The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-23
FLIGHT OF THE ARMADA.
EXPERIENCES OF PHILIPS FLEET IN
THE STORMY GERMAN OCEAN.


Lesson to the Disobedient and cowaroiS. s
In the Century there is an illustrated a
article on "The Spanish Armada" by b
William Frederic Tilton, with an in c
PRODUCTION by Captain Alfred I. Mahan' II
After describing the defeat OF the I
Armada, Mr.. Tilton says:
Meanwhile the Spaniards were
speeding, crestfallen, over the Ger
man ocean, under all the canvas that
their torn rigging and splintered spars
would bear. For Sidonla's men were
thinking only of getting home to the
warm sun and sparkling water OF their
cara Espana-dear old Spain. Sol
diers and sailors lounged IN sullen'
silent groups about the decks. Inc
flagship would not respond to the sa-
lutes of her consorts. The wind blew
northerly at times, but the duke for
got his promise to sail back into the
channel He thought only OF hight'
and offered his French pilot two tnou-
sand ducats if he should bring him
safe to Spain. Soon the autumn
storms burst. and the Spaniards had
to house everything but rag OF sail
to steer by. Thick, black logs often
: settled down upon them, SO that they
conld not see one another's lights at
. night. One day, however, they had
u the melancholy satisfaction OF cap'uf-
o inc q few English pinnaces returning
,; from their fishing ground laden WIN
4 cod and ling. This-one almost re.
g grets to say twas the greatest
II achievement of the feet that was TO
y give Philip the sovereignty over west
Is Is ern Europe. The men had been sup. p.
Is nlied with clothes only for short
70 summer campaign, and these Norm
9p sea gales froze them to the bone 1--WE
e; all expected to come home rlch from
La this expedition" wrote gentleman
d. on board the flagship, as she was
n foundering past Scotland but now
81 we are coming home in our Shirts 1oi
20 orr clothes got so ragged that we nae
Dr. W +brow them overheard" 10 in
N crease the wretchedness, it became
es' necessary to reduce the ratlons u
TO- starying.point. The artillery mule
Ike ond noblemen's horses, which WIS
IN commander would have kept for 1000
md we're cast overheard to save water e,
'ay It was heartrending to see the vii
'oa white eyes of the poor brutes, q!
on nlnnoins and snorting, they tried
han ..;n, hock To the ships side.
100 II seemed imperative topunlsh som
5 IN BODY for all this disgrace and mlsef
les A number of officers were accused
It to d;sohedience or cowardice. Some
IN these the duke deprived OF their COZ
get mands and one captain was. hans
wnl in pinnace, which was SEM 'a s;n
,r moe the fleet with its grnesome iiels reg
Inc dangling from the yard-arm as wal
~ ~ ing to the rest. ,,o. II
70 The weather got ever wilder. l
hem clumsy ships heaved and roilea'
pl'o' plunged their yards deep 'nIo mo- :,
waves. Hulls got so badly strall
that they had to be stifened with rop
:. strons men Aocked to the chaplal
&c IN bsagine for their prayers. Many
,oeg fal,ow, losing hope of seeing Il
one again, made his will and lntru ST.,
to the ships priest. Men s se
hicks and died by hundreds, sons OF oPa
a an,,,ost bonses with the rest. MI
i np;ns not so short-handed that t
Grain rain dropped behind the main |: Doay ~,
had to struggle northwaro III lsoi'
- j. groups. Now and then ro'' sa;7
Os 90 &c. inc would give way, and the sail
II OFT ,ns BY hunger and sickness,
lllieo' to 90 aloft in the gale to mouse '' a,,
cab tugging and bellying SAIL lneh
n the shpouds and spars were not sup
ed the and dangerous with the driving
S sThouah midsummer, it was as col
chr;sfmas, Everybody except
% 1 one pilots stayed below as much as P
u sftv He to keep warm. They were all
nA'' ; isl; with hunger and thirst, an
l li food they got was moldy'
up-to- l l';abt have tried catching rainwa'
oultry. ing aaIa bnt the spray would have tt
10 use II salt. Calderon, one OF the pa;
ters, had store OF dellcocle Is, a.
if the his hulk, and Distributed .ne,
ault of we'll as the heavy sea allo"ou'
eggs, as the sick and wounaet u = 'n ro
The negroes and mulattos, 1t ", wa I,
ost inn served, nearly all perlshe1, WI VII
ds. The cold. Inc iit1n a ,",,mns Woe
g away tlnuouS'y Nv WV GOT cloceed
les are ship When pup r. was har
garden oah H ;na vessels in the tempe
alf a ton si na.l,e,
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