Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-24
Tne Los. of1no- urie Somers.


 The Loss of the. Brig SOmers. .. II is scarcely ncrmiif.d to Us ID mourn lhe loss II tl9sa whose blood has cunseeratsd the battlefield; They are offerings upon The aar ot paiIoism. Then deeds are emalmed ina natiDns's gratitude; aae ttsy perish alar they l,e in the memory 0l peeps f whom lhay risked and lost all. Ii k wih lei isss akin to ihnse Nhch assnage lhe ptngs Uf paff lag with rnen slain on fields of glory thai we lAe loss of lhe Snmers and the gallant spirits Wh suecumbed i0 lhe storm 'lai overwhelmed thai prom. shiD They encOUnied their late m the discha ge ni
 nefilous and perhaps thIHklrss tluy and Confront cd inc most appalling destiny win c,lmness lha robbed pea9h ni the terror which constitutes H. selory The, ngt their doom in the display of Iht noblest aiItihuies of courage; win II resignation winch converted tIe reqalem oi the howling tempest ino anihens of blessed triumph SWtl, il there ht angh in the manifestations of serdenying htaVert. or in lhe example af a chiv ,s whch parlark of h. spirit of sn exalted Christianit, Ina tecomens'
 naiinn for the boss oi is aIAiren the United Stae | may ca,m he e"riched by the disaster nl ~hci we sneak Tn ugh they 'lell mol hy the sword. were embroidered by Ihs excitement nf Combat; ihonsh hey mol suprorted by visions of vicio.s not s'imulasd bs he pagraHiry ni eubniled armies, lle, eyrnced seii sustaining resolu'n ahich ul, have given ecldt lo the uost brli,nt fields, an,' which, in he last nccasI"n ui lls exercise tnveslef calamity N i,h qualnes which extct nur homage. Nor WIS the cuni1es Oi the Englsh. French and Spanish seampn scarcely less commanding in hard, l brave ho risk then selves fer ihe ies1ue of then l l+p~ -tnrn. or l" mnny who have volunteered To bfnnk the menacIn2 storm, no one perhaps expected even the reward ui public actn0W Judgment for Ihrii valor. We hold il the bIunden duty of lhe Govern menl to that such vices from slrangprs be noi suffered to go mreqnted. The brave tars deserve medd for their vaor, and recompense for Ihrir generous devotion. The narrative which furnish of the catastrophe is replee with honorable adven lure; with incidents which "xlor applause from those l who would mourn over the early dead
 | The officers whD in inc boats, as we learn l from different leteis hefJre us, are probably all | yuung men-iuni0r liehtenants and midshipnen, with the excepion of faret ,n, The lsl lieutenant of ihe | Eadvmi"n-who i3 soon to be na,!e q comm snder. The gunner of the EnlS mon imporuned Captain Lambert Ia let hun go 10 the of dislresss amid
 he fury of lhe storm, in his gig; wrh many fare bodlnes as 10 the lssue the caeian Gonsen,ed The gunner the fist t0 reach Green Island, and his noble example and success inspired olhers Mii | shpman Saliz of ihe P,iade came next; then f. l. l lowed Lieut. Wood with the aunch of iIe Endvminn SaiiL soon as he jumped on shore. explained why ,he other French brlg was nol represented by her boat, sine, (hr MercGre had sent her whale boat To leeward 1hIs latter novemem was ihe most far sighied well dIrisg adventure of all and was noby rewarded by the Irecue ol len lives The French aiso ,eered life l1u,s 10 long lines to ihe assistance of any unf,tunaies who might be buffet l ing the waves. and wiIh a generosity which does 1 hem great credit the Englirhmen award the praise ol lhe best lrected exeTtOns 10 their enthusiastic neighbors on the OccasIOn.
 1 The S"mers had been on lhe blockade, except al short intervals, snce May l4st-a good portion of l time, and on the day she was lost, the only one on ihe station. The utmost yigi ilibcr became neces gary, as the enemy was reIuted as sirlighened for food. But few days before the disaster, Com Perry eno'ned upon Capt. Semmes not L., let any
 lining pass; and Il was In he att-unt to discharge | lis whole duty that he l,st his brig-an attempt ahich lew persons wnull lave per.evtrei in, under such threatening circumstances. lh men and off cers ot lhe brig weie Ot the right sorl they had
 during ihe blockade, undergone prlvatinns and hnId- shs Oi the most serious character. For nue entiie ninnh he ships company, officers and men, had neither drr cluhlng nor bedding. The stores VI. re at Imes unfit for use, and he officers were enfeebled 1 by eating unwholesome bod These ircnnvenien- ces are Ihcdent to every feryIce hut lhe facts mi gi induce the Governin"ni opravide steam vessels and 1 relief chips for so difficult u service For a Derod 1 0l forty five days immediately preceding the acci dsn the Somers alure- Capi. Ingrallam and Mr Fauntleroy, the sailing master, had been sent home by ihs surgeon, w"rs oui by the exacting du- 1 ties of the service.
 | IL was HOble crew-msn and uihcers They stood up to the exhdu-ing and dangerous duties required of them, without complaining When heir compan- lons were sent away to gather i,urels at Tabasco, Tampieo ar elsewhere, tley mplured io be permit ted to go forth to battle also. They evea preferred l 10 go down 10 Alyarado in the launch when he se. cond attack was 10 be made, when they heard that they to be Jeff because inc steamers could not tow ihem. They promised down 10 the bar, and be there in season, if they were allowed to do SO. Passed Mrshipnan Hynspn, one ofthe bravest of the brave, did get permission 10 20, and was complimened for hls courage nhd conduct in act ion
 He returned to hs vessel 10 do other and Hore silc cesSiul service. IL whilst remaining of Vera Cruz, in what ih y deemed inglorous inacIon--ihe remainder of the squadron having gone to Tabasco and Tampico-lhat the brilliant achievement of burning the Creole under the guns of San JuNn de Uloa planned and executed. l. was whilst maintaining inc blockade aone, til Rodgers and WiIshI conceived ihe bold design of reconnnitering the city of Vera Cruz 10 ascertain the location and nature of it's deiences preparatory undertaking with the view to blow up the Mexican magazines - These daring adventures are Jailed in another por- ton of our raper.
 Such were the officers and such the men of that ilistarred ship. IL such the seracous sur ges made Iheir costly banquet There Was mol amongst them one whuse meanest part dld not out value the jewel molten in the cup that the daug hler of the PtoelIes offered to lie successor oi lhe greatest of hs tesa,s. The brave H,nson and Ihe generous cIrm,en, and those sIurd, lars in whom impending death could not ineite q feeling of sell ishness Al the day of last accuual the ear,h will mol yeld up, Of the millions sleeping within her bo- som, nuber cAndldaIes for Inm raliiy than when the reluctant waters dIsgOigr themselves o the vic tims now elumberlng in thrIr drpths. s.-Picayune |