Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-08-31
From the National lntelligenccr.
TIL E LATE COM DORE
RODGERS

The remains ofthi distinguished veteran
officer OF the Navy were not brought 10 this
city for nlermenl, as had been expected bv
his friends here, but were committed TO the
tomb in Christ Church burying-grounG,
Philadelphia.
Commodore John Rodgers entered the
Navy as lieutenant in the year 1905
He was LIST lieutenant OF the Constellation
in the action with the lnsurgente which re.
suited in her capture. His zeal in perform.
ing his duty on the occasion, and complying
strictly with the orders of his commander,
Commodore Truxton,) was, in Commodore
Us language, not TO be surpassed" AZ
ter the action the command OF the lnsurgente
was conferred upon him.
With Mdshipmun d. Porter (the present
commodore) and | men, he took possession
of the prize, and commenced removing her
crew TO the Constellation but before this
could be done, the ships were separated in a
heavy gale of wind, and l73 prisoners were
left on board to be guarded by Lieutenant
Rodgers and his handful of men, whose sit
ualion was rendered peculiarly perilous by
the circumstance of there being no handouts
or shackles on board to secure the prisoners,
who manifested disposition 10 retake the
prize The energy of Lieut. Rodgers, as
sisted by the gallant Midshipmen Porter,
conducted the prize safely into ST. Kits.
Returning to the United States. Lieut.,
Rodgers was commissioned Captain in the
Navy, in consideration of his highly meri-
lorous conduct and known qualifications. =
He was appointed to command the Soop OF
War, MARYLAND, in which vessel he crused
l. L.. he. dor
ing important services. In 1901, he sailed
in the Maryland for France, with Mr. Daw-
son, sent as diplomatic messenger TO that
Court,
In 1902, he was appointed to the com
mand of the John Adams-attached TO the
Mediterranean squadron---destroyed the
Meshouda of % guns, 1.-THE largest Cruiser
belonging to Tripoli." and performed other
valuable services.
In 1904, he was appointed 10 the FTigote
Congress- and proceeded TO the Mediterran'
can as part of "A squadron OF vessels, under
the command of Commodore Samuel Bar
ron, sent thither against Tripoi.
From Comm. Barron's extreme III health
he resigned the command OF the squadron IN
MAY. 1905, to Comm Rodgers, whose de-
cisiye conduct soon disposed the Bashaw oil
Tripoi to make peace with u.s. and IN less
than two months after the command devolv-
ed upon him, treaty OF peace was concI1d'
ed with that Power, on terms dictated oy
him and Colonel Lear
In 1912, the command OF squadron was
given TO him. He dashed into the Europe,
an seas, made a number Of captures most OF
which he from necessity destroyed, return
ing triumphant after an absence OF more
than three months AT The lime DC
sailed, number of the enemy's vessels were
ON our coast, greatly exceeding the Commo,
dore's squadron in force. These he sue.
cessfully evaded, and by drawing them of
in pursuit of him, enabled great number Of
merchant vessels, with valuable carsoees' "a
return in safety TO our ports, One oil the
effects OF this cruise was TO save millions to
our merchants and 10 our Government
When the British army marched upon