The Atlanta constitution., 1896-06-08

model. No, there's no way OF telling them
at anchor. But let them hoist sail ana
how dyou ten them then?''
"trenchy hes white sa Is" cried several.
And ours are black aud rotten. That $
US When The wind can blow rlsAt through
our canvas
In the Speedy" said Cochraue. "Ihe
sail-clCth was So thin that when / took
my observation 1 always took my meridian
through the fOrct0psaI anu my horizon
through the fOressiil."
There was general laugh at this, and
then at Z they all went letting or into
speech all those weary brOoGiuss ana silent
troubles wh4ch had rankled during long
years Of service, and which am iron dis
clpune prev cntad them from speaking or
Wnen their feet We're upon their own quar-
ter decks. one spoke or his powder, SIX
pounds Of which were Needy 10 throw
ban "a thousand yards. Another cursed the
admiralty courts, Wlerc prize goes IN
a schooner. The old captain spoke oi mo
promotions b. parliamentary interest,
when had put many a youngster into the
captains ca-Din when he should have been
in the gun room. And then they came
back to the difficulty Ok finding crews for
Their vessels, and tney ali together raised
up their voices and walled.
What. the use Of building fresh ships" ="
cried Foley, when even with 40 bounty
you can't man the ships that you have
sot2'
But Lord Cochrane was on the other side
in this question.
y ou'a have the men II you treated
ADMIRAL Nelson can set ms sn.gs manned
SO can Admiral COlilngwOOQ. NhyE Be
cause ne mas thought Ter the men, and 90
The men nave thought Tor nun. Let Hfeil
ana officers Know ANA respect c1eA otner,
and there 10 dlh4CuGN III EceIlnS i
Shlp.S company. L. the internal plan OF
leaving the officers behind that Tots The
ace the encmys ports. Bay tnat all
prize nfoucy should be divided equally
among the whole meet, and until you have
such rule the smartest men viii always
be found where they are OF least service
10 any one but themselves.
Tins speech produced q chorus oI pro
tests from the cruiser officers dud o. hear
ty agreement from the huc-ot-battIt-sllp =
men, who seemed to be in the majority ia
this circle winch had gathered round. From
the flushed faces and angry Slanccs IL was
clear 70 me that the question was one
upon which there was strong Ieelih5 upon
both sides.
What the cruiser gets the cruiser earns.
cried a frIgate captain.
DO you mean To say sir, SAID captain
Foley. THAT the duties of an officer upon
a cruiser demand more care or prof. e9s on
al ability than those OF one VINO Is employ :
cd upon blockade service WIN . zee coast
under hinf whenever the wind shifts 60 tGa
west, and the topmasts OF an enemy
squadron forever in his sight"
Il 90 moi claim higher ability. sir"
"Then why should yuu claim higher payt
Can you deny that seaman before the
mast makes more in "A fast trisdte than
lieutenant can in q battle sh.p+
'It was only iasr year. said a very gem
tcmauly looking officer, who might have
passed for buck about t1Wa, had ms
Skin not been burnt to copper in such sun
shine as never bursts upon London. ''lL
was only last year that i brought the OLD
Alexander back from the Mediterranean
floating like an empty harrel ana carrying
nothing but honor Tor her cargo. lu the
channel we fell in with tHe frleate Miner
va, from the western ocean, with her ice
ports under water and her matches burst
ing with the plunGcr which had Been too
valuable TO trust TO the prize crews. She
had frfafe az eh fF
howsprit. and nit of silver plate AZ the
trucks Of the masts. My jacks could have
fired into her and would. too, If they hQd
not been held back. lt made them mad 70
thing of all they had done i'm the south,
and then to see this saucy friEdte flashing
her money before their eyes
II cannot sec their grievance. Captain
Bell" said Cochraue.
"XVhen YOU are promoted TO q twO-deck-
to you.
You speak as il q cruiser had nothing