Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-21

voyage of discovery to the North
Pole, and distinguished himself by
chasing polar bear over the ice in a
thick fog all night, until a signal of
recall was made from the ship.
After many changes of sea and eli
mate, and after many sufferings, and
after much hard work, Nelson passed,
In A. ID. 1777, hard examination be-
fore board of naval officers and at
the age of 2l was given command of
the warship Badger. lie was little
fellow and described as the "merest
boy of captain ever seen.r In 1893
at the siege of Calvi off the coast Of
France, shot, striking the ground
near his feet, drove some gravel into
his eye, and the sight was gone for
ever.
Horatio was no longer boy captain
he had been made an earl by the
King.
On board the Theseus, Nelson was
sent to attack Santa Cruz, and, in the
very act of stepping out of his boat
and drawing his sword, he received a
bullet in his right arm, and the shock
hurled him back into the boat. The
attack failed, and, when Nelson was
rowed alongside the Theseus again,
he caught rope with his uninjured
hand, swung himself aboard, and, as
he leaped upon deck. exclaimed, Tell
the surgeon to make haste with his
instruments. l know / must lose my
right arm, so the soonerit soft the
better
In l79S the French sent fleet of
ships to attack Egypt. The King of
England sent Nelson with fleet TO
give them battle, and it was fierce
one. Nelson finally came in sight of
the enemy's fleet at the mouth OF the
Nile. The French had drawn up
all their ships in the bay, and bade
defiance TO the English.
Led by Nelson in the Vanguard
with six colors flying, lest any should
be shot away, the main body of the
fleet sailed onwards to the foe. At
sunset the Vanguard opened fire.
The cannonade was soon terrific; the
men, working the foremost guns,
were all killed, but Others quickly
filed their place. Before long, five of
the French ships were either dis
masted or captured. The heroic
French commander on board the
Orient, was three times wounded, but
refused to leave his post; at last, a
shot almost cut him In two, and he
died on the deck where he fell. A
piece OF wood struck Nelson on the
head, but he would not allow the sur
geon to look at the wound until he had
taken his turn with his own seamen.
Whilst he was being attended TO,
the French warship, Orient, blew up,
and Nelson, forgetful of his injuries,
rushed on deck to order all his boats
away TO the rescue OF his enemies.
The action was continued throughout
the night, and at daybreak the last
remaining couple OF French ships, not
disabled, cut their cables, and stood
away TO sea. Nothing else escaped.
All the rest OF the splendid French
fleet was sunk OF wrecked.
In 1900 Russia, Denmark and
Sweden united 10 destroy forever the
power Of England as mistress Of the
seas" An English fleet in command
OF Sir Hyde Parker, with Horatio
Nelson under him, set sail to meet the
allied fleet in Copenhagen. After
three hours hard fighting In that
harbor, Sir Hyde Parker made a sig
nal to stop fighting. Raising his
telescope TO his blind eye, Nelson
cody said to the ofiicer who had called
his attention to the signal: III really
do not see the signal. Keep mine, for
battle, flying. That's the way l
answer such signals. Nail mine TO
the mastr In two hours the enemy
stopped firing and surrendered. Nell
son went ashore and dictated treaty
OF peace. Nelson sailed back to Eng
land in command of the fleet, Parker
having been recalled.
Nelson went into two years SER
vice in 1903, going on land but three
times. In 1906 he sailed IN the war
snip Victory for his last fight at sea.
For some time after the French had
opened fire, the Victory's guns never
spoke. AT length, however, both her
broadsldes belched forth their flame
and smoke with terrible effect, and
then, her helm being suddenly put
aport, she ran down the Redoubtable,
her in fierce death struggle.
The French ship, after firing one
broadside, closed her lower deck ports
for fear Of being boarded, and Nelson,
that, as he heard no great
guns, she had surrendered, issued or
ders TO cease firing. But the rinemen
who filed her tops continued 20 pour
a deadly hail OF bullets on TO their OPP
,.onanta and "a Nalaon stood unon