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_ the ratification
WAR WITH FRANCE:
OUR GREAT NAVAL ENCOUNTERE
WITH THE FRENCH.
.The United States Fitted Out Privateer-I
and Authorized American Officers to
'Capture French Cruisers Wherever
. Found.
It was Lord. Wolseley who said re-
cently that the United States being un-
prepared for war might be congratu-
lated upon not having tackled any first
class European power. There are so
many people in this country of the
same opinion as the Commander-in-
Chief of the British Army,_ that it
seems worth while to show that our
prowess as a naval power does not
rest exclusively upon our having whip-
ped the decayed monarchy of Spain.
We whipped Great Britain much
. against our will in the war of 1812; but
do those faint-hearted few whose
hearts sink into their boots at the name
of war, not know that we crushed
France also in 1798-9? England and
France were and still are each first
class European powers. And as there
is now as there was also a century ago.
some prospects of trouble with France,
the results of the Naval war and the
circumstances which led up to it are of
timely interest, particularly as they re-
call a phase of American history utter-
1y unconsidered in its bearing upon.
present events.
The cause of the trouble with
France arose out of the inability of the
hot-head members of the French Di-
rectory to appreciate such a constitu- ,
tional revolutionist as John Adams,
who was not without some leanings in
the direction of a monarchy. Adams,
accordingly hated the authors of the»
French revolution, and all its sympa-
thizers, including Jefferson, had little
love for the views of John Adams, who
held "levees” once a week in the White
House and advocated the use of plush
breeches and of curled hair and similar
frivolities in the attendants on the Ex-
ecutive. Though treated with studied
insolence himself by the English court
circle while he was Minister to Eng-
land, Adams was unnecessarily anx-
ious to see friendship restored between
the United States and'England. Though
England would yield nothing to
obtain it Adams still indulged the fool-
' ish hope that England would accept the
situation of the loss of her colonies;
and so if England condoned a success-
ful rebellion Adams was anxious to
have this country forget the years of
oppression and all the bitter past. As
friends and allies commercially at least
he thought the two nations might go
on in peace; and as he says in his diary
"together they might gather and'divide
the world.” In short there was a situ-
ation and a reciprocity of feeling one;
hundred years ago in certain Anglican
quarters very similar to the present,
and which went even to the extent of.
having a faction in this-country desir-
ous of precipitating a war with France.
This faction was successful in securing
of the Jay treaty
through Alexander Hamilton and two
“Anglicists,” Secretaries John Picker-
ing and Oliver Wolcott. Upon the rati-
fication of this treaty the French direc-
tory were so angry after the assistance
that Lafayett; had given the colonists
in securingtheir liberty, that they :m-
medlately recalled their minister and
sent home ours.
French cruisers therefore attacked
our merchant vessels. This country
was then too weak for a naval war and
Adams sent envoys to the irate mem-
bers of the Directory to set matters
right. There was mulch ill feeling en—
tertained towards Adams personally by
the leading members of the Directory,
who were furious that Jefferson was
not elected president, and a. demand
was made upon Adams’ envoys for a
sum of money to enable France to car-
ry on her wars and also propitiate the
directory. It was then that arose the
famous cry of defiance—“Millions for
defence but not one cent for tribute,”
the justification for which was the un.
usual demand of France which it is
believed, however, now was most de-
liberately colored by the Anti-French
and Pro-Anglican faction who hated
equally the two Republics and were
anxious to antagonize them i; order
to restore English supremacy in Amer-
lca.
mngress thus aroused by the one
sided report of the Adams envoys 0r—
ganized an army. Soon also a state of
warexisted on the sea, where Commo-
dore Truxton defeated and captured
two French frigates. These two splen-
did victories however sobered the bel-
ligerent members of the Directory and
they constituted such interesting naval
engagements that European first class
powers might study them with advan-
tage now. War it is true was not for-
mally declared, but the depredatlons
stirred up the patriotic feelings of the
American people who were thus pro-
. foundly convinced that Europe whether.
royalists or republican, was equally
quite unable to appreciate or to under-
stand them. The United States fitted
out privateers and authorized Ameri-
can officers to capture French cruisers
wherever found. The Constellation was
the name of the first American frigate
that thus tested our navy against that
of a first class European power. While
cruising in the vicinity of St. Christo-
pher one hundred years ago Commo-
dore Truxton one day discovered a sail
ahead. ' He immediately ran before the
wind so as to cross the stranger’s
course. Before coming into closer
quarters it was found that she was
resolved upon changing her course and
she then. hoisted an American flag.
Truxton new showed his colors and
gave the private signal of the day. AS
the stranger didnot respond he drew
down upon her and immediately the
strange craft hoisted the French colors
and fired a gun to leeward. The
Constellation started
and after a six hours’ chase gained a
position at the enemy’s port Quarters-
She now poured a full broadside into
the Frenchman which promptly return-
ed the fire which thus became rapid
and constant upon both sides. After a
few minutes of firing the enemy, ac—
cording to Fi‘oudes “Batailles Navales
de la France,” luffed up to run aboard;
but oWing to the loss of her main top-
mast was not successful, thus enabling
the Constellation to run athwart her
course, forge ahead, and still pour in a
withering fire. Truxton so splendidly
manoeuvred his ship that he kept her
lust off the enemy’s starboard bow
where the Frenchman was weakest.
maintaining this position for a. whole
hour, pouring in broadside after broad-
side and receiving“h heavy fire occa-
sicnally in return. At this stage an
eighteen pound ball struck the Constel-
lation’s foretop mast just above the
cap, and she now drew out of the
smoke that had collected around the
two fighting ships. But espying the
shadow of the enemy again—and which
enveloped in smoke was unable to see
the Constellation, but which kept firing
away in the direction in which the
Constellation was last seen—the Amer-
ican vessel now opened a. heavy fire
upon her starboard battery which soon
dismounted every gun upon the
Frenchman’s deck. About-4:30 in the
afternoon of the day—the engagement
beginning at nine in the morning—the
Constellation dropped astern, crossed
the enemy’s wake and was about to
sink the stranger with all on board
when she surrendered and was imme-
diately seemed as a prize. She was
found to be the French 36-gun frigate
L’Insurgente.
Both the Constellation and the L'In-
surgente were rated as 36-gun frigates,
though in estimating their equality the
French pound was eight per cent.
heavier than the English pound. Thus
a. French 12-pound shot weighed 13
English pounds and a French 24-pound
, shot was the eduivalent in destructive
effect to 26 English pounds. After a
similar encounter on the morning of
Feb. 1, 1800, between the Constellation
and the 40-gun-frigate La Vengeance
and after the superiority of American
to European ships had been establish-
ed, the hostile attitude of the French
Directory was changed and no further
interference was attempted by France.
After these brushes . between the
American’and French fleets Napoleon
replaced the feeble and incompetent
members of the Directory, President
Adams again sent his envoys to Paris
and things were made so permanently
satisfactory that Napoleon sold all the _
French possessions to this country
saying—“I have now given to £11;
United States something that sooner or
later shall make them a. formidable
rivalftothe commercial and maritime
supremacy of England.” The accuracy
of this prediction was not so apparent
then as it is to-day, nor did Napoleon
ever imagine that the future held in it
a, possible Anglo-American alliance.
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Ice In Sickness.
Ice is employed in various ways in
illness as a remedy. The ice-bag is ap-
plied to the head in cases where there
18 severe pain, and to various parts of
the body to reduce inflammation. If
a proper bag is not at hand, a. common
bladder from the butched may be used
filled with ice broken up into small
pieces, so as to lie on the part more
comfortably; if a cork is placed in the
center it may be tied more securely.
The ice-bag should be slung over 111!
place so that the weight of the bag
does not rest on the part, but just hr
in contact with it; a. piece of folder:
flannel or lint should be placed undei
it so that the bag does not rest or
the bare skin; it might cause gangrem
without this precaution. . '
Ice is given to stop sickness, or it
cases of hemorrhage from the lungs, a
small piece is placed .on the tongue fre
quently. Ice should be kept in large
lumps if possible, and these ought tc
be wrapped in a. flannel or blanket
When required to be kept by the bed-
side a. piece of flannel is tied over a
cup or basin, the ice resting in the cen
fro, the water then runs, when melted
into a. cup, and prevents the ice from
melting too quickly. A darning needle
or bonnet. pin is the best thing to break
up the ice with, if a proper ice pick it
not at hand.
Trades Followed by Ants.
Bees are geometricians. The cell:
are so constructed as, with the less
quantity of material, to have the larg
Lst spaces and the least possible 10s:
to interstice. The mole is a meteor-
ologist. The torpedo, the ray, and the
electric eel are electricians. The non
tilus is a navigator; he raises and low-
ers his sails, and casts and weighs
anchor, and performs other nautical
feat).
Whole tribes of birds are musicians
Caterpillars are silk-spinners. The
squirrel is a ferryman; with a chip
or piece of bark for a beat, and his
tail for a sail, he crosses the stream.
The beaver is an architect, builder,
and wood-cutter; he cuts down trees
and erects houses and dams. The
marmot is a civil engineer; he not
only builds houses, but constructs
acqueducts'and drains to keep them
dry.
The white ants maintain a regular
“my of soldiers.
“I guess,” said Mr. Erastus Pinkley.
"dat I warn”: built foh soldierin’."
"But you’s done jine de comp’ny,” said
Miss Miami Brown. “Yas, but dem
off’cers is li’ble ter git pow’ful smaht.
,[ kin step off ter de music as fine as
'anybody. Bu't dey won’t lemme staht.
De man he say: ‘Private Pinklev. do
right foot is do wrong foot.“ Den I got
kinder confuse an' 1 says,- “Which am
my right foot?’ An’ den he says, ‘Yo'
left foot, 'ob cohse.’ ‘ I reckons do fus’
ting I knows I' gwinter git ’ketched to'
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i FIRST 0" 'THE KLONDIKE
GOLD MINING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF YUKON.
PRICE OF SHARES TO. BE ADVANCED AUGUST 3|. I898.
Mr. Joseph Ladue, the pioneer of the Klondike, and founder of
Dawson City, aided by some of the most conservative and successful finan-
ciers of New York, is operating the strongest company yet formed for
mining and trading in the Yukon gold fields.
To this Company he has transferred placer claims on Hunker and
Gold Bottom Creeks, the “ Marguerite” Quartz Mine, his Saw Mill,
his Timber Lease, that virtually monopolizes the saw timber on, the
Klondike, and large holdings of Choice Town Lots in Dawson City.
The Company also owns the S.‘S. “ Morgan City ” now earning $20,000 per
month, and has shipped up the'Yukon several hundred tons of merchandise,
for trade, upon which a very large profit is assured. The U. S. Government
reports certify that the saw mill produces about two million feet of lumber
in the open season, sales price of which is from $140 to $240 per 1,000 feet
according to class. 9
CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY.
Preferred Stock, 6% cumulative, . $1,000,000
Common Stock, 4,000,000
Total Capital, par value, $10 per share, W0
The preferred stock has a first lien on earnings for its dividend,
and on the assets of the Company for its par value, and after all the
stock of the Company has received 6 per cent, the surplus earnings are
shared pro rata by the preferred and common stock. .
Thus the preferred stock practically offers the safeguards and advantages
of a first mortgage bond, coupled with an earning capacity as great as that of
the common stock.
The undersigned has, obtained a. short option on a block of this preferred
stock which he now offers at par, $10.00 per share. This option terminates
- August 3151:, 1898, after which the price of the preferred stock will be
advanced by the Company to $12. 50 per share. '
This is the last opportunity to get the preferred stock at par, and
in time to participate in the autumn dividend.» Shares will be alloted in the
. order subscriptions are received.
Send for map of Dawson, and data respecting Klondike.
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