The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-29

being a day when rank was written witt
big R, and a title meant a great dea
even in the naval service-"egad, sir, wei
follow you into hell itself!'
| We will!'' I @
| We wil!'' lchier one another.
I know you will. However, trust Tn
not going that way. Now, as to the orde,
or sailing. The Royal George will lead
The Torbay will follow at a distance Of
perhaps half league. and the other ships
In the prescribed order will keep the same
distance. By this means, with the frig.
ates, we cover something like fifteer
leagues and make the chances Of ou1
sighting the French fleet almost certain
and yet We'll be within easy signaling
distance, so that we can collect the ships
when we meet them. want every stir
IN readiness for instant action Keep a
bright lookout to the nastheads to sweer
the sea in every direction | intend tc
head now for Belleisle as straight as the
wind will let us go. but should the course
be changed it will be signaled to YOU from
the flagship. Now. gentlemen I thinl,
the chance for which we have been hop
ing and praying is before u.s. You know,
how necessary for England is victory
at this moment. We are the sole fleet
left to. guard the shores of the land we
love. Should CONTAINS get away OF
beat U.s. ~-' 80
Hell never do that same" cried
Denis, of the Dorsetshire
There wotlid be nothing" continued
hawke, Ito prevent him from landing
his army on our shores. Our king, our
country, and our homes; the children, our
wives. mothers: sweethearts. the women
OF England, are behind US, gentlemen; we
fight for them. Let that thought ami
mate us to do our duty. That's ALL And
now before you go. would take each
one OF you by the hand and commend yo,
and us all to that Higher Power which
ruies on both land and sea. I have con-
f1dence in YOU
answered keppel. for the rest. springine
forward and Wringing his superior's hand
Three cheers for Sir Ed'ard!" cried
Stanhope. and the little room was filed
with hurrahs
EXACTLY at six bells-for old John Camp
DELL Hawkes. flag captain, prided himself
upon the scrupulOus accuracy of his mo7e :
ments-the Royal George. with her anch-
ors swinging at the bow gathered way.
Inc wind was coming from the south
eastward and increasing in force, and she
had to beat out of the harbor. Far ahead
OF her to starboard was the Maidstone;
the other way. to larboard, was the frigate
Coventry.
With ll-concealed Impotence Grafton
waited in the lTorbay. already hove short
until he judged the Royal George had at
tanned the required distance ahead, and
then he, too gave the signal to trip. The
men sprang to the capstan bars: the anch-
or was jerked from it's oozy bed with a.
CELEBRITY like that exhibited by a crew
when they weigh anchor of ship that is
homeWa:d bound from a, long cruise. T..
Sail after sail was quickly spread on
the old seventy four by her eager men,
and she ratched out Of the .harbor on the
port tack in the wake Of the Royal George
now far ahead and going fast. The wind
was coming stronger. and as the great
ship. swept along she heeled to the breeze
and surged rapidly away to the southwest
The others weighed in succession in ac-
cordanee with their orders In a few
hours the whole fleet would be at sea fol-