The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-08
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A British Ship Cspisih kelsirs Facts
From lhshiiea History
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The fYilsb lHg remarkable HiDfy TOD
Iby British ssa rapisln ~ his 80
psuaurs in ths harblf ~ iiio. hurnR
ths late attempt 90 restore m0narh rhlal
government in irasIi aill be rad Hi'ii
lihnilluT interest by Ansrinan ciiltsns
rhr fnsi ihat Gfeai iintain. a0isiih
standing hrr haastsd reputation 40 q
pnlir,tor ~ ths nFhu - hrf suhle'is
throughout ihs NDrid actually psf.
Imltifd thr endurance ~ The most 90
irrms hardship and even yioleni dean
by hrr mrfrhani saiInu in ihat hafiDf
aiihuui frmunsifaHfF pf any attempt
through q formidable naval heri sta.
Toned ihsfr ai the time a. relieve "
protect lhsm Dui ~ sympathy WIN
the rebellion AMI that hsf subjects Weft
compelled a. sock fnd obtain lhs AID
and protection ~ United States var
thlps ln order 90 supply their nrrsaal
Ties and oven bury their deal VII Do
surprise lu al olassss N readers
Il ls believed that shai IL here pub.
lhhsd constitutes ln ail ~ details,
nrN chapter IN tho history " that
rebellion which has never been puhllsh'
ed bsfor,. ana whlrh perhaps has heen
p1. ana Nhlth p'rhapH haH been knuNn
w ~ thlH Time only ~ the sufferers
and their government sho, flf Obvious
reasons. have hlth,flu sept Il oul VI
publle print
Captain Coihhlll ~ thr British ship
cfsH ~ india nDw blnH in thls har.
buf aNalilnH charter was one ~ uiHhly
british nhlpmasinfs who were tied W.
ln that harhur mother able ~ discharge
~ ~ Hri 0ui NJ the pou lipaides these
thers we've a number ~ shlla ~ uihor
nations. llkpN isp harlinf bound A tho
limu thrrr Wrfu thrir iirlllHh menpf
war and slk American war vessels IN
lhr poet uf tho nsiunHihle purpose NJ
pmtrrlinH thrlr ruuntymen in ~.
counting the ,aHuun rsriiinH incidents
NJ the revolution Captain rufkhill said
90 an Aalurlhn reporter
"fhe srrn,s aud incidents Ia l,iu har.
hur turing tho r,h,lion were the most
awful ana psoltlns I pyor witnessed,
ami bat fur thr good offices ~ the unll.
si Hlaioa navy few NJ We would today
be- Twins ln lrll uhe Tale, while many
hundreds NJ british sailors periuhed by
shot ana she'll ana yellow feypr hefne
assistance waa rtcslyed
You soo when nur ships sallrd from
home win orders iu stop ~ Rio ~
discharge or take un arHo thore was
nu news NJ the war ana We kepl drop.
pins in there lnnwunily untll before
tho cessation uf operations eighty nrlt,
luhura alone were llpd up In tho har.
hpr The Insurgents who were In oon
uul were very willing IN lot uu unmo
IN but when once Insldu We unuld nni
depart and were suhiuotrd ~ an kinds
NJ lnd,Hnillus und harships We oven
uunurui fur bread and water 40 II Was
llhp running u blockade ~ ~ ashore
for supplies or to place our slcN IN tho
hospital
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foriH which were about Two mllps apart
and Whosu pearohlghla playud nm ua
by nlHhl and whuso gums monaood M
by day We managod Ia gel ashore
Occasionally hut HoneralY had trouble
IN reaohlnH our uhlpa agan ON ono
" those irlps when landed In q small
huai tn secure Wator aud nooopaltlnu,
u rphol HunhoAt oame Mona and nrnd
u shot ~ tho dock tho sholl bursting
near my beat Mlllng ono " my boys
whO stood near me M redrona W sat
lHfarllon could ho obtained, though We
carried tho hnelish dag and were an.
chorpd outside the danger line We
hulled the dead body ashore
Added ~ the horrors VI our altua, |
llOn yellow fever aoon hrokn out and
our men heuan to die IN large numhora !
The hosplials which had not hpon clos
Nd NY the homhardment were crowded,
water waH unohlalnahle, and the CON
llllpn W aifalra hooamo Intense, Re- |
npatot wallis had been made upon the
British warahlpn for pNtootlon aud
Npnllpu W hnd Rnd water without
lNall TheW steam launches would not !
lvpn tow ~ fNm phnw oul into the
hay whom they were alHo returnlng In
Ihe pVenlnW hut We were Oftnn invited |
nl tho American ofllorm ~ tnNo ad, |
vantage VI " tow, aud thus uoonor gol
neyond reach VI the rehel gums, Tlrng
N thla state VI aralra I oauod one
n CommNndNnt Lana, of tho
lhltluh nNvM npet on board hla nag
ihN was met nv one VI tho llou.
.nnNnia on lho dook who WRuted 20
know my huaneaa
~ want IN aou tho captain said
'Nm Want Hen him. donlohor know,
No Ia lndiaposed
" lnalAlod, however, Nud got unuhhod
'or my palna whom unhered into the
mmmandants presenoe hollow
~ can't dn pnythng tor lNu, my
iood follow, youll hayo ~ got further
lut " tho llne W nrn
''lloW van I move without u Wg,
'h oven yoNr launches refuse IN tow
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