Mobile register and journal., 1845-10-24

1888 =.
NAVAL Battles AND SURVIVING NAVAL
HERoks.--War was declared In Jhne, 1912. Peace
was aligned at GhenI, December "a. 1914, and pro-
claimed by the President, Feb. 1e, 1916.
There were fifteen naval ghctions between British
and American vessels Of war. In eleven battles,
fought by single Ships the Americans conquered, IN
in four only The British triumphed; two OF which
were by single ships, viz: Chesapeake, Of AZ guns,
taken by the Shannon, 81; and the Argus, 10 guns
taken by the Pelican, 20. The other Two captures
were to one and four to one against us. During
The there captured from the British, on the
ocean, ffigates and Is sloops Of war and smaller
ships and on the lakes ID, several Of them frigaes
and so9ps.
The whole number captured by the Americans
were 81 The British took from us and destroyed
ut navy yards, but 20 armed vessels viz: trigars.
Chesapeake President, and Essex, IL sloops and
gun briggs, and schooners.
or The commanders who fought the naval battles,
there have died:
Decatur, who took the Macedonian, October %,
1872
Bainbrldge, who took the Java, December %,
1872.
Lawrence who took the Peacock, February. 1878.
Burrows, who took the Boxer, Sept, 1878
Blakely who took the Reindeer, June, 1914; al
the Avon, Sept, 1914,
Com. Perry, Of the Lawrence; Almy, of the Som
ers; Conklin of the Tgress; Senatt, of the Pores-
pine, of Com. Perrv's squadron.
Macdonough, Of the Saratoga; and Henly, OF The
Eagle of Com. Macdnnugh's squadron, that capur-
ed the fur British vessels on lake Champaign, Sept.
IL, 1914
Allen, of the Argus, taken by the Pelican, 1873
Com. Isaac Hull, who took The Gurrier, August,
1912, who died in January, 1874.
David Porter, who took the Alert, August, lSlz,
and fought the ship Phoebe and Cherub nj valparai
In 1914 diad M IonatauttnoDIe in 1874 and WAS
buried At the loot oil the iag-sta at the navy-yad.
Philadelphia.
The SURVIVING naval commanders in the last war
who achieved victories are;
Jacob Jones, who took the Frolic in 1914.
Lewis Warrington, who took the Epervler in
1914.
Charles Stewart, who took The Levant and Cyane,
with the Constitution, in 1916
Jesse D. Elliott. who commanded the Niagara in
Perry's victory.
Daniel Tmn er, who commanded the Scorpion
Stephen Cassn. Of the Ticonderoga, in macdon-
ough's victory.
The Charleston Courier, one of tho most dstin-
guished literary papers in the country, aludng 10 the
poems Of "America,'' says that Moore himself ne
YER conceived more exquisite fancy than the FOL
lowing:
The twilight hours like birds flew by
As lightly and as free;
Ten thousand stars were in the sky,
Ten thousand on The sea-
For every with dimpled face,
That leaped up in the air,
Had caught star IN its embrace,
And held il trembling there.
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landings on THIS DAY the 24lh inst, at 8 o'clock
p.
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MOBILES COLUMBUS REGULAR WEEKLY
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ElGl-Sger steamer NEW ERA, Joe Ii.
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son, leaving Mobile every TUESDAY, at 5 o.
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The N. f. will commence her trips with frs, rise
Of water. DID,. .
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