Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-01
COMMODORE DEcATrR.
The Philadelphia U. S. Gazette ssys.

We understand that ii is the intention of
the personal friends OF the late Comn,@do re
Decatur, TO remove the remains OF that gallant
otiicer from their present resting place, i'm the
District OF Columbia, TO the burning ground
OF tSt. Peters Church. ia this city, where are
the remains OF the Commodores father, and
other near relatives. Should this take place
we can scarcely suppose that the people of
Philadelphia will fail TO demand as their
rient 70 erect monument 10 their townsmon.
LIEUTENANT BACHE.-The same paper
has the following notice of the late conman
der OF The U S. Brig Washington;
/ LIEUTENANT BAcBE.--This officer. whose
unumely death has been recorded with so
many expressions OF regret, was one VINO en-
inenuy deserved, both by his conduct as an
officer, snd his requirements as scholar. the
sood opinions. aud the warm regard, of those
who knew him. Drvotedly attached to the
service ia which he was engaged, aud stimu-
tateu oy many considerations TO make his ei-
iorls permanently valua BILE, he was fast win
ming most envisble reputation. The Officers
oi the Y. 5. Brig Washington were, al the
time OF the dreadful hurricane, engaged in *.
Penmen,s Tor The purpose Of ascerisining the
various grades OF temperature, depth, snd /
drllt OF the Gull Stream, and Lieut.. Bache en-
Gagged in, and Performed tie arduous labors
connected with this branch Of the q. s. Co.sl :
Survey. with zeal and application Of knowl-
edge, which promised most gratifying rssults.
Benjamin franklin WIS, we believe, the
nrst Who discovered the variation in tempera-
ture OF the guilt stream from that OF the OCEAN
which 1t taversed, and while crossing the
stream on voyage 10 Europe threw q Their
mometer overheard, from which he received
an exact aud positive indication OF what he
had previously only supposed to be true
Lieut.. Bache was direct descendant of the
great philosopher. and u was darling desire
oil his heart TO complete what his great ances-
tor had commenced. IL was no, given TO
him To gntiy that wish for he has beeG smit-
ten even m the beginning of his labors; but
uheTe wilt remain sorrow, not only for his
death, bat also for the loss which science sus-
lsins ia being deprived of his strength OF pnr-
pose and has peculiar fitness 20 accomplish
The difficult undertaking he was engaged in.
! Since writing the above we have received
ue ing note OF proceedings OF the sur
wing officers of the Washington:
( Al a meeting OF the officers Of the L. S. Sur.
yeylng brig Washington, held on board. Sep
tenIber ~, 1916, IL was resolved to wcnr era nc
on the leit arm and swon for the space Of
thirty days, IN testimony OF their unieigned
sorrow and regret Tor the untimely death of
lheiT late beloved commander and mess mate.
Lieut.. Commanding George NJ. Bache.
7 ASTRANGE PRISON SCENE.-The edi.
tor OF New York paper. ia describing a Wis
II to the State prison, and nothing the fact.
I that in an adjoining building he perceived a
, lady in conversation with man, dressed in
the prison apparel, says
Th y.poke o mutual friends, Of the 6, ar.
ac'ensIics OF the place, the incidents of the
Journey, &c, and the remark from her com.
penlon That on bus way thithef he had dis
missed some friends whom he would have
been glad TO see. the lady asked il he would
really have been pleased TO see Them. Ger.
tainiy,' he replied, why notf oh said she
your position now Is so humiiating, that
should think you would rather shun thar
= meet your old friends 'Oh no., ne reoli.d
there's nothing humiisiing about it.-it
unfortunate, To- be sure, but nothing more 4
! Alter halt hours conversation, ne took hi
leave and walked Into the prison yard.
we learned upon inquiry that this was
Dr Bougion, the somewhat notorious 81,
Thunder OF the Anti-Renters, whose sentence
oil death Tor the share he bore ig the murder
OF deputy sheriff Slees, was conmoted h,
, the governor to imprisonment for hle Heep.
peared perfectly Of case .-intelligeut. mild
sud agreeable in his manners. ond far mor
IKE Ualous, impetuous enthusiast. than 4
deliberate criminal. H. has been made ellie
nurse IN the hospital, the duties of which n.
discharges with gieat fidelity ADD cool de-
grce Of skill. tie Is geutemany i'm his de-
! porimeni, snd perfectly obcdient 10 the Iepu.
iaiions o. tl,e prison. The lads with whom
ne was conyeriug- with biz wife. who had
! Just reached tiIe scene OF his ignominiou.
punishment"