Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-19
TIE LATE Mr.. PINKNEY.
From the MARY lander.

do we mourn tie death OF EDWARD &.
PINKNEY, late he Editor Of this paper. lie
died on ,hr night Al Friday, the | 'h inst. oil a
co,nDl;cat,np of disorders, which had long, ST.
lent!y. aud SLOWLY, proved upon him, until seS
cur,. IN their grasp, they suddenly and nnex-
peeteAlv % all but himself, seized OIL the re-
msins orfeeblr life The tomb has closed o.
YER ais cI-y cold body; his spirit has goHe be-
yond he regions nf morIalry, and nothing res
mains with US but hi, memory, to he cherished
while We 1--we, and transmitted hereafter to our
descendants.
Th- late JTIH,am Pinkn,y, the iluslrous
LAWYER and Salesman, left behind HIM ten
children by one mo her, his still surviving re-
Gct, native Of Maryland, and sister to Com>
modnre Rodgers. Edward Coote Pinknty,
was The seventh Of these ten children. lie
was born in London, IN The month oil October,
1909. during the ministerial residence OF his
fa,hr,, near The Court Of Great Bri,ain. The
fest niue years Of his Infancy, were spent IN
,hat metropolis; at the expiration OF when pei
Rod, ne acc ompaoied his father, on his return
10 his naive state and 10 the city OF Baltimore,
the place al hts J, sidente.
Young Pinkurv gave early proofs OF extras
Ordinary g,n,us, furnishing daily the sweetest
Of all ahmrn,, ,ha, which feeds parents
h ,prs, CIV lile Gordiing Ger his child" His
educ .,Ion Wa, Coll, g,atr, although broken ul,
before In, rx III anon OF the tenn usually ahotr
ted TO the Comple non Of such an location, oy
his ,pry into the Na,y oi The United States,
whithrr, his ard, ut aud chivalIous spirit Seems
ed To poIn, him, a. III grea, scene oil glory.
Here h. co tinuGl! 10 iIlf the duties oi a Mid
shipman !, for iUe space Ci six years.-Dufihg
this lime, there va, necessarily aruce, be-
tween him and grave study, excepting that oi
Navigation, although he acquired by obsrrva>
Oh. Ia, t.p lraI q. A
much of the spirit AID Diotey,0ha OF poetry, IN
I.;,.,rsS rsined diii.hted
Hr left tie Navy just afer the death Of his
father, and imDlt diauely commenced the study
Of The science OF Law. Ia the year 1924, he
was admitted a member vi the Balrim"re Bar,
and during the same year, was msrri"d 10 the
dAG gh;er Of our lame ;vd Eow-ciliztn, Mar
Gus McCausand, Esq IN 1925, he published
the txqui4i;e volume # poems which bears his
nanlc, writcu lbuut the 2lst year OF his age.
Tncy are worthy OF the Utncs. ,,gomr Of ii pen
ed in.tlltct, ana would have Zone honour 10
the 6sst Poets Of any age 1t met with extend
ed noice, and exalted praise from the hrst re-
viewers of this country, particularly those OF
"irhe Norh American" who styled the incl
lect which produced il, ga golden NINE, from
which the authors counuymen might expect
an in, xhaustlble supply Of riches. Many eX-
tracts from thls volume were published over
the U0iop, aud they established for him the
character Of a first rate Poet. The writer of
this article has seen letter 10 Mr.. Piukncy,
in which he was informed, that number VI
the admirers OF American Genius, had resoY-
ed 10 publish engraved lkenesses accompanied
with biographical sketches Of the hre greatest
poets Of this country, and requested that, as
they considered him Of hat number, ne would
suffer his miniature 10 Dr. taken.
With the public aiion Of these Poems, ended
his Poetical Career. He turned his attention
to the more srrious business VI The law. II is
hard 10 say, which IS most to be regretted, his
suffering The world to know that he was po-
ct, or having done SO, making no efforts to in
crease his poeucal repu,a alton. The adoption
Of either alternative, would finally have procur.
ed for him, competency, u no. wealth. he
adopted neither, and therefore failed. For so
completely, mad he fixed upon himself the cha-
rac,er of u great Pos,, that the world, IS all
ways happens in such casrs, would look upon
him in no other light. They would no,
believe tor moment that he who had lived so
mucn among flowers, was fitted Tor the thorny
p.tbs of the Law--the character OF Lawyer,
Therefore, was merged in that oil The Poet, and
Clients passed mis- office, as they would, 'esl-
pie vi the muses.. he world III this instance,
applied TOO ,igldiy general rule Mi. piak
ney Was master OF the leading PRINCIPLES Of The
law; and had he been encouraged In ais PROBES
sion, would have ranked amongrls brightest
ornaments. The possession Of poe,ical gent
us, Is MOI always Incompatible with those Sc
we're attributes Of mind, which are necessary 10
emiueDce In the Law. Indeed, many of the
brightest ornaments Of that profe ssion, have
in their early days given proof Of high poeticAl
talent.
Neeessitous and despairing, Mr.. Pinkney re.
solved, ior a while at Il ast, to leave business
more barren Of profit to him, than even that OF
Poet, and try his fortune on the theatre OF
War. The United States being at peace with
all ne world, he looked to olhe. nations for
emo,oyment lie embarked for Mexico, and
on MS arri, al, off red mis- services TO Commo-
dore Porter, the chief in command over the
Naval forces Of the Mexican Republic. But
the Mexican Navy was full; the natives ofthat
reppbhc had become jealous OF the frequent