The St. James's Magazine And United Empire Review 34 (July-Dec. 1878)
The St. James's Magazine And United Empire Review 34 (July-Dec. 1878)
S C Hall
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Had they been we no doubt should have heard of half the squadron having gone down to look at the " Vanguard." The show would, doubtless, have been more complete had the evolu- tions taken place ; but then, John Bull's boats cost a mint of money, and are not to be played with, or like a mer- maid they take a header, and " never say a word to no- body." At them " you may look, but mustn't touch." Speculation as to the naval battles of the futune leads us to infer that the great point of the comba...t^ts will be to get the enemy to work about in order to sink them. In the eflFort, they will ram one another to the bottom, and the side which has the last ship left will be the conqueror ! After reading the following, who will dare assert that British seamanship is a thing of the past : — On the 14th inst.. Her Majesty's Ship, * Lively,' in going out of Cowes harbour, ran foul of the Queen's Yacht, * Alberta,' damaging her bows and carrying away a great portion of her bulwarks. Proceeding gaily on her way, the lively Digitized by Google Olla Podrida.
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