The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-15
THE BATTLE OFTRAFALGAR
THE personal EXPERIENCE OF
FRENCH OFFICER.

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Refused to n Captured apd Shaking shin.
The recent English colonization =, -. .u
vcrsnry of the batt,e nj Trof.,r,r - ,ssnnn,
tho porIa Fi,oro IN ,rin, 80 -
unpublish.d memoira ~ p,o..n S..S Wv
/ Cnpialn of ,nor,nea NJ, hoord ,ha r.. -
Fouvu,ux. Tho Co,,nin 10 Gov. 80 80
Nh. conduct"oof tho Fno,,,r 90. ~"
Int ,nlcnende,,Iv NJ or,n ,,n,,.uo D"t0'
rntiye ia very ,n,erss,ino =. a.ssst...~
mart of tho great royoi ho,,,a Va"
..In the month n, s.n,amh. ,oo.,
sovs "y, st s,u -
French Admiral vuIanan,o - -. n'
ish ~yIce.Admir.l croyIn. ,o.uI.- 49,.
of Ferro,. fe,v d,,s o,,.r.ar, -.
Cadio md reu,,,.a .uah..., - ~,
un,l ,ho onth ~ o.. .No ""''ot
nnvo sol mud ,r.ror, o..
by ia, French AdmiroI,s sh,n A,,I $50
q, lo+ tho h,rhor nn, -. oNoN
form tho neet in ,hroo ,,I,as.. go, .IO
ths or6or yos h,d,v rn,.sa,sns nn.sul
rms Nh, M. .sv.r,, Ca.,sN $50
and sn,nisb yess,ls ToIIoa 80 49,. ~ una
49,, -, vi" al Ane'
ana, Wheh inc English ueet was sighted, the
Spanish and French fleets were, 80 to say. in
u wv ooser'eu each other
during the whole night, and never ceased
making signals.
al davhr.,t nm N. OIL, i,
va "a l ocIooer We
iouhu hoeJ III ABOUT the same position
that 1t was In the eve ming before: several yes-
s,ls Ind fa,l.,, or o,1 a.. So. 49,
oN - so o"' apu Wv Spsnish vessel
was az ieast three miles to leeward. The Adj
miral gave q signal to form In line of battle
IN, mn he,,.r rosrI, ,,,, .h,,t.., M. -
80 ~ Nv '''u'' "a oo'ahnea. inc ENG
llsh. favored ny q little breeze. manBuvrcd
very much better than we aid. They formed
oa.nu H. - asIma -,
e"''' ~ WV 'iu"he oho h"NinR III 'he 'eau
the victory. with ITO guns. comm inded by
q" 1t. S',''''sn' "'o " ~ gums anu
commanded by Admiral CollinGx pod. The
English fleet advanced to cut the poorlv formed
I.,o ~ ,h. Er.,oh ~ s,ant.h ,as.a,r -
t'no VI 'ho Fenoh anu spanish 'ess"ls' "h'ch'
tween them and their leader.
"Tr. Eon,nonx On ,hIch I..rr.
ter-at-arms, had for her leader tho Spanish
weasel Sainte. Anne. with no pun. Nv Ind
,h'noe"'tes she 'eA' moro 'hah a cah!e length
between her and the vessel ahead. and in that
naas ,hr,r,h !, 800. .S.sINn- ~ '"
pass ln'ousn' / was precisely toward this
point that Admiral Collingwood bore down to
shorII cross opr how !, W." wss rt,h a., ma. ne
Ibncau es sosaSe u o0"' II WAS Win MIN That we
al n;,artar NO, q ,ho E ,,,
'Suansrt pass - ,he TouEueuA: WIN -
sS1n w 0puneu w nre upon tn9 English Adinirais
SSn,pi "n,on wns Iar superior TO our vessel IN
$500 ~ ~ areniery, huu ~ men. tier thlrd
e"sHIcsI t u CASTLES ast ,oMerau over our ueck ana
~ 80 sNS GU ~ uoseINc M our crew anu
,m. 80 70 ouF uauai pa.i napit,
E Evutu m"se 'n"n a huhurea Shois teiore the
- - ~ 'essvi ouLneu u match; ~ was only
" y Id uv W. w.. g" oFnSusiue on ana yards against
90 ,nm,, 'ue safe u d oroausi 'e Oh uIty-
1 thought that the Foagleux was pulvcrized.
MI o G"i'm'iaS W p,3jec,iies tnat Teacnea her
! ! eel ei amu rt ,rIS', ~ 9n u stnrooafu sue naue her
80 " pot YEA part u SANS
~ 'VcS.hE Va CUT. anu me ueck was swept
VI a .ohTIu"raple portion OF our crew ana
80 utA.eu, anu, elter al. there were only
Ills .om a. y Uue me- put soaS ms S"mD"e;
$50 49, i our ueh, anu u wei. sustained IRE
.'rSs Em,i 1880 III" e VOC. hau guns
San Anno 'wwJ1ne tIe oet"een US a.u tne
'tnne' whlcn, during our engagement,
trav. on wi,tnmII s i"r u eo"rhHu"u -
I" " oI, "lthout 'ahlAE III satl. luis maze
a.. a. +" pasn"EeMaS LOT Shc enemy. A. ION
+ r. ,sbnn oHi,tanuer tounu aains.i, IN the Eng
iaam i ~ . Mater; oo"sprlt on stern ainoSi. he
Np'e ~ bS this movement We to3N the Eng
e rSn sA, Do py .h s port o1t'ocK' SO th@t all she
mr uo was 10 SEQ a lew shots from her
AMIR. nrand s,d a." r M re we 4 POM pianA our
500 ~. 80 IL eiiiIaoeu her oa'terles-
I Ihen h we saw ner fnizSenmast come down.
! J men e ssf seerihG &c; r was damaged, for it be-
sails anttered IN n The w Wind u her s :. wor nd rn
atng rigging we're cut by cur sh ra p and u tor
bur dr. nnd saw her mai Inn ron o ,uaoa n
that lmo,nen, we psrc.iv,I an i fbrn m do%n.
thnt She wns ralIinI for .In H. ,his ..p.mso
bot aecelved. f1r shortly afterna I'd Two i" Hnnue
On the starboarI buttock and RI. 'n nt.er IN W. ~
stern, and Tor NOR. than an honr thev ratnei
Shpt Snrapn.l md lnIlata up,n ~ ,rI,.,
brourbt denrn an1mn, n,,r ''N II" VIM"
''Our utLIen ma.t was cnt an , Lave, With .b.
stern, Xii nIr vard. Sy,.re ban@tnc ~
/, ire broEe on, H., the rnII.rp - i, -"
MISUNDERSTANDING the rstn NJ Irnn 10 10 'ttI.
'nC upon US, we managed TO nnt ~ ont ma
With our hnttl. ass - 1,t nd ~ ,h ~ ~
ards and RI yiny thai uere ,arI,i no ~ 80 80
oatterte- and c..usins danger of "DtnmI icnting
ire on board the vessel, Ar his nhnn,ent ihe
tnrnIn ,mIrr ord.rrd me- W lnnE inJn o.. tmo
t.rIor al, M, shin and 80 10 tha .ha., H.
nsaii wa, LOT liab1e ro natcn er ~ srom ne ne
Iiscl,arye Of tho s.rord bn,icrv V ~
over ine yauyu,uv in,o no na
tL.y LOT 20 tne 'nrIrs sta rIoor 81 hrmau "
,Ide IN, ietonaiion ami shocE ,yara :. n 80,
csr,a > -, ~ ,n u nv kiehS
nam ms nose ma nsrs. Sn, u 4, IL :" w
prevent mn. from p.rfnTnInv nv my -""S
soon our mainnnst came dow Fo-,r-
latelv IL was rrt tan N , a. %. 70, 49,
ierx ard feI nm ILe nor, lido 80 r ,Le
,tarposrd .hrnuJs anI snrr.eIaj n " u
n @ ting rid ~ ~ 'fo"'
Our fire was s,Ill we'll sust,;ned hu, ,ba :
uperlority I'm In. nun her NJ yIn. and RI. am'
,autasrou. posiiion ~ ,h, ErHyiiiHh a .ue AZ !
,Iied them a. drcimate rs in n fsnrfnt m Sem-
ler. More than haif or he crow xns .iIh.r
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