Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-02-24
COMMODORE HULL.

The lamen'el death of this off 'er occurred
at Philalepti, on Monday. He d ed ful! of years
and full Of honors. His services are chroniclcd
in the history of his country among those of her
most distinguished bcnefac'ors. The first act
cf galantry by which he distinguished himself,
was the emitting out of the French letter Of mar
que Sandwich, lying in tho hnrhnr of Por, au
Platte, on the Spanish side of the ISLAND of S..
Domingo This took place in the year 1900, Al
the time when our government was prnsccu'-
IiiT the quasi war forced upon her nv the French
who, prcsnmng on the assistance afforded to us
by their nation during the war of indie penlence,
not only captured English vessels in our waters.
but actually took similar liberties with our own
commercial marine. The capture of the Sand.
wch was an Illegal act, and unfortunate in this
respect that It cost all the prize money of the
cruise to pay damages. Bat the neatness with
which Mr. Hull then first Lieutenant OF the CON-
stitution, executed his orders, and the sea,ilness
and discipline which marked the enterprise, re-
fected great credit on that officer.
We next hear of him commanding the schoon-
er Enterprise, of IL guns attached to the
squadron under Com. Morris, then off the har-
Dor Of Tripoli. Here, with characteristic bra
very, he kept his vessel between the port and
one of the Bey's largest corsairs, moulding %
guns, and full of people, thus preventing the
'I'rpoliian's retreat. 10 this manpuvre Capt.
Rogers, of the John Adams, owed The opportn.
nifty, which he eagerly seized, Of destroying his
enemy. The corsar was treble the force of
the Enterprise, and Hull must have been re-
solved to sacrifice his vessel, if attacked, ia Or
der to prevent his enemy from getting into port
before the John Adams could be brought up to
engage her. TO the close of the war with Trip
oil, the activity and enterprise Of Mr. Hull were
unremit,ed, and contributed in no small degree
| IN ultimate Rut MT hi =
good fortune to enjoy opportunities for acquiring
extraordinary distinction, and the brilliant en-
pos of Soners and Decatur have occupied the
public mind to the exclusion of less Conspicuous
merit.
Daring the Tripolitan war, Lieut.. Hall was
promoted to the rank Of Master Cummandant
and subsequently, in 1908, was made Captain
In 1872 Capt. Hull was sent 10 Europe in
command Of the Constitution, with specie to pay
the interest on the debt due TO Holland and de-
spachrs 10 our legation at London. Ga her rc
turn, ate. shipping crew at Annapolis, she lief
the Chesapeake on cruise, aud on the Eth da,
of July, one month after Congress had formal,
declared war against Great Britain, Just ont %
sight Of land, she fell in with the British squad
e ron under Commodore Broke. The chase wlc
ensued, so skillully baffled by Hull, is FAM lar t.
, all who are acquainted with American Nava
! History This affair gained high reputation
as well for the ship, as for those who worke
v her A few days after the chase the ConSti,u
! ton arrived at Boston, whence she sailed aga
n on I'd of August On the 10Th, she overhaule
!, and engaged the Guerrero, and within half a
hour after the action commenced, effected he
c capture. This brilliant victory produced an ci
A feet on the public mind, which words are made
\ qua,e TO describe. 1t at once lispelled the con
:. viclion oflhe English nvncbty on the Ocear
and, by the emulation il excited, aud the degre
,. of confidence it inspired among all who cor
e nec'ed with the Navy, largely contributed to tn
, subsequent successes of the war.
J. Com. Isaac Hull was the thru on the list {
'e Captains at the time of his dea,h-Com. Jane
Barron being at the head of the service, and Con
Charles Stewart second on the st-N Y. Jou
II Com.