The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
FL DORADO SOUGHT
AGAIN UNDER OCEAN
Treasure Aboard French Fleet
sunk in 1892 Now OBJ
jcct Of Quest
HISTORIC FIGHT RECALLED
loujs XIV. Insisted on Small
Fleet Meeting British and
Dutch in Battle.
HISTORIC FIGHT RECALLED

SPEC a. Correspondence 10 Ths Sos
r.sis Feb. 2,--As cab,ed 10 THE SCN
q abort time ago bids have been solicited
;or the raising of the twelve or thirteen
vtrships sunk on Cap de la Hogue IN !
1872 after the French fleet under Admiral
Tourvills had been scattered by the Eng
u,h and the elements. A large sum OF
cold is said TO have gone to the bottom |
Nth the vessels, but history records that |
a.. captain OF each vessel saved his can |
non before scuttlirg his ship. The tI-adi- |
,ion OF the coast holds. however. That |
IN. ar.ater part Of Tourviile's cannon, on
which Louis XIV. lad engraved his IA !
nous sentence: lie dtfnicr argument dc>
ros" are still Oh til. ships.
~ any rate tho investigator OF these
sunken hulks should bring to light many |
interesting things. Differing from 80
many treasures OF the sea the exact locI- |
on is known to a ccrttude. Tor on calm |
days the tops of the mnsts can he seen
above water These vessels at the time +,
they were launched We're wonders or
Strength and beauty. They wer" Of from
400 TO /. SOC tons displacement and car
rcd from fifty to a hundred guns. Bear
ZIG such names as Terrible. TouGroyant.
Nagninque they were the last word in
"l-eadnoushts" OF that ancient day.
Puget the sculptor. carved their rrows.
while such men as Nailoo Grardon and
leh-un lent their skill ~ the decoration
- tire SHIPS seeking their subj. - in TN"
Mythology OF the Louvre or OF Versailles.
Ho,..d pIo, Would Ala.
, , .to
T',se shps WEE "a, no"
l-,r'h navy. me TO S"'e.'' "e'' 1891
10 zeal a 'rus""E "'," n''
enemy England cent ihein' oh'E t"''N,
! seven .n all. against m ins"e' W.
Il ou.cl Acts Louis NV hui seen his
',peGitlou to Ireland 10 restore JAMES
Il f.il mis.rah,y. His auuacity ~ send
TX q small iiec; even under the leader
,Hp ~ such a man as Tourvl'' VINO was
,I d.. a,,,I,., ,,.,co ire s,,o : n,rtly
o. 'unl'r Tor wh'h or 'o'9'"e'> VA
l'lis had ieeeNe' $50 "U''N'N
ltcobto plot IN IN" EhSIsn navy WIG"
pc '"lt sure would turn 10 ms auNah''et
Tourvllc received tie written order 81
tss Nirg 20 leave Erest ana attack 'ne
EVglish Heet in the ChaNhei p''ore u was
<.-nforced by the Dutch Adverse winds
! htpt him in port more than mouth ana
| the sIuaJrons of Rochefort at Iuui'h We're
unable to join him. Tourv!He theh sent
word 10 the Minister ot Marine ASKING
for permission TO remain az bres' u'tii
Eo'hefort had Joined MIN rms Is VIVA,
he received az reply:
~ Is lot for you to DISCUSS the ORDERS
British Channel! Let me KNOW II you
desire to do II. II not the KING VIII Put
n your place some on" more ooeu'e"'
ard less c'rcumspec' 'hah you a.,
Tourville then conlp,a'hen 'na' Il.s
powder was bad and that II could nor
carry his cannon balls far enough 10 De
o. any use. The minister Vi MAJ nv SCI.
him the laconic reply tnat II ms po"u.I
DID not carry far enough ne nau .n's
G. close enough 10 u,e sme"y ~ 80
voud De OF use Iour >ne %.
20 set sail at all costs. SO ne le,' nres
! WIN thir'! seven Nee g., a.. ,na
m'h LOUIS ma p'o'n'"'" "''' W.
expedition.
In the meantime Louis XIV. had re-
e.iv.d word that the Jacobite plot In the
British navy had been discovered and he
.unea'. sen' Hu' IA ,.,, h,,,, IN ,sturn
n Bres, II was too late TourVi''e WAS
FAR out NJ sea n. ,.o,
IN we preah OF ua; "as -. ..
9onrNho round hlinse,' Nv ~" e..
we '"ino'heo r'.k,s" nru ,.as.a,s ava
II. Enghsh hed slAtS-.nre' "''
the Dutch thirty-slX' TourNihe hau re-
celVed a reinforcement. OF seven 70
Y rom Rochefort, out ne was 'Ne" w,
'o.tnulnbered more 'haI TWO i" o"e,
eahed coune'i vi va ra''r,,,,, ex
eppoSca w" '''" " 80, "a ~. 1i,y
hp!tei the WRITTEN oruei ~.
No. another word was sa'u an -
u began. pespl'e TIT 80. ,,nnr
the French innic'eu 'error "an ,', a.. !,
tNer opponents pu' on wv Ia -, ~.
'cy were routeu anu VIZ ,,a,od Tour.
clements the nee, Was 's"s a. ,a,Jnu.
Yes Eesseis soueh. 'rtus n,y Ths
ports OF brittany anu ~, ~, into
Admiral WIN 'mr'een it,. ana
'Ae unprotected por, VI e., Tad com.
H're sank theii. beloe ., ~. sarsd and
y ted inc work 'he r'"s'''' NY
IRE 70 tne"i. ,h. ,ouoxins
LOUIS NV iater W., p,ti.
Ia fSln"r curious mrs mrs ~ mnon learn
hhu NO Hu.n 800. ,c.s.Is va,
Ing 'hat WIN toit'-.o.i " .,,y,s durins
'H'ough' ninety y, ,, r.yre, in IN,
'"h chtiFe uaF ma
tist the loss OF "s "e'"
s..,cn Cntbrmliiug.
u - possible that the sunken vessel
co. ..L a large amount of gold, nut thef'
(. ro positive proof Of this. The scarc'
:: >lnl,on gold has been the passion o
i..4en sdveuturers and In almost eve.
rnrt history or tradition tells OF TN