The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-01

Of sunconstitutional innovation and eresting to resS asceoSspn cooSSeqa prsfaoe re t to old champion said: "unleassss the spirit usurpation that is now so prevalent n Washington be controlled. we may expect to hear of proposals to send a gaand of q squadron. We sincerely pope that the first experiment may be made on the the coast of Africa"
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 Tn June just previous to the French and Indian wars in America, the little Village of Wychecombe, lying behind high headland on the coast of De- yonshire. enjoyed an extravagant ex- eitement. Eleven twodeckers, three frigates, a sloop and a cutter sailed into the roadstead under the great clin and anchored, with the flag of a vice-admiral of the red flying from one vessel. while another carried the square bunting of rear admiral.
 It was the fleet of Sir Gervaise Oakes. fresh from chasing the French shipping in the Bay Of Biscay. No English of that day needed to be told who the rear admiral was once he knew that the vice admiral was Oakes: for wherever Cakes raised his broad pennant the square bunting of Rear Admiral Bluewater was sure to fiut- ter in cslnpany. Cakes would as soon have thought of going to sea with out guns as without his old messmate. Blue water
 They had sailed together from the time they entered the navy as reefers. The xice-admiral never led the van of a fleet that the rear-admiral did not lead the rear division.
 Sir Gervaise and Bluewater were both members of old and good fami- Hes, Sir Gervaise Cakes being a baro- net by inheritance, while Bluewater's family had furnished admirals to Eng land for generations. Though they were such friends that their attach fnenl was proverbtal, they were as dif- ferent assmen could well be.
 Sir Gervaise, middle-sized. red-faeeH biue-eyeds was the type4of the simple minded, headstrong sailor. content to let politicians do what they pleased on land so long as he could fight England'a wars on the sea. Bluewater was ex- ceedingly tall and exceedingly thin. Like most seamen who have that char- acteristic, he stopped. While this de- prived his figure In a measure of mar tial air 1t lent his carriage a striking dignity. Had he not been attired in uniform, no one would have taken hira to be rear-adnniral, for he would have passed as a quiet, refined gentle man of difident and retiring habits. Yet, though that thoughtful handsome. courtly face did not look like sailors Dick Bluewater knew more < . about ships than any man in England and igis mode thkAoesfvring fleets had come to Zoe standard in the servtceE
 The difference between the two ad- rnirals extended even to their political opinions Sir Gervaise was a naost de- cided Whig, without hothering himself to reason very much about 1t. His mind was satished. with the simple principle that the King. whoever he was, had been chosen by Parliament, and that this title was good enough to rule sailor, whose business was to obey orders and not to philosophize.
 Bluewater, on the other hand, was not only a Tory. but a Jacobite--a fact known to nobody, except Sir Ger vaise. It was, of course, not dreamed by George II that one of his greatest Rdmirals questioned his title to the throne and in his heart owed alle- glance to the Pretender. Sir Gervaise Cakes had always been able to- per- suade his friend that as a sailor, he was not called on to do aught except render services that were of benefit to England, be her ruler who would. Be- ing on foreign stations, his services could not possibly affect any contest ove. the throne Therefore, Bluewater. wANie remaining steadfast adherent of N>he Stuarts, had never found it in- comp Ntible with his opinions to fight England's wars under the Georges. Even his analytical spirit had remained undisturbed, but with the assembling of the fleet at Wychecombe. this situa- .fon was changed dramatically.
 Sir Gervaise had brought his ships hurriedly back to England because he had received secret information that Prince Charley was about to set out from Bordeaux. Hardly had he landed, z however before he learned that the sF Prince had arrived in Scotland and that the news was known in London.
 Oakes had refrained from telling Bluewater the report that led him to sail homeward; but when they landed and found Prince Charleys arrival known everywhere. the two admirals spoke openly as became two such friends.
 Without circumlocution Oakes beg ged his friend not to do anything has, tily. You know my sentiments." re- piled Bluewater, and there Is little use in dwelling on them. So long as the quarrel was between my own country and foreign land have been content to serve; but when my law full prince, or his son and heir. comes in this gallant and chivalrous manner, throwing himself into the arms of his subject without Frenchmen at his back to help him. 1t appeals to every noble feeling. l do not see how can well refrain from joining his standard"
 While they were speaking messa ges arrived from the Admiralty. They had been dispatched before Oakes's an- nouncement of his arrival had reach ed London, and were on their way to the Bay of Biscay when the messenger heard of the assembling of the squad ron Among them was a packet ad- dressed "Sir Richard Bluewater." |" When he opened 1t the jewels and ribbon of a Knight of the Bath fell out Oakes was about to congratulate him. but Bluewater stopped him by saving: "I cannot take this and will not. I can receive such an honor on , Iy from my rightfully constituted prince. And. in addition, this is sent to me as a sop to keep me loyal. now that the Government needs support CTS"
 "Nonsense!' said Sir Gervaise impa- ttently. but in another moment he threw down a letter addressed to him and cried: Damn 'em, Dick! You might take a saint and put him in court and he would come out thorough black guard in less than week, Here's letter telling me that I'll be promoted to an admiral of the afb Fav