Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-09-02


soldiers prevailed over Pekin's raw land
levies.
Originated In America.
It was America, however, that intro
duced the ironclad to the world, and the
duels between the Monitor and the Merri-
mac were pathfnders in the new and un-
certain warfare which defes wooden
beaks and ships Of fire. AS O result Of
the Spanish war, the whole world has
been thrown on the defensive. Almost
immediately after the United States vot-
ed q naval appropriation of $50,0OO,0OO
Russia set aside the same amount for the
construction of men-of-war and England
ordered built eighteen hattleships to her
annual budget of thirty-two cruisers, for
ty-one torpedo boat destroyers and eleven
other war vessels Next to the English
come the French, with total of 900 YES
sells of war, and the United States has
quickly come to the front as a naval DOW
er. Her vessels are not as heavy as those
of her cousins, but they excel in speed
and American seamen have always rank
ed with the best in the world.
To recount the most famous naval bat
ties In history is like recounting the most
famous poets, military leaders and states
men. 1t Is all matter of judgment, and
no two lists would be alike. The follow
Ing. however, are among the leaders:
Artemisium-Greeksv virtually defeat Per
slams with superior feet 500 B. c.
Salamis-Greeks, with $50 small war gal
leys, defeat Persans with 800 ships, the
former losing forty galleys and the latter
Of 20 hNSh a..
estimated from 5000 to $4,000; 4SO B. c.
Wlnchelsea-English defeat forty Spanish
1880.
Haraeur-Engllsh capture or destroy 500
French vessels, Aug. IS, 1416
Bay OF Lepanto-Venetlan and Span-
ish fleets defeat Turkish fleet under
Pasha All; Christian feet consisted of $50
ships and more than $4,000 men, and Turks
commanded superior force: only thirty Turk.
lsh vessels escaped; 10000 Turks were taken
1871. N''O'0 N'eH
Gibraltar bay-Dutch defeat the Spanish.
April IS, 1907.
DC Dover strSitsnDutch ,oIS destroy the English
Portsmouth-English defeat the Dutch
and destroy eleven men-of-war and thirty
merchantmen, Feb, Is, 1853
North Foreland-One hundred English and
dutch men,of-war engaged; eleven Dutch
-
Coast OF Holland-Engllsh sunk thirty
Dutch men-of-war, July 81, 1859.
Santa Crus-Spanish fleet burned by tho
English. April 20, 1857.
Harwich-Dutch lose eighteen shins n tho
English, June g. 1885 ~ '"e
Thames-Dutch lose to the English twen.
ty-four men-of-war, four admlrals killed ona
1000 seamen, July 25, 1896. anu
Messlna-Spanish feet, twenty.nine No.
sells, destroyed by the English. July al, 17fs
Gioraltar-Engllsh defeated combined
fleets OF Spain and France, Sept. IA ISs9
St. Vineent-Englsh, with fifteen vessois
defeated Spanish with twenty seven vessels
Feb. IS, 1907 ''eseis-
Battle OF the Nlie-Englsh under Ne,sor
defeat the French and capture and destsonu
eleven, vessels and kill nearly 1000 men my
der Admiral Brueys, Aug !, 17oS un
Trafalgar-Nelson sunk nineteen p,o.,
and Spanish vessels, fighting twenty-ser
ships against thlrty-three OF the comSIne1 sSgIne1
fleet; Nelson killed; Oct. 81, 1905.
Nayarino-The neets OF England, Franco
and Russia nn g. destroy ,trSoy thirty Turkish men.of
Yalu River-Japanese defeat Chinese.
heavy losses on both sides, Chinese iosIns
four vessels and 600 men; Sept. II, 1894.
Noted American Flights.
Among the noted American battles o.o
the following;
Coast OF Scotland-Paul Jones captures ,,o
Serapls and Scarborough, seventy S,,nS ,,e
Sept. %, lTTp. suns
on St Ntt's-The Constellation, twentv.
six guns, captures the French L'Insurcean,
forty guns, Feb. 0, ITO. e'"he
Coast OF United States-Constitutlon fo,
y-four guns, sinks the Guerrlere. thIrtr
eight gums, In thirty minutes, Aug. 10, isl5