Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-04-20
THE NAVAL REVIEW.
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FoRr MONROE, Va, April IL
1he British feet, consisting of the
Blake, Australia, Magicienne, Tar-
ter and Partridge, arrived this
The visitors fired a saa
lutte of twenty-one guns, which
was promptly replied to by the
fort. The Blake then saluted the
French, Russian and Italian flags
by firing the number of guns due
the rank of the commander of each
vessel.
A description of the vessels is as
follows: The Blake. armored
cruiser, 5000 tons; Australia, ar~
moreG cruiser, 1900 ton; Magis
%cienne, protected cruiser, 1880
tons; Tarter, partially protected
cruiser, 753 tons. The Blake is of
10000 horsepower, and much the
largest in this respect of any that
will take part in the mane1vres,
domestic or foreign.
Before 8 o'clock this morning,
Col, Frank, commander Of the
Army Post. was informed by ADJ
miral Gherardi that the British
vessels were coming up from the
capes and that they would be
along in an hour. This was a no.
LITIGATION to stand by to salute the
visitors after they had fred twenty
one guns i'll honor OF the Ameri-
can c%olors, and the fort was
prompt in doing this. The fashe
ionable set were ruthlessly awak-
ened by the terrific bombardment
and reverberation of the mighty
guns of the Blake, and the an
swers that came quickly back from
the forts and the flagship Philss
delphia. Hardly had the dense
white smoke disappeared from the
muzzle of the guns when the
Blake started in to assure the
French, Russian and Italian flags
| of her distinguished esteem and
consideration ty saluting the CONS
handing officers of the tour vessels
| with the number of guns due their
rank. During these ceremonies:
flags on all the ships were con.
stantly changing from one country
to another, and to an on-looker i,
was apparent. that if there eyer
existed any ill-feeling between
Russia England and France there
were little remnants OF it left.
The appearance these FIVE crack
ships of the Queens Navy pre-.
scented as they moved majestically
yer the water and past the outer
end of our fleet to the anchorage
grounds designated them by AID
miral Cherardi, was one of the
prettiest sights ever seen here. A
the head Of the feet was the big
armored cruiser Blake, the coun'
terpart of our own ship New York
heavily arnored and the most for
midable ship that will be in the
review. In her wake was the pro-
tected cruiser Magicienne and be-
hind her came tue monster armored
cruiser Australia, with her sides
fairly toothed with fierce looking
high power guns. Riding grace
fully next was the cruiser Tarter
and in the rear was the little bark
entinesrigged cruiser Partridge
In perfect line they sailed in, with
signals flying from their tops and
yard-arms and flags of the country
floating defantly from taffrails o.
each ship. At the masthead OF the
Blake was the pennant Of Vice
Admiral + o. Hopkins, K. @. B.
commander in chief of the flee
and upon signal the halyards were
combinations of yellow and white
signals to the ships behind her
sSweeping by the fleet the Blake
slowed down Just as she passed the
New York, and when abreast Of
the Philadelphia the signal wal
displayed to the other ships to an
Choir. AS quickly as the signal wa'
seen, just as quickly were the five
bow anchors seer to splash th'
water into a foam and the deer
rumbling of the chain could b
heard as forty fathoms ran through
the hawse pipes. With a flood tide
al five ships promptly swung
around with their noses pointed on
to the roads and forming a lin
extending a mile out.
Firing commenced and was KEEP
up necessarily for halt an hour.
At II o'clock Admiral Hopkin
put on his cooked hat, buckled hi
sword on, and em%barking in hi
gig was pulled over to the Phila
!, delphia, where he saw Admlra
Gherardi, heard fifteenguns fire.
off in his honor, and then departs
to his own vessel to get ready t
receive u commandersinschie
who went through some prepare
ton and had the same number G
guns discharged for his benefit
These courtesies having been ex
changed, the noise was suspende
for an hour.
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