Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-07
DEATH OF COM ioDoRE' JAMES BIDDLE.
FROM rHl PUBLIC LEDGER.

We regret to learn thd Captain JAMES BrDDLE Of the
Navy recently returned h the command of the Pacific sta
on, died in this city on Sbday night last Capt BIDDLE
was native OF Phladelph where he always resided when
not actively employed in til service He was one of the
Oldest Post Captains upon naval register, which be
holds the sixth place. He III seen much service and fre
quenty distinguished himself Of his country He
the of CHARLES BIpDI ESQ.,, Of Philadelphia and
born in February, 1888, bf sixty FIVE years old q, the
time of his DEATH He entered bdservice rs Midshipman
in 1900 He board thelladephia at the time il
fell into the hands of the Agees and was confined pri-
in that country for eghee months. Upon his release
from captivity be pronotedo lieutenancy. In lSOf
he made q voyage TO China ptain of merchantmen
In 1910 he took charge Of heren soop-ofwar In 1911
he went TO France bearer ocspatches When the war
Of 1912 broke out he joined h Wasp, Capt JONES' and af
ter the capture Of the sloopoT FroE was ordered to take
charge of the prize, but her ped condition made her ard
the Wasp easy capture a British seventy. FOUR the
POiers, which hove in sigh The Legislature of Pennsyl
vania voted sword and the inks Of the Commonwealth 10
Lieut. BIppLE for his dshshed gallantry in this action
The Legislature Of Maryaneso took honorable notice Of
him. and the Society of Cnati elected him an HONORARY
member Of that body.
Upon his exchange be waromocd to the rank of master
conmandant and command the gunboats in the Delaware
TO protect the bay from the sons of the British He was
appointed to the command the soop:ofwar Hornet, and
was one Of those blockaded long in New London. While
lying there Capt BIpDLE repted challenge from Capt
MESDs, Of the British slooPwar the LOup Cerrer for
equal fight between those e but the Loup Cerver sailed
away before the prelimna were settled The Hornet sue
ceeded in eluding the vge of the British feet and arrived
at New York, where she attached 10 the command Of
Com. DEcAruR, and orde to the East Indies.
during this voysshat on the 23d Of March, 1916
the Hornet engaged bis lannic Majesys brig Penguin
and captured her after gad action in which Capt BrD-
BILE was wounded 10 thcdpwng April he was chased by
British sevenyfour, but ebed with the loss of armament
which obliged him to return New York During his alb
he promoted to hck of Post Captain In 1917
he dispatched to the Cmbia, to take possession Of
Oregon In 1920 he went Constan,inople to sign the
commercial treaty with Turke
From the year 1888 ls4se was in charge Of the Naval
Asylum on the schuylkll Hecently was in command on
the Pacific station, and cturne Philadelphia in March last
in bad health from the effects which he never recovered
II has been the distinguished chc,er Of this gentleman 10
exert in the public service an ecd activity and an ar
dent enterprise which surmouney obstacle and crowned
his enterprises with success.
Commodore BrDDLE was a msbf slight frame and delicate
constitution, bul Of an indomitabb BRIT which sustained him
through trials and hardshps ut which greater pbv.cal
strengh might nave iaed AS Pihce ne was unsurpass-
ed in courage, requirements, andll and as a man. his
spoess honor and noble guslte mind and heart gave him
distinction not inferior his pbsiona reputation Phi
ladelphia may well his lbs one Of the most dstn
guished Of her sons.