Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-12-11
Died.

On Wednesday evening, the cath No
yember, Capt. GEoRGE CRowNINsHIELD,
aged 81, the late Navigator OF the e. Gle
opstra's Barge" and eldest sOU Of the
Lie merchant If Salem Of the same name.
he was born in Saicw on the 26th May,
1866. To very robust constitution, he
uni,ed very active temper, and he was
ifom ms youth The first il every enter
mise, the most fearless of danger, and
never Spayiug Of himself in any labor he
undertook The employmerts Ot the sea
were among has tir>t cares, and 20 man
earlier OF better knew what belonged to
practical seamansh,p. He was in ea'ly
youth at sea, and had command OF yes
sells, first IN the West Indies, aud then
IN the East. tie was a commander in the
Nest Iud.a trade as early as in 1890, aud
in 1894 sailed tor India IN the Belisari-
u, well kuOwn ship Of this port. With
ban al brothers, all Of whom possessed
lull sEaye Ol Industry, with variety OF
talent, he soon possessed the competence
OF wealth, and has ever since supported
tie character OF generous Sharty, oil a
man ready in every danger, x Of bound-
less resource AZ the moment, while he
Ia, eypcr.eoced the most firm attachment
10 i've naval reputation OF his country.
His zeal to- tae navy displayed ITSELF
in the transpOr,a,iaQ, at HI, own eXPence,
Of the remains OF Captain Lawrence and
1T. Ludlow, Of the Chesapeake, trcyu the
British DOmiaiUns to SStem, that they
might be inferred ia the iaud Of their n2-
tiyity, and be erubslmed by the tears OF
taeir country. After th- late var, he de-
terunuel to visit Enrope, 10 which has
emp,OymyGts al sea haJ never led him -
lie resolved " make the object at his
VOYAGE . display Of our navSi arChites-
tare, aud of or ability 20 combine IN the
ship nOt4au!y all the cenyepjsnCies, but
at Jne luxIrieS Of hOuiC Without any o.
thee model thaa his own mud supplied,
he produced the celebrated " CieoPstra's
Barge, which has been admired m bCtn
hem,,phefes, and accomplished 10 her all
he wished, aud after visit to Rome, be
returned 10 the place Of bis nativity
Uaun bis relurn has iron constitution
scanned TO have lost as strength, aad he
lad such affections OF the breast as obliged
bIm to put himSeli under the care OF ms
physiclaJ. lie sal retained a.lh!s cheer
iulaes,, ami apparently BIS agility, nut
his Complaints returned GlleHeE ,hsH be-
tore. On the day he died, Re enjoyed
himself a, every nel, and received ms
friends At his taDla IA the Barge, u had
his usual frugal supper u, her. Just De
fore he ex,I ed, he compiaines not vi
paiu but Of iaRunS, and 10 an Instant
fen, wlVn0ut one, sign OF remaining he
Few men were more generous, aud very
few had greater share Ut confidence
No maa knew the practice Of ms proieS
SION better. and no ene who knew hlm
denied that he had great virtues. Every
citizen recollecys uim WITH affection,
Il Is si7.uiLr circumstance thaS Ca =
tl,u Il. C,0yniashieid expired on the
same evening" aad at the SAME hour with
BIC. Samuel Lucwen Ward, merchant Of
Salen, wno was bis companion IN the
VOYAGE IN tire Cleopatra. Re was the Sc
nor brother also OF Capt., K, OrOwnin-
shield, vino iUst hls iaetUry, in his an
segce, on the morning OF rhe preceding
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