The sun., 1896-10-08
FRENCH SEA MANGUVRES.
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y,ryI'ies oNt''e SNIP A"'H'ral pup'itt' i"'oi'
:.n-. and the Caiman, 7.23o; the cruisers Co
,uo : -,,; tn,,s and the Ialnnde. .S11. with
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three torpedo boats, two OF them the sea- gong
S"'' ,.',,l ',, ,,,tIn- sri, t.rin,Iord Renr
VISION 's.u"'" '"e ."'.,e su'' 80 80,
Admiral Turquct de Rcauregard, S,o4o tons
And Terrible. 1,ldS: the cruisers Srax, Ass,
81 ,tt.,,, i 5I,;. 6nalIv III, Or,ye. and an
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other torpedo boat.
l., thi, array an interesting feature is the
armament uI inc lrohClous. Inc "fF'oie anu
caiman mount each two TO- o4-inch guns, these
monsters exceeding greatly the heaviest car
N nv 80 -, rr,o ua,1in ,,,,,,nts ,hra.
fleu III o"I navy nc tINt'H ,''oS ~
II 57-inch guns. The Gourmet, Magenta, Nep-
- - -, 10 ,rh Gus our be,vicst c,N
nus !hr'c 100 mn gums W. Ne", '.S. >'l'
,,,, is that the three sister cruisers. Charner
49,, ard 1otnrcbe.1rsvi,,e have aso
'hahzy anu Aa'ouS'e- iie'i'4e' H''o w.
inch armor.
During the first period. after some evolutions
,,,+ naei not he reconrted. an attack was
made on the lie u d'Hyeres. The tattle shlps
OF the second division. assisted by the Chanzy,
advanced aealnst fo'uueroi.es anu 'ie"s
while the third division, aided by the Mnrceau
And Raudin procecuel against LeOube- Bres =
- 49, uo',,o;,,i,,,r .,irs r.;,- 1o,o.od :,
Port Cros. \ simulated bomtardment fol-
,,yad ,vhi,e the cruis,rs kcpt on lookout ser.
49,, 49,, a.,,,,l,, .to .,,r ,i,,noI,.a t,,a en-,
lie ana preseh'g ~ Tue tI 'Gt t fra h .n ,'ip
e&nshH the Meet Z" sonp .!rs III anu @ keeo on ~ t.,e m
i mSh S a Was stiarE from "Iie OF orpedo
G2s dhe o"s n fac csme in from anu a
v tmss hpa they /" "e tacsed, b. but 'q In ali
ses weac I.ar viii, ir hr,,St = avs
5, 5 and the elecrj search lights de @cted The
gats SO taT m on 1I ny tSe e~erthnese 10 t e
EntH na~tor,ne a rrent ex nloi II, ror, ejojt,,,
MpEiy ffartIyay te t,'' fsrtIp Brennus Wien The
r.s,i;e costs Of fattIc ship and a score Of tor
2aG SS1 fS Sr mnie m e os
~ ~ ~ tbe ii it9.raUcn hetwern The comniement car
Ut az t., piS ba,,Ie hin and that Of DOZEN or
. ..e4 w w ~ y, D', -, w asp ~ ~ Va . "'A' Vi
WI stSSr Wt 5,at aryjnn there was more tornedo
d--n n""nnv tnrred0es were discharrad
~. ,Nn .,'ins anI nccordine tn EnGi1,sS,
- yi n!c @ arrSIint Of tGc mann,nvres is here
,'fioTai Tie iirst division of ironcIads
1rH in line with the TORPEDO boats and ad-
,rceS at ton snard on the ironcInds Of the
,roaHd dvisio" oisn cinsod mn in line A rnrf
ms ar,jllery nsht ensued as the two two lines ap-
~ ir"nc,a'i. oF ihe Hrst diyision Lnrc in nye
,ije trairing ajl ayaiiabie guns IN Tho enemy
AMI al the same time unmaskinK their tor
do boats which advancing to within fl ring
u.s anrc iisihn-Ted their torr,e,lGes and
,,'Sr,, ,rtsro al ,,,l,,al ,r La : roctir,o N' $500
VIII 80 ~ -. 49, ~ ,,,aro ,,S,nr, a.
.,.! nt!1 t''S ~ "eto % ootups ihE tLe
httehlon ol tHt aytlFe ncet. the reserve squad,
Im "o7 c.rFylhE, on slhtltar EXERCISES around
'orsMa' a. u these 1t VIII only he necessary
TO note the los OF the torpedo boat AndacieuX,
which occurred when the squadron about
forty mile, from AiACciO, and was proceeding
with masked lights in single file at a speed OF
twelve kbnf. The Admiral had orIer,d rho
h.ot fn -t,orr t.U,rn rnuDI TIM neat duriny
rre ni,,b, AND ~, r.nort 10 % any III, " US .,,S