Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-01

QuIBERON.
IL was long before Inc saw tho American
again. As the sun rose the Sedulsantc was
heading out 20 sea, lighting against tho
helm, like high couragcd horse turned
back from fence II was Curtis mad
intention u turn In again at nightinll,
and undcr cover Of darkness, surprise the
battery and carry OF tho countess and his
friend by force but AZ hu lay TO ont Of
sight OF shore sail WIS reported to tho
northwnrd, then another and another till
from the masthead could be seen tho whole
lirest fleet stretching ont to sea. There
was but one thing 10 be done
You will kolp thoin In sight TIL dusk, "
wpru Curtis sharp ordcrgto his Lieutenant,
'Then l shall run In aud hang by them
iii we have counted every stick. Whom
that Is done, shall lay hcr under every
rag she'll carry for Falmouth. IL may be
matter Of life or death 10 the country
how soon the admiral knows, and for me
God knows what 1t moansl"
With that he sulonly went below again,
and u murmr " disappointment ran
round tho ship rs the mon learned they
were to bo baked Of thor fight.
Il knew It," bucket muttered, TO the
bowilderment OF those that heard him. II
knew tho devil would stop him. But it
took n whole iicot to do 1t, and that 5 some
thing"
so tho great tide OF events swept over
tho commanders love trail. From Eal-
mouth hu was ordered on to Spithond,
where tho inert old udmlral was so takon
with him and his ship that he was kept in
Cessantly 10 and fro in the channel, fetch
ing and carrying aud battling with inccs-
SAINT gales till tho French brought their
4
Nor did he ever CONF again within dis
tauco of tho lost track Till the tide Of the
great war swept him to it once more aud
he found himself the following summer
with Sir John Warren cscortine NJ de
Puisnyc and tho cmigrc brigade into Qui.
heron bay
II was what hr might have prayed for,
yet ms the natural buoyancy Of his spirits
Rav0 way to tho perpetual strain Of anxiety
aud oyorwork an oppression had come
upon him, as II were, Of a force beyond his
l;on and courage that was keeping him
and his lass apart,
still everything won't we'll. 10 his un.
defined wonder the handling was made al
most without opposition and entirely
without loss Thousands Of Chouan peas
Untry fpckod IN transports of enthusiasm
to Join their chief ana proved to tho Eng
lish officers the moNomont thoy had como
to support was a reality, For miles into
the interior eyory point NJ advantage WAS
u,oupiuu' uho'y nlenut 70 4ulpor3h oloSo',
U'u 6n'Fl'u'' y, "g p'i'','o'''" lSui'te' anu
nunny ,"'u,u :" 'u,r'''uor " connUileu
"'l"VN " "'n" N"" au"' b"' III "l 'no
s"ngu!hr enthusiasm th"1 rhsueu IuFtlS
could take little share.
rui WV iii's' pN,, nv was c'nPio!eu III
4nu"l"B et"Ies' hi NJ" uV'ns mus a good ue'.i
Nsnott INV III vol'prui'v WIN 'houhi oi1-
'uts nv """ '',l opportunity VI gaming
ncNS u tho Am Hu''h' sumo hhu Atoh
MN mere s'IAe 'Nero ana some MOI AZ an
~ NV wv nav 'o','n'N 81" 'he oo"titess III
n's 'oI'' pun! or Vo','u CIV an! tiuiugs oil
Ior nlh'tH, Ahg''" Surtis inuhu 'h'm All
,u' u'ush lIi'uNi,al'u WIN success or 700
"v'pty 'n,upe>t." ~ 'lin'r iu''ruiS anu NJ
Wv i.."'rioh ~ 100 inuOh nV'ehtiul 10 ms
"uN'''!' ~" 'N's p'ruaus IhHuo nun 'ho
ihuFo re""! 'N''o 'he eNli t'"t was olonu-
ne VIZ
river" multitude was swclled
win mor'nr Tor arms ana
IN al W tho confusion.
Anu w tho friction
hhu 'esF" l. between tho
ch''Sre una Inv th'ban oNccfs 1t was
Wv " '-s' wv v ~" -''' '' Nls"eN
Tho partisan 'aI'A'r who Enow what
ms herco bHhd' OF peasants could do II
properly useu--hnd the veteran oihcor all
stnrch anu llpo clay, WHO was In com
mnnd OF tho emlgFo brigade, and tho Gro
sinoiuereu downward IN TIE regulars
coulu hnruy be brought 10 act with the
'houahs or thn Chouans with them.
III weeks umo Tho deadlock had he
come SO serious illat it WA finally agreed
10 await THO coming Of NJ. dc Snmbreuil,
VINO was on nus way from blhndori' with
tho wrecks OF the OH entire regiments
tAat had boon saved from tho lato disas
troGs campaign. untll he arrived to take
over the supreme command and decide be-
tween tho guerrilla CHIEF ana the hide.
pouna soldier nothing could BIZ cons aud
aS NJ dc PniSAyo's earnest request the
commodore consented to dctach u vessel to
.'oe. 'ne nv" s'neta' ann urge upon nm
WV supreme necessity OF MS immediate
II was curtis VINO was detailed for this
sorN!e'' anu glad enough to turn his back
on Chouan nnd clnigre alike he hastoncd
away on his mission before ho had obtain
ell any communication with the American.
to was uAfey losthlgnt away having
iioS W. VS. ,amnrguii, hlreauy sou out,
".'u tu'uln i IN ms company bne tho
o''nhse nv luunu was past nellot,
huVo Muulu hhNo puoh thc lnlet Pitt