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*In his Devonshire home Lt. Col. Hopton Marsh, late R.A., recently dis- covered these letters from Dr. A. J. Scott, who was Chaplain to the Victory at Trafalgar.
His vivid pen pictures are an eye-witness's ac- count of the immortal battle.
Dr. Scott was an, inti- mate friend of Nelson's and was doubly valuable because of his remarkable linguistic ability.
1816.
TRAFALGAR
DAY
The Battle of Trafalgar reconstructed for the purposes of
Shepherd's Bush.
-the smoak did
not remain there and you could even hear what WRS said al though the firing from it was in- cessant.
to
You understand there was nothing rash in this action but a predetermined mode of attack
(settled In Lord Nelson's mind long ago) Was put into action- had there been moro wind I think he would
*
*
He died in 1810 at Catterick, Yorks, to which
now have been "Thank God" said he just be the Captain and talking to him alive and all the enemy would have living he had been ap- fore he died "I have done my about Anchoring the Fleet and been captured-let no one laugh
duty" He carried with him the other matters. pointed by the Crown in idea of having shown the way to
at such an iden-If you had known Just after the firing ceased he the man you would think as I-do- his Country-animated the spirits expired and plainly in an effort to of Englishmen and depressed speak-he only knew of thirteen those of the enemy-he wished to of the enemy being taken posses- have received your thanks before sion of-
OBSERVE-had we formed the he died.
However useless it may appear
line upon the old school plan it His remains are to be conveyed I wish much we had known of the would have been three or four to England and after attending Capture of Villeneuve to tell him o'clock before the action would to this duty shall retire from of it before he died, it was what have begun, the enemy would have the busy life I have so long led he had so particularly aimed at eiged to leeward towards Cadiz or and endeavour to make the re- is however the Frenchman never perhaps engaged our line then mainder of my days acceptable to hoisted his flag it was not yet wore in succession and retreated God and man--
known that the Admiral was this with them would have been a victory-tho' a drawn taken-
battle as it was the action began The last words of Lord Nelson by 12-although the wind was were "Thank God I have done my alight. "I shall ever love him" duty" when we meet I will tell
Oct. 27th 1805 VICTORY At Night.
Y dear Friend!
This is the first hour I have been able to write for some days. Ever since the night of the 21st instant the Ship has been a compleat
WEDNESDAY, OCTONER 21, 1936.
THE HAWKERS
PROBLEM ·
hawkers An aspect of the problem which raises issues of wreck. It has blown a major importance is disclosed by
mitter
on
the
God bless you all,
A. J. SCOTT.
Victory Nov. 20th 1805..
you more of this most extraordin- I will send you a secret memo ary man the most interesting of given out to all Captains twenty the discussion the subject heavy gale of wind the
human beings while I have life days before the 21st Octr.--you I have forwarded to you a and memory, I shall over love and will then judge of my dear Ad- which took place at Monday's whole time driving us down My dearly respected friend! mesting of the Executive Com- on a lee shore--we expect to copy of the Plan of the late regret him-I will not go on with miral's foresight have also for
engagement-There may be some this.
your Album another writing of of the Society for Protection of Children. In com- open the Gut to-morrow errors in the names of Ships &c.
Geoghegan bore the very thick his which will make you love him &c.- have not however the of the fire-Your young friend on and indeed all ought to do so mon with other bodies concerned morning, as we are in tow heart to copy it correctly myself the quarter deck and forecastle, Not Decius, Codrus, or Scaevola with the relief of the needy, the by the Neptune-My dear I can think of nothing but our where indeed perhaps it was the loved their country better than he Society is able from time to
great loss and great though the hottest ever known almost all id--No minister ever batter licences Friend I wish to tell you Victory may be it has been too our killed and wounded, fell there understood the tone of the times time. 10 procure
dearly paid for
-ic. 64 killed and 81 wounded, he lived in-My letter is written
other means of making 1
living. It is
Your friend,
A. J. SCOTT.
for those who have no tho' not knowing how to He lived for two hours after The middle deck was full of in a hurry-God of Heaven bless.
now felt that if begin that the Country has being wounded and the' in great smoak noise and confusion-but you all— the Government policy in regard gained the Greatest Victory that pain was as anxious as ever about the lower deck was clear and quiet. to hawkers is one of eventual ever graced its annals-it has lost what was going on-cending for in comparison to every other place extinction, an avenue for relief f the greatest Hero--honestly I can- will be closed and the calls on not rejoice-you may-you have these societies for other forms of only to reget the hero, I mourn help will automatically increase the loss of the most innocent In a previous comment on the
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THE church of St. Teresa of
that there are far too many haw-grieve for one I dearly loved and hers in the Colony. From the with the greatest affection. standpoint of actual needs of the may now add (without the words Community, we adhere to that accusing me of vanity) for one
the Child Jesus-at-Bencons-- opinion.
field has recently last its most But we are prepared to who loved me. concede that there are other con-
distinguished parishioner, GU-! siderations to be taken into ae- Ford Was not with us. bort Chesterton, who spent the count. The hawking system, of Geoghegan (a midshipman] was latter part of his life in the itself, is no solution to the pro-particularly exposed during the parish where he was received blem of poverty, nor can it be whole battle and has come off shipped year in and year out, to
into the Church. Here he wor regarded as a satisfactory sub-
stitute, partial or otherwise, for with some severe bruises and the great edification of all, and a poor law relief system. For contusions-he behaved excessive-it seema only fitting that the one thing, the issuing of licencesly well and fought as if used to completion of the church which bears no relation to the measure it-
of the Colony's poverty. If, as
is feared, the Government's in-
by
k
tention is to eliminate hawkers THE action took place on the
n progressive reduction
morning of the 21st the enemy in the numbers of licences 18 sail of French 15 of Spaniards We had granted, there would appear our Fleet 27 sail.
was so dear to him should be carried out 119 a perpetual memorial to one whose name was its great glory.
arc
"ORRESPONDENTS
"requested," "whon for- warding letters for publica. tion, to arrange whenover possible to limit the text to not more than 100 words: These columns are open to all readors of the "Tole- graph" who desire to air their views on subjects of public interest.
In connection with. the Coronation of beloved Monarch. Thousands, of
The above example assumes one -car-and-orie - podestrian--to-be-in--
volved, but when other traße has lo be avoided the risks are greatly in- creased.
PEDESTRIAN.
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Postage Plea
I suggest that the restoration of cheaper postage should be made to coincide with the introduction of the
Vui new King Edward postage stamps which, in view of the fact that Britain has already issued hers, should be ready for distribution to the general public in the near future.
The change to 3-cent postage for utterly beyond the means of the Colony will be decorated with flugs local letters and 10-cent postage for
As the cost of this completion is homes and public buildings in the
and bunting.
Home mall would bring a welcome congregation, it is felt that an oppor-
relief to business men. "Even if the to be point in the conten- seven three-deckers they only tunity should be given to the many Already the markets are being Government cannot restore the 10- tion made at Monday's meeting three but their ships in general thousands who not only admired
flooded with imported symbols of cent and 3-cent postage this year, loved Glibert that the authorities will either very large and carrying 80 guns. but
Chesterton, to loyalty. Entreaties should be made it would be eminently fitting that have to assume full obligation for Our fleet attacked in two divi- show, their affection and the gratis to put a stop to this influx, before this reform should mark the year of
tude by associating themselves in it is too late. care of the poor, or so increaacsions one led by the Commander this tribute to his genius and his the subsidies to charitable organ-in Chief-the other by Adml. memory.
To let people show their loyalty isations as to enable them to cope Collingwood-broke the enemy's
and pay their homoge with foreign- no form of appreciation made. Union Jacks will pince i with the increased demands for line and as far as I can guess could be more worthy of him, nor stimn on the proceedings. A pro- help. The first-named alter- there were 19 sail taken-The native would be a tremendous Spanish and French Commanders more appropriate, than the cumple-hibitive duty should be placed on
tion of the building wherein lie these imports at once. undertaking so long as poverty 1 in chief Gravina and Villeneuve prayed, and before the altar of existed on the present scale. It | &c. &c.
is all very well to argue that
Surely
which he lay; when he had given up his beautiful soul. to his Creator, to receive the reward of his unremil-
*
Βρίτον.
ting labour of love for God and His And Sudden Death Church on earth.
to Trame fatalities in Hongkong.
covered at the
'30 m.p.h, and the time
widows should be. discouraged, But from this ship, ever since from hawking, as the result must wreck, separated from the Fleet be neglect of their children, but you must not expect the most the, query arises what else they correct intelligence-All appeared Plans have been prepared by Mr. TN reading your several references can do to avoid starvation. In to me hurry, bustid, horror and A. Gilbert Scott, F...A., M.C. The
free the have noticed no reference to the the long run, an impression will confusion above the lower deck-1 total cost which would be made on the problem by the never went higher than the middle completed church from debt is esti- relative distance
mated at £10,000. Donations may speed limit of raising of the standard of living, deck. On the Quarter deck Poop. be sent to Monsignor C. W. Smithy at available for action to avold accident but that must, in any event, be and Forecastle where Geoghegan the Presbytery. Beaconsfield, Bucks; by either motorist or pedestrian. a very gradual process. A poll-Was the slaughter was immense or to Lloyds Bank, Pennroad. Bea- Perhaps the following may explain to
Is what it is. tax might help somewhat, by the other decks comparatively consfield, Bucks, marked "Gilbert some extent why the Toll of the Road
Chesterton Memorial Fund." checking the influx of the work-nothing-on the lower deck only
A car travelling nt 30 m.pl. covers ARTUR, Archbishop of Westmins- less into an already overcrowded two wounded and strange to tell
ter, LAURENCE, Bishop of Northump- about 44 feet per second, so that a who ly first able to labour market, and, in course of by musket balls—
ton. C. W. SMITH, FITZALAN, RUSSELL pedestrian time, its effects would be seen in Here tho' fighting everything OF KILLOWEN, TREDEGAR, HOWARD DE observe a car approaching him 130
higher wage standard.
But was quiet. I was quartered be- WALDEN, J. M. BABUIE, H. BELLOC, feet away has less than thres seconds the problem is one of immediate low with the Surgeon and after WALTER DE LA MARE, MARY DE NAVAIL to make up his mind whether he no, J. W. DOLANTY, PIOLI Gross, shall go back, go forward, or stand to the car to urgency. For this reason, it is Lord Nelson was wounded only Eats GILL, ROBERT LYND, COMPTON his ground and leave to be hoped that the Government went up when he sent me two or MACKENZIE, ALFRED NOYES, G. BER- avoid him. Likewise, a driver un will give careful consideration to three times --
NAND SHAW, J. C. SQUIRE, HALLIDAY able to see the pedestrian until he is 130 feet from him has less than three SUTHERLAND. all the implications of any de
ecconds to make up his mind as to finite policy it may have in mind My head in all confusion even
what he thinks the pedestrian will before reaching a decision which now-Ld. N. fell by a musket ball-
do, and to act within that time may affect the Hvelihood of from the Top of a French ship Flags From Foreigners Recordingly. If, however, driver and pedestrian do not act in agreement, thousands of people and hamper alongalde of ours-He lived three the work of societies which are hours after it, & died in the PREPARATIONS[ere now
being then one more necident is highly) performing real social service. moment of joy for his Victory-!
made for the local, ceremonies probable,
King Edward VIII's Coronation.
B. C.
*New Hongkong stamps will not be issued until May next year.
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Rhyme Request
would like to read some more of the work of the author who you wrote the following. Could help me to find out who he is?
Life is my love. I will Jenow his
heart,
fis soul, his mind, his weakness
and his strength.
Study him, therefore, will I 24 at
Length
I know not him from mine own self Wherefore I took on alt he shows
apart
to me,
Sights beautiful, alġhis evil, and
sights sad,
For naught in him unworthy la,
or bad,
►
And all he is and has been, he
must be. His hands are strong, and mine
are pale and light,
Sometimes he grasps mine till they
ache and burn,
Yet never from his wide gaze will
I turn
For I must know him in his cruci
miglut.
Somethines we laugh, sometimes
together weep,
And when know him quite, then
can I sleep.
Poon.