Chapter CXI

_The Daily Chronicle_, October 28, 1899. By permission of the author and the editor of _The Daily Chronicle_.

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_Admirals All_ (Elkin Matthews, 1897). By permission of author and publisher. As to the first:--

l. 1. _Effingham._ Charles, Lord Howard of Effingham (1536-1624), commanded the English fleet sent against the Spanish Armada (1588).

_Grenville._ Sir Richard Grenville, naval commander (1541?-1591). See Mr. Gerald Massey’s poem, _supra_, p. 113.

_Raleigh._ Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1616), soldier, sailor, courtier, adventurer, and writer.

_Drake._ Sir Francis Drake (1540?-1596).

3. _Benbow._ Vice-admiral John Benbow (1653-1702).

_Collingwood._ Vice-admiral Cuthbert, Lord Collingwood (1750-1810), second in command at Trafalgar.

_Byron._ Vice-admiral John Byron (1723-1786), grandfather of the poet.

_Blake._ Robert Blake (1599-1657), next to Nelson, the greatest English admiral.

8. _Nelson._ Horatio, Viscount Nelson (1758-1805).

13. _Essex._ Robert Devereux, second Earl of Essex (1567-1601), commanded the land attack on Cadiz (1596) when the city was taken by the English.

30. _Duncan._ Admiral Adam, Viscount Duncan (1731-1804), who defeated the Dutch in the fight off Camperdown (October 11, 1797).

31. _Texel._ One of the mouths of the Zuyder Zee.

38. _The Sound._ The strait between Sweden and Denmark leading into the Baltic Sea. The English fleet entered the Sound on April 1, 1801, and next morning Nelson, acting under orders from Sir Hyde Parker, attacked the Danish batteries.

52. _Rodneys._ Admiral George Brydges, first Baron Rodney (1719-1792).

The third is an extract from the poem entitled _Laudabunt Alii_.