The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
MEL SON RELIC SAVED
FROM YANKEE HANDS
Patriotic Briton Buys Memoran-
dunn of Battle Plans at
Auction.
New York Herald Special Cable Service. Copy
right, 1906, by the New York Herald.

New York Herald Special Cable Service. Copy
right 1905, by the New York Herald.
London, March 17.-Ever since the
manuscript Of Milton IS Paradise
LOST was carried off to the United
States for the price of $4,000, some
thing like panic has reigned in that
circle of society interested in what is
termed national treasures, and there
was quite nervous futter, judging
from the appeals to the government
which, however, were all disregarded in
the excitement of the opening of the
new parliament when it became known
that Nelson Is famous memorandum to
the feet before the battle Of Trafalgar
was to be put up for auction at Chris
tie IS.
But the anxiety has subsidized and
given place to rejoicing. A patriotic
art dealer recently purchased the IA
nous picture Of "Venus and Cupid,
by Valasquez, at cost of 1925, 900, and
presented it to the National gallery,
where, by the way, it has been hung
this week between the other Valesquez
canvases, namely, Philip the
Fourth and "Admiral Puildo Pare
ia In the same way this memoran-
dunn has been purchased by another
patriotic dealer, Frank Sabin, bidding
and bidding until the hammer finally
fell, amid the cheers of large crowd,
at $4,000.
The Memorandum.
This remarkable document consists
Of four quarto pages, each side Of
| which is covered in the bold hand
&c N~Je &ha -
sued to his captains at Trafalgar, in
Guiding rough map of the intended
attack. It is interesting to note that
in this forecast of the battle no pro-
vision is made for anything but vic
tory.
! The former ownership of the docu-
, ment was not disclosed, but it is be-
lieved to have been found in desk
which Admiral Sir George Mundy-
Rodney's grandson gave to one of his
servants in 1884.
Tho valuable, less interest was shown
,, in the disposal of one of the official
copies of the same memorandum adj
dressed to William cashmere, captain
of H M S. Thunderer, which was pur-
, chased by. dealer, Mr.. Maggs, for
> 5000. 1t is marked secret" and con-
= tains the following note: "When the
+ Thunderer quits the fleet for England,
+ you are to return the secret memoran-
q dunn to the Victory"
/ It was the property of John r. Tai
v bot, son of Admiral Sir John Talbot,
\ who commanded the Thunderer after
8 the battle of Trafalgar.
9 Mezzotints to Be Sold.
= And now a large, interesting and
e very valuable collection of works OF
t art is soon to be scattered over the LAND
n if not over the world. They are the
e duplicate mezzotints and etchings from
the Royal library at Windsor and
II which are now on view at Agnew &
n Son s rooms The majority were added
# to the collection during the reign OF
# Queen Victoria and are stamped witt
e the letters "V RI There are many
r hundred mezzotint portraits of histor
le ical men and women, principally naval
y military and theatrical personages
e after famous artists.
Two are worthy Of special notice
IS extremely fine proofs before letters
1t after Sir Joshua Reynolds, Of full
r, length portraits of the Duchess o
Is Devonshire and the Duchess Of Rut
u land which were published in l78t
u Both are very rare and will be eageri
y sought by collectors.
g. No, fewer than $50 etchings b
G Whistler are included. They are in tn
% % finest possible condition and wer
a. printed by the artist himself.