles, La, April n, 1852.
IA RIG 81 AEDEN
e'et Treasurer 9f HE aehoal 8parp.
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open, caused by the alternate occur
Cenoe of heavy showers and hot sun.
shine. This unfavorable condition,
however, 10 not reported a. being
general. tGEo. 3. Hunt,
Weather Bureau, director.
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a ap H8a Asked
uE ttzaf tzstll toNs
Joint 1anisteos from TIE several
rempigreai bpaies mat yesterday io
ane paiibiaa "a BE- presented to
ss iatira Coy h6 benefit Or The
Aaniaiana aahisIs At ahe world fair.
Attar cnn6idefabie discussion, Che
felluaing biz. prepared by Judge W.
M Howe, WAS adopted
An sss % appropriate for the rep
aaeeaieliou 81 Louisiana al she worlds
alanbian Exposition The anm of
$4,000 for Wy yeag beginning JAY
1925
heHsss, y q d matter 81 pnbiic
slgcation aad a5ysatags ASA 81 con
eernt0 sha state IF Lguisiana, shai
shc should make 81 exhibit of her
hiateFy naassfias. nr0dnnta and eEn-
4zlnsisnf afvofiisamente. el.00 per Inch, MI
1mrsTtirH and 80 cta per inch for aaoh aubaequsg
fmHef1aer Legal eage9ttBetnfnia. AaIBo "A ap0gl
knnanuasIaeut Of cHnlidateB foT Office $40,
aiwanees Weza oaseoa, $500.
Eesah and marriage notieas. Whan zst0vsr h
iinss. Pmhlieh@d Free
Ariialel ~ ; peraonei character, ul2an ad8eias
nla chEzEad ct EEgnlnF rates.
Nrnutica taken 81 ns8uy mnaa e8ipmnnieaiion
IN 1il asa0s 70 Foauird tho nsms ai 1he writer,
= EanaAnaeo 81 good ialih. enly.
Pho editor ~ nos responsi4i0 foK The gisHa an
eplnilaao 81 caEEeappndenia
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The oat crop Is reported larger
than asual ana EeFy promising; lie
AAfae aRnllee ~ the lrish potato crap.
9he ssiRs y tliis slate during us
pass thFee reaks have measured far
naFe than The lermal GALL, and .aboutI
gen e Fifteen DAYS o. DIV sunsfiRv
meaihsF waall probably BE- more
a8eens - cFaps han any oihsr.
ale Weathag conditions I'M
correspondence mike mention Of 4be
'aHaa psosaing AaFa ana ogsaklBg
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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-05-20

saRHLasn MW az1olin'
tAlifsssqf iisr Muril ufaiFipd lnsas
Tas laIs mqFhihe saisnead 3 aafse
sssan fql5 e ia stats pe0ahiiaf
q stealing $500 ifnn Mf Eilea
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RQr Sole Cheap.

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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-02-18

NYyANrED-The address Of any member or members
wv ofCO. x, Sd ". X. Mrs Louise Slumpf, FredonlAs
Wilson County Kan. 04c-@
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Tie IfGlh \. I.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUSE: VIII you
kindly give a condensed history Of the 10th
n. Wv. III. Luyster. 20. b, 10th n. Y, 3l3
West Fifty-third street, New York City.
The 10th \. Y. was recruited in Oneida
County aud organized at Rome. 1t was mus
tered into service Oct. 10. lsG2. and went i'm
mediatey 10 Washington. In November 1862
il joined the Army Of the Potomac at Smokers
Gap, Va. aud was assigned 10 Warren's Brigade
Sykes's Division. Fifth Corps, the division be-
ing mostly composed Of Regulars. 1t partici-
pated in the battle Of Fredericksburg, Dee IL
10 10. 1862 When Duryea's Zouavcs 18th n. W
were mustered out in May. l-63, the recruits
1888 mem Of that famous regiment were trans
feTred 10 the IiG,h. similar transfer was
made in 1864 from Iilh y. Y. when that regi-
ment went homo. Iho liGth encountered its
seyerest lighting in the Wilderness, May ), 1864,
where il suffered a terrible loss in killed aud
wounded, while 23J men were captured. Col.
jenkins and Mai. CurTan were killed yhiIe the
total loss Of the regiment was 20 killed, 81
wounded, and 225 captured or missing. In
l5GJ the regiment WAS in WInthr0u's First
Brigade. Ayrcss ,Srcoud) Division. Finh Corps,
aud was prominently engaged in the battles Of
White Oak Road aud Five Forks, Gen. Win
throp being killed IN the latter action while
leading a successful charge Of his brigade. The
10th was well drilled, aud 40 ono time wore q
conspicuous Zguavc uniform. Gen. Joseph
Hayes, tho last brigade commander under
which the regiment served, wrote: "Assori-
atcd for a long time with tbs infintry OF tho
Regular Army, tho 148th n. Y yields The palm
"a none" The regiment was mustered out of
service July 10, lsGj. Tho Ii6th is one Of the
800 fighting regiments reported by Col. Fox.
aud on: of a total enrolment Of I,7O7 men lost
ia killed and died ef wounds seven officers and
l2G men, and by disease accidents, IN prison,
etc, two officers and li9 men.-EDITOE Ma
TIOSAL TKIEUNE-l
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VANOUISHINGVICKSBURG
Continued from first page.)

with now aud then the meow Of spent
musket-haII, like some sick eat in is dying
agoEies-gave us concert Of discords that
no man no heard will ever forget He was
conscious Of the grand volume OF the total
sound, from the big cannon to the rifle, yet
keenly alive to these individual voices about
him.
In addition TO these sounds Of war there
came now and again what / may term the
sharp and small explosions Of something
different from every other missile. What
it was we did not know at first, but found
after time that they were
EXPLOSIVE MCsEET- BALLS
used by the enemy. They could DO no more
good than the usual bullet, but they were
murderous in their effect when they burst
in the wound made.
Nor was it something to hear alone. The
red line Of human agony painted the edges
Of the battle-smo<e and storm. One could
hear the groans Of the wOunded-the sound
Of these dread missiles as they struck human
bodies, as well as beat at a thousand points
the earth. One could see these comrades as
they were smitten, with the bright blood
staining the blue, sometimes to be struck
again in their helpless suffering, and some
times bleeding still, though they were dead.
What a battle picture was that afforded to
our viewI
can remember to-day how youthful, too,
most of those faces were. From the graver
years of middle life, look back as if this
was the experience of somebody else. And
when see my own boy of just 10, it seems
hard 20 believe that such boys as he were in
this pitiIess storm; and like fading dream
that I, his father, was then no older than he
to-day. Why, those lads coming up that hill
to face almost certain death, were only yes
terday at the plow going to the spelling
school in the country, or with little better
advantage, were walking the halls Of some
academy or college! Come boys, to the
farm to the Tecitation-roOm. This is not
your placel Alb, but it ras their place.
Their country needed them and their hearts
were warm and loyal. To such enthusiasm
and courage we intrusted the old flag, and
not in vain Nor will such an appeal come
in vain to the boys Of to-day, we can well
believe, should the country be again in
danger. II was the youth Of our land that
saved it long ago. And our youth Will ever
respond!
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Incident Before YIeA .burr.

@. II. Ashby, who died on Nov. 16 was quite
4 prominent Grand Army man. He carried in
his side a bullet "a a reminder Of his services.
He was a bee keeper of some prominence.
G'emugs IN Bee Ctit8,s relates the following Of
him:
While before yicksburg, under Gen. Grant,
he was Captain of company OF artiilerymen.
But before this city was captured the besiegcd
made one desperate attempt TO route the Union
forces. In this battle Capt Ashby took a con-
spicuous part. The enemy were approaching.
and il looked as il they were about to carry
the day. While his company Of men were
shelling an advance column word came 20
Ashby that the shells were giving out. lie
promptly ordered detail OF soldiers to go to
the cave where tho shells were kept for safety,
and bring out more. But said they, the
shells are boxed mp, and the screwdriver cnn-
not be found IL seems that the covers TO tho
boxes Of shells wero screwed down. for it would
never do TO pTy open or knock OF the covers
with a hammer, because of the liability Of the
shells 10 explode. Capt. Ashby at once or
deTed tine Lieutenant, with couple Of men, 10
go and break the boxes Open, as the enemy
were fast approaching. They fatty refused to
go, urging as an excuse that the thing was fool
hardy, and that they would never come out Of
the cave alive. Quick as thought, Ashby or
dered the Lieutenant to take charge Of the
men, while he himself proceeded to the cave.
He ordered darky, who stood near, to hold a
candle
60 No sab, boss; " doan get dis yeah niggah
in dat yer place, if you's gwiRe ter break open
dem boxes wild dat yer pckax'
Capt. Ashby would take no plrloy. At the
the muzzle OF a revolver he babe the colOred
man obey. He held the candle but his white
teeth chattered with nervous fear like pair
OF castanet5. Then with pickax Ashby COM
menccd breaking open the covers. A. III luck
Eurra tFn no ar V.L- "a
quantity OF sparks few into an open key Of
giant powder near by. The grains were so
large that the powder did not ignite; bat the
cOlOTcd man nearly swOoned, aud tried 10 es-
cape. The revolver was again pointed at him.
and again bo was made 70 stand. Although
the sparks few right and left, Ashby, tremb-
ling and pale as death himself. continued his
perilous work and the shells were taken out
aud distributed 10 the artilerymen; and the
result was the enemy at that quarter was
driven back. We believe this incident has
never been made public"
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both. 10 DC much stronger than the famous
Malakgh. Tho Cgps Fear River, the grand
blockadc-runaers' pert Was egectually closed,
aud the ConiederAGy AZ last completely $50
lated. How considerable, and important were
the supplies introduced hy this channel, and
how vital were The SoJa llsu icatinns Il protect
ed. will be evident when we remember ths
fact that Gen. Lee had autographed that Fort
Fisher must be held at any cost" otherwise nc
must evacuate RichmGnd.
At daylight the following morning the crews
of the ships came su1Gming up on deck 20 find
the starry banner waving over tho fort while
the light-draft gunboats, wero already under
way, working their way through the intricate
and shallow channels OF the bar. to reach the
Cape Fear River vhcre for some days 10 come
they were busy in eapt6ring aud occupying
forts and batteries, and In sweeping the chan
mel FOR torpedOcs.
While the men were gazing upon the scene,
a terrible explosion occurred within tho fort,
masses Of sand, timber. and bodies Of men
going high into the air, while dense cloud OF
smoke and dust hung for many minutes over
the fort. The magazine Of the fort had blown
up. How it happened no one could learn. Two
Confederate steamers, the Chckamauga end
Tallahassee, that lay near the fort. were set on
fire aud blown up Tho fate of Fort Fisher
sealed that of Fort Caswell aud all the sur
rounding works and the City Of Wilmington
fell 4 few days later.
The navy lost, in killed, II officers and men; (;
wounded, 2l3; missing, %. Total, killed,
wounded, and missing. 800.
And hero ended the war service OF the gal
liant old steam sloop Brooklyn. And those
who fought on her decks during the war have
reason TO be proud Of the noble ship.
(TEs sB,Il
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Ilon Ieri.h NAT EIIIsh-


One Of tie largest EbattOirs in the city, cOv-
ering an ample block, owned aud operated by
men Of Jewish rac6 and laith, is remarkable FOR
its smooth and efsctIye working aud admira-
bio distribution Of parts. An average OF 500
cattle, between three aud five years old, pass
through il in each Of the business DAYS OF the
year. Arriving from Ehe West at the river
front. they asccnd-0ue by one 20 the fatelul in
closure, W here au daept employe fastens q chain
around the hind-leg Of each. Hoistod by
machinery, tho bovine falls gently upon one
shoulder and IN most instances without cry.
Occasionally, however some brute maddened
by sight aud smell Of blood, breaks out into the
slaughtcr-house aud creates disturbance that is
speedily que.led by bis own dispatch. Sub
missivo companions, with neck twisted 20 ex-
pose the throat quickly feel the shOchet's long
and shining knife
The shochct himself is u stalWart fellow, cool
and wary witt who rarely makes a useless
motion. He religious man and OF good
moral character - bis license fTOm Rabbi Jacob
Joseph, chief o. certain orthodox congregations
in the Metropolis, avouches Tho lifss;ream IN
torrents follows tho movement Of his blade.
This is " shechita," the killing. 1t insuTss COM
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che flagship Of Commodore Du POnt, the
hero of Forts Walker and Beauregard, in
Port Royal Harbor S. C.; the frigate Min
nes0ta, the flagship OF Commodore String
ham, the hero of Forts Hatteras and Clark,
and many other vessels, all OF which had
rendered valuable and important service at
other points on the coast, and We're now
about TO close their brilliant fighting careers
In the last but
GEANDrsr OF NAVAL BATTLES OF THE
WAR.
AS the meu-ofwar and transports arrived
daily Hampton Roads began 20 assume a
busy appearance, more SO than nj any other
time durin. the war Tor many weeks the
feet lay ia readiness, awaiting orders to
move, bat none came At last the trans
ports bearing ihe troops which were TO par
ticipate csme down the James River, but
there was stll a fdr,ber delay, and ii began
10 be umarzd that the fleet was waiting for
some ul, rnal machine or torpedo TO be fin
ishcd. which was said 10 have been con-
ceivod Ia The fertile brain Of Gen. b. i.
Butter liis plan was 10 load a boat with
POO ions Of powder, run her Up under the
walls Of Frt Fisher. then touch her of,
when 10 and behold, Fort Fisher and its
garrison would be knocked into the middle
OF next week, and that wonld settle the
business ioF he Conlrderates,
When thisplau of Gen BulI's became gen
orally known throughout tine fleet it created
nothing but contempt and disgust for itsorigi-
nator for the blue jackets were looking for
fair stgad-up fight, and did not believe in
wholesale murder Al last, on the l6.h Of
December, 1864, the feet of men-of- war and
transports sailed out OF Hampton Roads, and
on the following day got around Cape bat
teras, then hauled up and ere sed the blight
Of Raleigh Bay to Cape lookout, under the
lee OF which all The large vessels anchored,
while The smaller vessels and transports and
the monitors made a haIbor in Beaufort
Hero The feet remained until Dec 10 when
ID again got under way and sailed for the
final rendezvous, which vas about 20 miles
east of New Iulet, the entrance to Cape Fear
River Here the fleet OF meu-ul-war came
10 anchor literally at sea, and ina
MOST DANGEROUS PLACE
for any vessel to ride out gale. The army
transports remained safely at anchor in
Beaufort For the next few days gales,
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Why lie ,ras n Herefic.

An army officer writing to the Arg0u1m from
Fort Schuyler, y. Y, says: II read with much
amusement the sketch entitled Our American
Army and it reminded me Of the story of the
Irish Drill-Sergeant in the English army. A
squad OF newly-enlisted men are paraded for
his inspection aud preliminary drill. His
little visprless forage cap is eanted TO one side
as he struts up and down the line tapping his
leg gently with the inevitable cane or switch
At last he hslts in front of an understood
rOund-shouldered victim. steps back a pace,
places his arms akimbO, and sOlloquizes:
We'll, what kind of q man wud il be that 'ud
20 and list a kangaroo for the army with a
hoomp on his back like dog scraping pot
Shtip out here. Wud ye know your facings?
Right face. Alb, there you go to the left --
yer sOwl, don't yez know yer right hand from
the left? Which hand do We bless yerself wild
Ie don't bless yerself at ALL Ell? So ye are
hereto? Git back TO the ranks"
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heavy Eeas, and iogs prevailed. The weather
was 70 heavy that ali the ships were COM
PEELED 10 drop two anchors 10 prevent being
driven on shore The mouitoTs-of which
there were fouT-seemed 10 have a rough
time Of il as the huge seas swept over them,
keeping them submerged continually, moth
ing bat tie tops Of their tuuets ana smoke
stacks being visible. AZ last the weather
moderated, and Gen. Buffers huge torpedo
made iis appearance. This was the steamer
Louisiana, which previously did service ss a
Punb0at Two hundred tons OF powder had
been placed Oh board Of her; she was alter
Cd so as TO give her the appearance Of a
blockade-runneT, 10 deceive the enemy. The
brave commander, A. G. Ilhiud, Of the e. s.
s. Agawam, with a number Of his crew and
Lieut. S w. Preston, volunteered to take
The p0Wder-boat In and explode il, which
was 70 be done by means Of an ingenious
device About 10 o'clock on the night Of
tie 23d tie steamer Wilderness toWcd the
Louisiana IN and moorcd her as close 10 the
walls Of the fort as it was possible 10 get
her and % 100 q. H. she went up into the
air. The result was al, and chat was the
end o. ,he great Punpowder plot.
TIE Generals EuFpositi0n was chat the OK.
plOaiUu would level The fort and surrounding
works Wl.h tie ground, aud that De would only
have 10 land bis troops and take possession Of
tle ruins. and perhaps be- made President OF
tic United States FOR bis bravery But alas
hlE hopes must have Ceyul a terrible shock
when the explosion took place, although hc
Was Bg miles away.
There was d grand smile went the rounds o.
tic fleet ~ TIC result, lOr now the blue Jacket.
bad chaUce 10 win glory Ia fair stand ~
hghl Tie fight wRs bad and the glory won
which puts % shame those who attempted K
Wln fame By baIbarous mode Of warfare.
Fort Fisher is situated on Federal Point, and
Nas one of Tho
MOST F0R3IDABLE EAETUwOEEs
o. the Southern coast Connected with th,
fort were b iouR line Of batteries extending fo
nearly % milo along the beach Ia these work
were mounted upwards Of rs guns. most o
which were l0-inch COiumbiadG heavy Brooke
Bakcly aud Armstrong guns, many Of then
rifed.
After tie failure OF Buffers "gunpowdc
plot" Admiral Porter issued orders 10 al th
commanding officers Of the vessels In his fec
% prepare for battle.
Dec. "a opened fine, with o light northwes
Wind and smooth sea- ID was not vet dav}{ph
when the ships crews ppcd 10 breakfast
which was much sooner than the usual time
the Admiral not wishing 10 take them int
battle on empty gtomachs Day was jus
breaking when the feet got under way an
formed 10 line-of-battle bat Il was near moo
before the lTonsides, which was leading, opene