Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-01-09

nothing. it was believed, ever would
break it.
| In but one point did the true
| friends differ. Cakes was a Wing,
Bluewater a Tory. 1t did not seem
possible, however for political con-
siderations to interrupt their warm
| relations. The bold adventure of
| Charles Edward bade fair to do that
| very thing however. For BlueWater
frank unworldIy sail that he was,
| cIeverIy played upon by politicians,
began to WAIVER between the House
of Hanover, whose commission he
held, and the House of Stewart. to
which his heart inclined.
To bring matters to head NJ. lie
Vice Admiral lie Comte de Nervillin,
sailed from Cherbourg with fleet
of such ships as fairly entitled him
to challenge the English fleet of
Vice Admiral Cakes for the mastery
of the narrow seas.
The latter, more than willing to
try out the matter, at once put to
sea in a heavy gale of wind, his
capital ships weighing anchor in sue
cession with long intervaIsbetween
them so as to spread a broad clew
to intercept the French. BlueWater
with his division brought up the rear.
The rear admiral was obsessed with
the idea that De Vervillin's course
had something to do with the pre-
tenders effort, and his conscientious
scruples threw him into a piteous
state of indevision. The vice admiral
was not troubled by any such subtitle
casuistry. He only saw the enemy,
whom it was his duty to beat when,
where and how he could.
After series of the most bril-
liant tactical maneuvers and a sue
cessful minor engagement with the
whole French fleet by his division
alone-the two divisions had got
separated in the mad gale, and Blue
water had called his own ships
around him-the vice admiral found
himself with five ships in the vicin-
ity of the French, who were just
double in number. Far away to wind
ward the morning disclosed the five
ships of the rear admiraPs division
slowly standing down toward his SUI
perior under easy sail.
Bluewater was still in his state
of painful INDIGESTION. AS soon as
within signal distance, by using a
private and personal code, he sent
the following pleading dispatch to
his considerate superior.
Godsade-Make no SignaI-engage
not"
This signal plunged Cakes, fully
aware of the state of his beloved
juniors mind, into the most terrible
RI
Bluewater's division he could not
hope to engage the enemy with the
lease chance of success. On the
other hand should he now withdraw
without fighting he would have failed
in his duty and would have been pro
fessionally ruined-and rightly. His
mind was at once made up. Attack
he would and must.
Would the friendship between the
two admirals stand the test he i'm
posed upon it? Did the younger care
more for Cakes and England than
Tor the young prince and France? A
short time would determine Mag
unanimously refraining from making
any embarrassing signal to his
friend, which might force his hand
untinely, Cakes boldly led down
with his five ships brought them to
close action. The French were quick
to take advantage Of the opportunity
given them by the hesitations of the
English rear admiral. Holding Cakes
with five of his ships to leeward de
Vervillin threw the other five under
dies Prez, his Contre AmiraI on the
.windward side of the English, doub-
ling on them, placing them between
two fires.
Although Cakes division was
fought with the fury of despair the
end was at hand when the oppoftune
arrival of Bluewater, who could not
stand seeing his friend pounded to
pieces and who threw political con-
siderations to the wind and bore
down on the triumphant French I'M
der q press of sail, completely chang
ed the issue and wrested victory from
defeat All of which is set forth
in succession of sea pictures of
surprising grandeur.
BlueWater, remorseful over his IN
gertrude, actually carried the French
rear admiraIs ship by boarding at
the head of his men, receiving a NOR
tai wound in the attack by way OF
eEpiation.
Space allows me only to mention
the mastery descriptions of shin
maneuvering and thrilling sea fight
ing. l can only refer to some of the
WeIl-draWn characters in the story;
The two splendid admiralS, their can
t3lns, the officers and seamen, espe-
claIly old Galleygo, the admiraPs
steward, delineated out of a large ex-
perlence with a sure hand. And the
great ships themselves are imbUed
with personality so dear to a sea-
mans heart
The touching scene at the close OF
the book, in which Cakes, old, infirm,
forgetful, praying before the tomb
CT BIueWater in the great Abbey OF
westminster recalls the last battle
the Two had fought and with all
OF his former fire and fervor de-
scrlbes again those moments of sus-
Dense preceding the glorious victory,
htIy rounds out the tale And then
death unites him with the friend he
had loved and lost.
L have read the book a score or
more of times with ever increasing
Joy. L envy any one who takes shin
for the first time to sail and fight
with these two great masters of the
sea.
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