The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-04-02
THE LAVE COMMODORE, KENNEDY.

THE LATE COMMODORE, KENNEDY. 81
i The following memoir Of the late Commodore
EDMUND PENDLEroN KENNEDY, is copied from
the Norfolk Herald Of the Both ult.:
Commodore Kennedy was born in Dorchester
county, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, on
the 22d February, l779, an I was Of one Of the.
most respectable families of the State. When
very young, hardly more than fifteen years oil
age. being Of an enterprising and adventurous
spirit, be ran away from home and joined the
slperchant service on the 18th Of March, 1884,
and made several voyages previous to The early
part Of '98, when he made voyage with Capt.
flagg TO South America. This gentleman hav-
ing been appointed lieutenant in the navy,
carried young Kennedy with him on board the
John Adams as an ordinary seaman, where he
remained FIVE or six months inthe capacity Of cap
tain of the foretop, when he was appointed q
midshipman by Capt, Cross, On his arrival at
Charleston, in 1900, being obliged 10 quit the
navy with most Of the officers, in consequence
Of the peace establishment, he rejoincd the
merchant service as mate Of ship bound to
Holland, Capt. Prince. On his return he made
voyage 10 Philadelphia in the ship Packet,
Capt Gardiner whence he sailed as mate,
under Capt. Picton, for the West Indies, in the
schooner Maria, and returned TO New York in
the br G Eliza and Mary, as commander, the brig
belonging to Butler and W heller. After which he
made voyage as mate in an English ship bound
TO Nova Scotia and ST. David's Straits. and from
thence to the " est Indies again, where he was
pressed on board British man of war, the fri
gate Amphion, from, which he effected his escape
and arrived at Philadelphia some time in 1902
or 3, in the brig Polly, Capt. Lord In 1908,
however, at the instigation Of Lieutenanls Spence
and Maxwell, the latter Of whom had been q
messmate of his on board the J. Adams, he again
entered the navy as gunners mate on board the
U. S. brig Lynx, Capt. Stewart, with fair promis.
eS from the officers that they would use their in
Auence to get him advanced, ID consideration Of
his former services, and that they would inform
his friends and relatives of his situation. He was
in all the attacks upon, and at the bombardment
of Tripoli, volunteer in the destruction Of the
frigate Philadelphia iii that harhor, and was
blown up in the attack on the batteries on the
4th, August, l801-for his gallantry and GOODNESS
on which occasion he was promoted after the ac
lion to nidshipman, by Capt Stewart, now
Commodore Stewart, and, in 1888, received a
splendid sword from the State of Maryland. AT
Syracuse he was transferred to the Essex frigate
and again, in Carthage bay, he was tranferred to
the Constitution, under the command, in both
ships, of Com. Stewart. In 1906, he returned
home to the Washington yard, and received his.
warrant, through the hands of Capt. Stewart,
after which he never acted as midshipman, but
was Immediately appointed acting lieutenant, by
the Secretary Of the Navy, with orders to the
frigate New York, then lying at Washington.
This ship having been put out Of commission, he
was. furloughed for six months, after which he
was ordered, as first lieutenant, 10 the brig
Franklin, IL guns, q. Earle, Commander,) des-
tined for New Orleans, with Capt. J. ID. Henley,
Major Cammack of the Marines, and other Off
GERS, with detachment Of Marines on board for
the Orleans station About this time he was sent
by Com. Shaw and Gen. Wilkinson across Lake
Ponchartrain into Lake Maurepas and the River
Amite to Booksters landing, TO make inquiries
concerning Col, Burr's movements in that quar-
ter. On his return from this duty he joined the
Franklin and sailed for Washington. where ne
arrived in 1907. But returning to New Orleans
almost Immediately, in the same vessel, under
command Of Capt. Wsathersandt. he received or
ders from Com. Shaw to proceed in gun boat
and survey the coast from the Bayou St. John IN |
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