Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-09-17
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c,nta;n Rose was native Of Virginia, and
had numbered IS years-nearly two-thirds Oh
which he had spent in the service of his country,
hay;rc entered the Navy about the year 1875.
His psculiar fituess for the nautical profession
was soon manifested by hin, and duly aPPrec'-
ated, in it. Subsequent developments, by We
commanders under whom he served, whose es'
tsen he AGO hired by his native wor,s, no less
than by his professional skill aud judiucht. In
1872 he was attached to the u. $. trsate Con
yress, then commanded by Captain John SmIth'
which ship having separated from the little squad
ron which sailed from New York under the COM
mand Of Commodore Rodgers. at the commence
ment Of the late war, proceeded to the COAST Oh
Brazil, where she made several valuable prizes
Though then only midshipman, such was the
confidence Of his accomplished commander III ms
skill and discretion, that he preferred him to the
honorable and responsible station OF prize mas.
ter of fne whaling ship which the Congress had
captured, with orders to proceed to the United
| States. Every one recollccts the hazard which
our vessels incurred in reaching any part OF the
coast of the United States, from the numerous
cruisers of the enemy which constantly infested
it; vet in spite of every difficulty, Mr.. Rose sue
ceeded in bringing his prize safe into this port,
! then bIockaded by formidable squadron
Subsequently he was employed in various lmPor-
tant situations, in all of which he maintained the
reputation Of an accomplished seaman, an ETH
cient officer, and high-minded gentleman. No
man could be more retiring and unpretending
! than he was-and yet few could boast 4 merit
superior to his-none certainly could lay claim
! to more refined sense of honor as an officer, or
a more enlarged benevoIence as a man. To his
: E., ,I,,, md Ia IF
IN this place, his death is 4 blow as affecting as it
was unex Dected: indeed we have seldom wit
messed a more general sensation Of sorrow than
was expressed on its announcement, in which
his brother officers testified their participation BY
spontaneously lowering the colors half mast. at
the Navy Yard, and on board the public shipping,
on receiving the melancholy intelligence.
-ssseSEas-
The annunciaion of the death of BEVERLY B.
BRowNE, will cause alike surprize and regret.
But few weeks ago he was in this city and in
perfect health. Shortly after leaving here, he
took passage in the schr Neuse. bound to Vera
Cruz. and in the heavy gale of the 18th August,
the vessel became wreck of the Island Of Aba
CO. All the passengers (of whom there werefve)
and the captain were lost The mate and four
others Of the crew were saved, and have reached
New York in another vessel.
The account received from the mate, leaves no
room to doubt the melancholy fate of our respect
ed felow.citizen. He is gone; and his survY-
ing friends can only substitute recollection of
/ his merits for the person who possessed them
They will never fail to remember that in him
were united to discerning and discriminating
mind, those principles which, before every thing
else, should be most highly valued. He was 4
man of genuine philanthropy, of strict integrity,
and ever mindful CT the dictates Of honor and
propriety. -Richmond Whig.