Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-02-23
DEATH OF COMMODORE HULL.

The gallant Hull is 10 more, The man
val inyunera biity. has been gathered
to his fathers, full Of years and honor
we wish we could say honors-for the he
no should have dled with an Admral's
commission. Snch man III England
would have been crowned with all the
distinctions grateful country could
bestow, but Hull was no more than
post captain to the last Washtngfo"
Spectator.
When we recall the national gloom
which was dispersed and lllumined by bis
dawning victory, we canrot overrate the
service which HIS gallantry conferred.
Commodore Hull was a native OF Con
necticut. We extract an outline ct his
professional career from the U. States
Gazette:
Commodore Hull was the third on the
list Of Post Captains -Commodore Bar
ron and Commodore Stewart were be-
fore him. His commission of Captain
bears date esd April, 1906, one day at
ter Commodore Stewards.
Before entering the Navy. he made
two voyages to England, one to IRELAND,
one to ROTTERDAM, two to- Lisbon. two
to Cadiz, and ten voyages TO the West
Indies. He commenced his nautical ca
reer when twelve years Of age, (itsty-six
years ago. and went on board a prize la
ken by his father from the British, da-
ring the Revolution, when the enemy
had possession Of New York,
On the 9th Of March, 1898 he entered
the Navy rs Lieutenant.
White First Lieutenant of the frigate
Consultation, under Commodore Talbot.
in MAY, 1909, in the quasi French var.
he cut out a French tetter-of marqae
from Porte Platt, (St. Domingo with a
small sloop. Fhe gallant act was ACHE
we'd at MONDAY, & wiihent loss Of nlan.
In 1904 be commanded the brig Ar
gus and rendered service in the Tfipoll-
tan war, IN the storning.d Of Trlpoll, and
the reduction of Derne..
In 1912 he commanded the Constitu-
ten, aud bv bis energy and skill as
seamen, he escaped from British squa-
dron under Coinmonore Brooke.
Not long after this affair, he met the
British frigate Guerrero, and, to the
surprise ofthe whole world, conquered
her. That fight was of more Importance
to the people OK this country, than all
the subsequent naval victories, because
it demonstrated that the nation OF Britain
being invincible on tie seas was lnc0r-
rect. Ard as the Commodore once said
to the writer. {" The people did mol know
that I tOent to sea s0ttout orders," the
Government was afraid to trust our ships
Of war out of our own ports, until Hull
in spite OF the panic, showed that an A
merican frigate was equal to trisate
of any other nation.
Since that be has commanded IN the
Pacific and Mediterranean, and at shore
stations. in the United States.
tIe has been captain in the navy Of
the United States thirty-seven years, but
had he served England in the same cir
as he has served his own
he would have been peer Of
the REALM, or at least an admiral.
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the right idea Of the matter, and we com
mend his hints to our patrons and read
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A London paper remarks, that on last
New Years Day there was a sort of fani-
ly reunion which may not occur again
Tor many years. The FIRST day of the
week, the first day of the month, the. first
day of the moon, all happening at the
same time. When shall these three
meet again on New Years day?
1850
CounferJeits. The Richmond Wing
Of the 10th inst. says: Ten dollar coun-
terieit notes have recently appeared. pur
porting to be of the Farmers Bank Of
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