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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD
NO DEFENSE
By GILBERT PARKER
ttithor of
"The Seats of the Mighty"
"The Right of Way"
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THE BATTLE.
Synopsis. Dyclt Calhoun, gifted
young Irish Gentleman of the tlmo
of tho French and American revo
lutions, moots Sheila Llyn, seventeen-year-old
girl visiting In tho
neghborhood. They uro mutually
nttrncted. Sheila never know her
dissipated father, Errls Boyne, her
mother having divorced him. In
Dublin Leonard Mallow and Dyck
tight with swords and Dyck is vic
tor. Errls Boyne, secretly In French
employ, gets Dyck drunk and tries
to persuade him to join In revolt
against England. They quarrel.
"While Dyck is overcome with
drugged wine, Boyno's second wlfo
entors the room and stabs her
faithless husband to the heart.
Dyck Is arrested on a charge of
murder. Ho docs not know It ho
killed Boyne or not. Sheila begs
her mother to go to Dublin with
her to help Dyck. Mrs. Llyn op
poses tho Idea. A letter from Mrs.
Llyn's wealthy brother In Amorlca
decides them to go and llvo with
him. Dyck refuses to enter any
plea except "No Dofonso." Ho
might have escaped by rovcallng
Boyne's treachery but refuses on
Sheila's account. He Is sent to
prison for eight years. Sheila
writes Dyck, assuring him of her
belief In his Innocence Released
after serving four years, Dyck finds
himself destitute, his father dead.
In London Dyck receives a letter
from Sheila Inviting him to como
to America and Bending money for
the voyage. Ho feels ho cannot in
honor go to hor. Dyck Joins tho
British navy as an enlisted man.
Bad conditions In tho licet result in
mutiny.
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CHAPTER XI.
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To the West Indies.
A fortnight Inter the mutiny at tho
Nore shook and bewildered the British
isles.
Tho day after Richard Parker vis
ited tho Ariadne the ileet had been put
under the control of the seamen's Del
egates, who were men of standing in
tho sljps, and of personal popularity.
Their first act was to declare that tho
fleet should not leave port until the
men's demnnds were satisfied.
The government had armed the forts
ut Shcerncss, had sent troops and guns
to Grnvesend and Tilbury, and had de
clared war upon the rebellious fleet.
At the ltead of the Delegates, Rich
ard Parker, with an officer's knowl
edge, became a kind of bogus admiral,
who, in Interview's with the real ad
mirals and the representatives of the
admiralty board, talked like one who,
having power, meant to use It ruth
lessly. Tho government had yielded to
tho Spithead mutineers, giving pardon
lo all except the ringleaders, and
granting demands for Increased wages
iind better food, with a promise to con
sider the question of prize-money ; but
the Nore mutineers refused to accept
that agreement, and enlarged the
Spithead demands.
Tho Delegates demanded a deputa
tion from tho admiralty, Parker de
claring that no accommodation could
occur without the appearance of tho
lords of the ndmiralty nt tho Nore.
Then followed threatening arrange
ments, and the Delegates decided to
blockade the Thames and the Med
way. It was at this time that Dyck Cal
houn who, by consent of Richard
Parker, had taken control of tho
Ariadne took action which was to al
ter tho course of his own life and that
of many others.
Since tho beginning of the mutiny
ho had acted with decision, judgment
and strength. He had agreed to tho
Ariadne joining the mutinous ships,
and he had skillfully constructed peti
tions .to the admiralty, tho house of
commons and the king. Ills habit of
thought, his knowledge of life, made
him a power. lie believed that the
main demands of the seamen were
Just, and lie made a useful organiza
tion to enforce them. It wns only
when lie saw the mutineers would not
Hccept the terms granted to the Splb
head rebels that a new spirit influ
enced him.
He had determined to get control of
tho Ariadne. His gift as a speaker
had conquered ills fellow-sailors, and
tho fact that he was an ex-convict
gave them confidence that ho was no
friend of the government.
One of the first things lie did, after
securing hlr. own pre-eminence on the
xhip, was to get' the captain and olll
rcrs safely ashore. This lie did with
Bklll, and the crew of the ship even
cheered them as they Iqft.
None of the regular officers of the
Ariadne were left upon her, except
Jreenock, the muster of tho ship,
whos-e rank was below that of lieuten
ant, and whose duties were many and
vailed under the order of the captain.
Greenock chose to stay, though Dyck
said ho could go If lie wished. Green
ock's reply was that It was his duty to
Htny, If the ship was going to remain
at sea, for no one else could perform
his duties or do his work.
Then, by vote, Dyck became captain
of the ship. He would not have ac
cepted tho doubtful honor hud he not
had long purposes In view. With
Kerens, Michael Clones, and two
others whom Kerens could trust, a
plun wa8 arranged which Dyck ex
plained to iln felloW'Soamuu on the
Ut.t.Jl.t.
"We've come to tho parting of the
ways, brothers"," ho said. "We've all
become liable to death for mutiny. The
pardon offered by the king has been
refused, and fresh demnnds are made.
There, I think, a real wrong has been
committed by our people. The Ariadne
is well supplied with food nnd water.
It Is the only ship with sulllclency.
And why? Because at tho beginning
wo got provisions from tho shore in
time; also we got permission from
Richard Parker to fill our holds from
two stopped merchant ships. Well,
the rest of the fleet know what our
food nnd drink fitment Is. They know
how safe we are, and today orders
have come to yield our provisions to
the rest of the fleet. That Is, we, who
have taken tlmo by the forelock, must
yield up our good gettlngs to bad re
ceivers. I am not prepared to do It.
"The fleet could not sail now If It
wished ; but one ship can sail, and it is
ours. The fleet hasn't tho fowl to sail.
On Richard Parker's ship, the Sand
wich, there Is food only for a week.
The others are almost as bad. Wo are
In danger of being attacked. Sir Eras
mus Gower, of the Neptune, has a fleet
of warships, gunboats, nnd nmatcur
armed vessels getting ready to nttack
us. Tho North sea fleot has como to
help us, but that doesn't savo us. I'll
say this we arc loyal men In this
fleet, otherwise our ships would linve
joined the enemy In the waters of
France or Holland. They enn't go now,
in any case. The men have lost heart
"For the moment we have a ma
jority In men nnd ships; but we can't
renew our food or drink, or ammuni
tion. The end Is sure against us. Our
original agitation wns just; our pres
ent obduracy Is madness. Thrhshlp Is
suspected. It Is believed by tlio rest
of the fleetby ships like the Invinci
ble that we're weak-kneed, selfish
and Incking in fidelity to the cause.
That's not true ; but we are in this po
sition wo have cither to flglit or to
run, and perhaps to do both.
"Make no mistake. The government
are not cownrds; the admiralty are
gentlemen of determination. If men
like Admiral Howe support the admir
alty Howe, one of the best friends
the seaman ever had what -do you
think the end will bo? live you heard
what happened at Spithead? The sea
men chivvied Admiral Alan Gardner
nnd his colleagues aboard a ship. He
caught hold of a seaman Delegate by
the collar and shook him. They closed
in on him. They handled him roughly.
He sprang on tho hammock nettings,
put the noose of the hanging-rope
round his neck, and said to the men
Who advanced menacingly:
"'If you will return to your duty,
you may hnng me nt the yard-arm 1'
"That's the kind of stuff our nd
mlrals arc made of. We have no quar
rel with the majority of our olllcers.
They're straight, they're honest, and
they're true to their game. Our quar
rel Is with parliament nnd the admir
alty; our struggle Is with the people
of tho kingdom, who have not seen to
it that our wrongs are put right, that
we have food to cat, water to drink
nnd money to spend."
He waved a hand, as though to
sweep away tho criticisms lie felt must
N rising against him.
"Don't think because I've Bpent four
years In priBon under tho sternest dis
cipline the world offers, and have
never been a seaman before, that I'm
not fitted to espouse your cause. By
Heaven, I am I am I ami I know
the wrongs you've Buffered. I've
smelled tho wnter you drink. I've
tasted the rotten meat. Tve seen tho
honest seaman who hns been for years
upon the main I've seen thn scars
upon his hack got from n brutal officer
who gave him too big a Job to do, and
flogged him for not doing It. I know
of men who, fevered with bnd food,
have fnllen, from tho main masthead,
or have slipped overboard, glad to go,
becnuso of the wrongs they've suffered.
"I'll tell you what our fate will be,
and then I'll put a question to you. We
must either give up our stock of pro
visions or run for it. Parker and the
other Delegates proclaim their com
radeship; yet they have hidden from
us the king's proclamation and the
friendly resolutions of the London mer
chants. I say our only hope is to es
cape from the Thnmes. I know that
skill will be needed, but If we escape,
what then? V say, If wo escape, bo
cause, as we sail out, orders will he
given for tho Qther mutiny ships to at
tack us. We slinil bo ilred on; we
shall risk our lives. You've done that
before, however, and will do it again.
"Pm not Inclined to surrender, or to
stand by men who have botched our
business for us. I'm for making for
tho sea, nnd, when I get there, I'm" for
striking for -the West Indies, where
there's a British fleet fighting Britain's
enemies, and for Joining in and light
ing with them. I'm for getting out of
this river and away from England. It's
a bold plan, but It's a good one. I
want to know If you're with me, Re
member, there's danger getting out,
and there's danger when and If we get
out. Tho other ships mny pursue us.
The Portsmouth fleet may nab us. We
mny be caught, and, If wo are, we
must take the dojo prepared for us;
but I'm for making a strong rush, go-
I Ing" without fear, and asking no !yot.
I won't surrender hero; It's too cow
ardly. I want to know, will you come
to tho open sen with me?
"Wo mny hnvo to fight when we get
out; but I'm for taking tho Ariadne
Into tho great world battle when we
can find It. This I want to usk Isn't
It worth while making n great light In
our own way, and showing that British
seamen can at once bo mutineers and
patriots? We hnvo a pilot who knows
the river. Wo can go to the West In
dian islands, to tho British fleet there.
It's doom nnd denth to stny here ; nnd
It mny bo doom nnd denth to go. If
wo try to break free, and are fired on,
the ndmiralty may approve of us, be
cause we've broken away from the
rest Sec now, Isn't that tho thing to
do? I'm for getting out. Who's com
ing with me?"
Suddenly n burly sailor pushed for;
ward. Ho hnd tho head of a viking.
Ills eyes were strong with enterprise.
He had n hand like a ham, with long,
hairy fingers.
VCaptaln," said he, "you've put tho
thing so there can bo only one answer
to It. As for me, I'm sick of the way
this mutiny has been bungled from
first to Inst. There's been one good
thing nbout It only we've got order
without cruelty, we've rebelled without
ravagement; but we've missed tho
way, nnd we didn't denl with the nd
miralty commissioners as we ought. So
Sailed Bravely Through the Leaden
Storm.
I'm for Joining up with tho captain
here" lie waved a hnnd toward Dyck
"and making for open sea. As sure
as God's above they'll try to hammer
us; but It's the only way."
Ho held a handkerchief n dirty, red
silk thing.
"See," ho continued, "tho wind Is
right to take us out. r The other ships
won't know what we're going to do un
til we start. I'm for getting off. I'm a
pressed man. I haven't seen my girl
for five years, and they won't let me
free In port to go and see her. Nothing
can bo worse than what we have to
suffer now, so let's make a break for
It. That's what I say. Come, now,
lads, three cheers for Captain Cal
houn 1"
A half-hour later, on the captain's
deck, Dyck gave the order to pass east
ward. It was sunset when they start
ed, and they had not gone a thousand
yards before some of tho mutineerlng
ships opened lire on the Ariadne. The
breeze wns good, howover, and she
sailed bravely through the leaden
storm. Once twice thrice bhe was
hit, but she sped on. By daylight the
Ariadne was well away from the land.
The first thing Dyck had done, after
escaping from the river, was to study
tho wnats of the Aiindno and make an
estimate-for the future with Gieonnck,
the Minbter. He calculated they had
food and water enough to Inst for
three months, oven with liberal pro
visioning. Going among the crow, ho
realized there was no depression
among them; that they seemed, to care
little where they were going. It was,
however, quite clear they wished to
light to fight the enemies of England.
Perhaps no mutineer In the history
of the world ever succeeded, as did
Dyck Calhoun, In holding control over
fellow-mutineers on the Journey from
tho English chnnnel to the Caribbean
sea. As a boy Dyck had been an ex
pert sailor, had studied the machinery
of a mun-of-wnr, anil his love of the
sea was Innate nnd deep-seateil; but
his present success was based upon
more than experience. Quito npnrt
from the honor of hla nature, prison
had deepened In him the hatred of In
justice. In soul he wus bitter; in body
ho was healthy, powerful and sane.
Slowly, sternly, yet tactfully, ho hnd
broken down the many custoins of sllp
life Injurious to the welfare of tho
men. Under his system the sailors
had good coffee for breakfust, Instead
of a horrible mixture mode of burnt
biscuits cooked In foul water, lie gave
J tho men pea soup and rice Instead of
i burgoo and the wretched oatmeal moss
I unlet .vuh tho atupl thing far break
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fast. iTo saw to it that the meat was
no longer a hateful, repulsive mass,
two-thirds bono nnd gristle, nnd before
It cnino Into tho cook's hands capnble
of being polished like mahogany. He
threatened tho cook with punishment
If he found the meals Ill-cooked.
Of the common sailors, on the whole,
Dyck hnd little doubt Ho hnd In
formed them that, whatever happened,
they should not be In danger; that the
ship should not Join: tho West Indian
licet unless every man except himself
received nmncsty. If the amnesty was
not granted, then one of two things
should happen the ship must make
for a South American port, or she must
fight. Fighting would not frighten
these men.
It was rather among the midship
men that Dyck looked for trouble.
Sometimes, with only two years' train
ing at Gosport, n youngster became n
midshipman on first going to sea, and
he could begin ns early ns eleven years
of age. A second-rate Bhlp like the
Ariadne carried eighteen midshipmen;
and as six lieutenants were appointed
from them, only twelve remained.
From these twelve, in the dingy after
cockpit, where tho superficial area was
not more than twelve squnro feet;
where the air was foul, and the bilges
reeked with a pestilential stench;
where the purser's .storeroom near
gave out the smell of rancid but
ter and poisonous cheese; where the
musty tnint of old ropes enme to them,
tliero wns n spirit of danger.
Dyck was right In thinking that In
the midshipmen's dlsmnl berth the first
flowers of revolt to his rule would
b'loom.
Sailors, even as low as tho pig-sty
men, had some Idcn of fair play; and
as the weeks that had passed since
they left the Thnmes hnd given them
better food and drink, and lessened
the severity of those above them, real
obedience had come.
It wns not strange that tho ship ran
well, for all the officers under tho new
conditions, except Dyck himself, had
had previous experience. The old lieu
tennnts had gone, but midshipmen,
who in any case were trained, luul
taken their pluc.es. Tho rest of tho
ship's staff were the same, except tho
captain; and as Dyck had made a
friend of Greenock the mnster, a man
of glumncss, fho days were peaceful
enough during the voyage to tho Carib
bean sea. t
Tho majority saw thnt every net of
Dyck hnd proved him Just nnd capable.
He had rigidly Insisted on gun prac
tice; ho hnd keyed up the marines to
a better spirit, and churlishness had
been promptly punished. Ho was, In
effect, what the sailors called a
"rogue," or a "taut ono" seldom
smiling, gaunt of face but fearless of
eye, and with a body free from fatigue.
As the weather grew warmer and
the days longer, and they drew near to
the coast of Jamaica, a stir of excite
ment was shown.
"You'd like to know what I'm going
to do, Michael, I suppose?" said Dyck
one morning, ns ho drank his coffee
and wntched the sun creeping up tho
sky. "Well, In three days wo shall
know what's to become of us, and I
have no doubt or fear. This ship's a
rebel, but it's returning to duty. We've,
shown them how a ship can bo run
with good food" and drink and fair deal
ing, and, please God, we'll have some
work to do now that belongs to a man-of-war!"
"Sir, I know what you mean to do,"
replied Michael. "You mean to get
all of us off by giving yourself up."
"Well, some one has to pay for what
we've done, Michael." A dark, ruth
less light came Into Dyck's eyes.
"Some one's got to pny." A grim smile
crossed his fnce. "We've done tho for
bidden thing; we've mutinied nnd taken
to the open sen. We were fired on by
the other mutiny ships, and that will
help our Millars, but It won't help me.
I'm tho leader. We ought, of course,
to have taken refuge with tho nearest
squadron of the king's ships. Well, 1'vo
run my luck, nnd I'll hnvo to pny."
lie scratched his chin with a thumb
nail n permanent physical trait. "You
see, the government luis pardoned all
the sailors,, and wHl hang only tho
lenders. I expect Parker In hung al
ready. Well, I'm the lender on tho
Arlndne. I'm taking this ship straight
to his majesty's West Indian fleet, in
thorough discipline, and I'll baud it
over well found, well manned, well of
fleered, on condition that all g fi'''
except myself. I came aboard n com
mon sailor, it quota inur-. a prison
bird, penniless. Well, Imv I Hhown
that I can run a ship? Have I learned
the game of control? During tho
weeks wa'vo been at sen, bursting
along, have I proved myself?"
Michael smiled.
"What did I say to you the first
night on board, sir? Didn't I wiy
they'd make an officer of you when
they found out what brains you hnd?
By St. Pntrlck, you've made yourself
captain with tho good-will of all, and
your Iron hand has held the thing to
gether. You've got a great head, too,
sir!"
Dyck looked at him with n face In
which the far futuro showed.
"Michael, I've been lucky. I've heou
well served. It was a. great thlnu,
mnVIrir hp new llputt-nnnu 'roi tin
midshipmen. There never was a bet
ter lot on bonrd a ship."
Before tho day was over tho whole
ship was alive with anticipation, for,
In tho far distance, could bo seen tho
dark blue and purplish shndows which
told of land; and this brought tho
minds of nil to tho end of their Jour
ney, with thoughts of tho crisis near.
Word had been passed that till on
hoard wero considered safe all ex
cept tho captain who had maneuvered
them to the entrance of tho Caribbean
sea. Had ho been of their own origin,
they would not have placed so much
credence In tho rumor; but coming ns
ho did of an ancient Irish family, al
though ho hud been In Jail for killing",
the traditionnl respect for tho word"
of a gentleman Influenced them. When
a man like Kerens, on tho ono hand,
and a mutineer whoso lingers had
been mutilated by Dyck In tho chnn
nel, on tho other when these agreed
to bend themselves to tho rulo of n
usurper, some Idea of Calhoun's pow
er mny bo got.
On this day, with tho gllmmor of
land In tho far distance, tho charges
of all tho guns wero renewed. Also
word was passed that at any moment
tho ship must bo cleared for action.
Down In the cockpit tho tables wero
got ready by the surgeon and tho lob
lolly boys ; the magazines wero opened,
nnd the gunrds were put on duty.
To tho right of tho Arlndno was the
coast of Cuba; to tho left wns tho
const of Hultl, both lnvislblo to tho
eye. Although the knowledge thnt
they were neurlng land hall already
given the olllcers nnd men a feeling of
elation, tho feeling was greatly Inten
sified as they cnino through tho Turk
Islnnd passage, which Is a kind of
gateway to tho Windward passage be
tween Cuba and Haiti. Thb glory of
tho sunny, tropical world was upon the
ship and upon the sen; it crept Into
the blood of every man, and tho sweet
summer weather gave confidence to
their minds. It was n day which only
those who knew tropical and semi
tropical seas can understand. It had
tho sense of soaking luxury.
In ids cabin, with the ship's chart
on tho table before him, Dyck Calhoun
studied the course of tho Arlndne. Tho
wind was fair and good, tho sea-birds
hovered overhead. From a distnnt
jmrt of the ship came the sound of
men's volcus in song. "Well, what Is
It?" he asked of a marine who ap
peared In his doorway.
"The master of tho ship begs to see
you, sir," was tho reply.
A moment afterward Greenock en
tered, lie asked Dyck soveral ques
tions concerning the possible fighting',
the disposition of ammunition and all
that, nnd said at last:
"1 think wo shall be of use, sir." Tho
ship's all right now."
"As right us anything human can bo.
I've got faith In my star, master."
A light came Into the other man's
dour fnce.
"I wish you'd got Into uniform, sir."
"Uniform? No, Greenock! No, I
use the borrowed power, but not tho
borrowed clothes. I'm a common sail
or, and I wear tho common sailor's
clothes. You've earned your uniform,
and It suits you. Stick to It; nnd when
I've earned a cnptnln's uniform I'll
wear It. I owo you tho success of this
voyagjD so far, and my heart Is full of
It, upto tho brim. Hark, what's that?"
"By God, It's guns, sir! There's
fighting on I"
"Fighting!"
Dyck stood for a minute with head
thrust forward, eyes fixed upon tho
distnnt mists ahead. The rumble of
the guns came faintly through the ulr.
An exultant look came into his face.
"Master, the game's with us it Is
fighting! I know tho difference be-
Dyck Calhoun Could See the Struggle
Going On.
tweor the two sets of guns, English
and Fbwieh. Listen that quick, spas
modic tiring l French; the steudy-n-thunder
b EiihIIsIi. Well, we've got
all Mill oft. Now, make rend)- th rhifi
tor fighting P
"She's almost ready, sir."
An hour later tho light mist hnd
risen, nnd almost suddenly tho Ariadne
seemed to come Into tho field of bat
tle. Dyck Calhoun could sco tho strug
gle going on. Tho two sets of enemy
ships hnd como to close quarters, and
In sonto cases wero locked In dcadls
conflict. In other cases ships, still
npnrt, Hrcd nt point-blank range, nnd
nil the horrors of slaughter wero In
full swing.
From tho square blue flag at tho
mlzzen topgnllnnt masthead of ono of
tho British ships engaged, Dyck
realized thnt tho admiral's own crnft
was In some peril. Ho saw with satis
faction that tho way lay open for the
Arlndno to benr down upon the French
ship, engaged with tho admiral's small
ship, and help to end tho struggle suc
cessfully for tho British cause.
While still too far away for point
blank range, tho Arladno'a guns be
gan upon the French ships distinguish
nblo by their shapo and their colors.
Bcforo tho first shot was fired, how
over, Dyck mado a tour of the decks
nnd gave some word of cheer to the ,
men. Tho Ariadne lost no tlmo in get
ting Into the thick of tho fight. Tho
seamen wero stripped to tho waist,
and black silk handkerchiefs went
tightly bound round tholr heads nntl
over their eors.
What the French thought of tho'
coming of tho Arladno was shown by
tho reply they made presently to her
firing. Tho number of French ships
in action was greater than tho British
by six, and the Arladno arrived just
when she could be of greatest service.
Tho boldness of her seamanship, and
tho favor of tho wind, gavo her an nd-
vantage which good fortune helped to
Justify.
As she drow in upon tho action, she
gavo herself up to great dangor; sho
was coming In upon the rear of tho
French ships, and was subject! to fierce
attack. To tho French she seemed
like a fugltlvo warrior returning to
camp Just when ho was most needed,
ns was Indeed the ense. Two of her
shots settled ono of tho enemy's ves
sels; and before the others could con
verge upon her, she had crawled slow
ly up against the off sldo of the French
admiral's ship, which was closely en
gaged with tho Beatitude, tho British
flagship, on tho oilier side.
Tho canister, chain-shot and langrcl
.of tho French foe had caused much In
Jury to., tho Arlndne, and her canvas
was In a sore plight. Fifty of her sea
men had been killed, and a hundred
and llfty wero wounded by tho tlmo
she reached the starboard side of tho
Aquitaluc. Sho would have lost many
more wero It not that her onset de
moralized tho French gunners, while
the cheers of the British sailors aboard
the Beatitude gavo confidence to their
mutineer comrades.
On his own deck, Dyck watched the
progress of the battle with tho Joy of
a natural fighter. Ho had carried the
thing to an almost Impossible success.
Thcro had only been this in his favor, .
that his vvas an unexpected entrance
a fact which had been worth another
ship nt least. Ho saw his boarders
struggle for tho Aqultatne, Ho saw
them discharge their pistols, and then
resort to the cutlass and tho dagger;
nnd tho marines bringing down their
victims from the masts of tho French
flag-ship.
Presently ho heard tho savagely
buoyant shouts of the Beatitude men,
nnd ho renllzed thnt, by his coming,
the udmlrnl of tho French fleet hnd
been obliged to yield up his sword, and
to signal to his ships such as could
to get nway. That half of them suc
ceeded In doing so wns duo to tho fact
that the British fleot had been heavily 4
handled In the fight, and would hnvo
been defeated had It not been for the
opportune arrival of tho Arladno.
Never, perhaps, in tho history of the
navy, had British ships clamped tho
enemy as tho Aqultulno wns clumped
by tho Beatitude and the Ariadne.
Certain It Is that m admiral of the
British fleet had over to perforin two
such nets In one day as receiving the
bublulsslon of a French admiral ami
offering thanks to the cnptaln of a
British man of war whom, while
thanking, he must nC oucu plnco tin- ,
der arrest as n mutineer. a
What might have ch'unced further to
Dyck's dlsndvantago can never he
known, becnuso there appeared on tho
deck of the Bcntitude, ns Its enptniu
under the rear udmlrnl, Captain Ivy,
who, llvo years before, had visited
Dyck and his father at Playmorc, and
hnd gone with them to Dublin,
Tho admiral had sent word to tho
Arlndne for Its captain to come to tho
Beatitude, When the captain's gig
arrived, nnd a mun in seaman's
clothes essayed to climb the side of
the flagship, he was at first prevented.
Captain Ivy, however, immediately
gavo orders for Dyck to bo admltttd,
but without honors.
"You've dona quite wall Mr,
Calhoun, but my Instructions
were to hang you."
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