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the swindle. But his enemies were
many and very powerful, and the gal
liant officer was convicted and sentenc.
ed to be pillored and imprisoned, was
dropped from the navy, expelled from
the House of Commons, fined FL, 900,
and elected from the Order of the Bath.
His constituents reelected him to
Parliament at mass-meeting, at which
they declared him innocent, and he
escaped from prison. But he was re-
captured and served his term. His
career in England now seemed to be
at an end. But he still had the affec.
tionate admiration of the British popu-
lace, his fame was worldwide, and the
future yet held much for him.
He left his country and took CON-
mand Of the navy of Chile, and by
several brilliant victories against great
odds, notably the engagement at
Valdivia, established its prestige over
the formidable armament of Spain.
Notwithstanding his services, he was
subjected to ind:gnities and persecu-
tions, eliminating in failure to pay
him S67 900 of prize money he had
earned and the forcible seizure of lands
granted him by the Chilean govern
ment. By one of the most extraordi-
nary of all sea fights at Callao, he
practically secured the independence
of Peru, and was deprived of the re-
wards of his victory by the dictator
of the republic, who was loaded with
honors and rewards, while Cochrane
was unable to obtain payment either
Of money due himself or of the wages
due his men. He declined offers to
become Spanish admiral and an invi-
tation to command the navy of Mexico
and next took Office as first admiral
OF the imperial navy of Brazil. Here,
says the historian, che quelled all the
efforts of the Portuguese and COM
pletely established the naval supre-
macy of Brazil but he was so embarrass-
ed by powerful opposition at court
that the most serious part of his work
was the maintenance of his authority
and at times even of his liberty" Al
ter four years in the Brazilian service,
the war being over, he resigned and
accepted an invitation to assume COM
mand of the navy of Greece, it being
fully believed that he was the only
man capable Of achieving the liberia
tion of that country. Here again he
worked with will, although he was
able to accomplish less than in Ameri
ca, and here again he was deprived Of
due reward. He had been promised
$285,0 for his services, but as
matter of fact received less than bis
expenses.
INGRATITUDE OF NATIONS.
Having thus experienced the ingra-
titude Of republics, as we'll as the
injustice of kingdoms and empires, he
returned to England after twelve years
of foreign service, during which his
fame had vastly increased. He now
undertook to secure either an official
investigation OF the conduct for which
he had been degraded and imprisoned
or direct annulment of his cendemna-
tion. He secured neither, but ms
tead, after four years. waiting-and
seventeen years after his disgrace-he
was granted "a full pardon" which
implied that he was guilty. Cochrane's
fame had become so universal, however
and he was so unmistakably popular
that he was soon restored to his old
rank in the navy and in short time
became rear admiral, an honor he
should have attained after his earliest
victories. He was now fifty-seven
years old, and had begun his service
forty years before. The promotions
80 long denied and so we'll deserved
now came in due and regular order,
although he never received a grant of
money or any addition to his titles
from the government, and his banner
K. G. C. B. was mot replaced in
Henry Wis chapel, out of which it
had been ignominiously, kicked in 1914
until after his DEATH" He became
Earl of Dundonald (by inheritance)
in 1881, was advanced to vice admiral
in 1851, and reached the imposing
dignity of rear admiral Of the United
Kingdom in 1854, when he was in his
eightieth year. All these high honors
came to him too late for him to see
active service in high rank. With all
his brilliant victories, he therefore
never commanded an English feet
in war and never shared in general
engagement under the British flag.
His highest active command was that
of the North American Squadron from
184s to 1851 Che was seventy-six when
he left this service). But for British
he was never in battle in command of
more that two or three vessels. He
earned the high regard in which his
name is held in the face of great en-
balrassments and without chance
for general command.
The comprehensive sketch of Lord
Cochrane's career in the greatest Of
English biographical works says: "The
exile which was almost forced on him
removed him to a more favorable field,