The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-02

and churning against each other in the |
awful sea. 1888 :.,s :...r 49,.
The French admiral was fighting with
desperate and splendid valor. Though
severely wounded early in the action he
refused to be taken below, and sat in a
chair on deck directing the combat His
own ship had been almost dismasted.
She was, therefore, practically stationary
in the water, and every passing English
vessel in pursuit of the van, including
finally, the Royal George, made her the
target for a free discharge But the
broken ship still Fought her guns sroared
oIl.@zs4., Finally, the. gallant. p. admiral was
killed, and with loss Of upward of five
hundred killed and wounded on board her,
including the adnirars brother, the cap
and she struck to the Resolu-
ton, which Immediately took pos
session. 1t was a little after
four in the afternoon. For two
hours the Formidable had fought half the
English fleet. Her action had been heroic.
IN the English admirars enthusiastic
phrase, his own men were Fighting like
angels too. -
Meanwhile, Howe. in the Magnanime,
had at last succeeded in getting clear
of the two ships which had fouled him,
and, after exchanging broadsides with LIE
These, had furiously engaged LHerOs, a
ship Of equal force with his own. The two
vessels chung to each other as they surged
ahead pouring streams Of shot and fire
upon each other, until finally, just at dark,
the French ship struck 1t was too rough
to take possession then, and in obedience
to signal both ships anchored. The De-
| fiance and Revenge and Swiftsure were all
| of them in close action. They were scat
| tered everywhere among the French
| ships, some of them holly engaged with
| both batteries, and giving splendid ac-
| counts Of themselves. ~:
At o'clock the Royal George at last
got within striking distance. Keeling
through the huddled French, pouring out
his broadsides to larboard and to star
board, crashing through sea and smoke
and fire, the flagship drove on, dealing
death and destruction everywhere. Con
fans had already rounded the Cardinals
and, having hauled his wind, headed III
the bay, followed by large number Of his
ships. Hawke ordered the Royal George
to be headed straight for them, on thu
| hypotenuse of the triangle, as 1t were
Campbell happened to be below in thu
! batteries at the time. Hawke PERSONAL.
directed the movement of the ship, an,
called the master, the naviga ting office
in those days, to his side.
Lay me alongside that ship, sir" h
said quickly, pointing to LIE Soleil Royal.
II can't do it, Sir Ed arc" replied TIL
old man, there's not enough water of
there for us. The shipll be wrecked, sir.
"You have done your duty answered
Hawke, ''in pointing out the danger. Nov
. lay me alongside that ship
'.'"There is no pass, sir
'"They passed." said the admiral ''s
can We"
But we have no pilot
Follow them. They will pilot us in
Where they go we can go, and if the.
strike on the rocks that will show us wha
to avoid. Enough he cried peremptor
lily. Garry out my orders. sir!''
Every well, SIR said the old maste
) sadly, but not daring to demonstrate fur
Their, giving the necessary directions.
The ship was right off the Grand Car
dinals now, so close, indeed, that a bis
cult could have been tossed on them
Every m oment might he their last. Eve
old Campbell, with all his recklessness
when he came on deck during the ma
q neuver, ran forward and stood sbetwee
the knightheads, staring down at tn
breakers seething ahead, and expecting
!, every second to hear that long; shudder
ing, ripping crash and feel the awful shoe
which would tell them they were on til
!, reefs. Going at such a pace and In sue
( a sea, a touch meant destruction.
/ It was such a scene as almost appals tn
= in1agina ton. Around them a great hud
| die of huge, ships, tossing and rolling in tn
) mighty pillows, were belching forth Ar
IL and shot on every side. Out of the drive
: smoke, under the lowering clouds of tn