Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-06-06
Dealt, of Lieut.. Browning.

Mr.. Robert Simpson, IL n letter from San Francisco
of the 10Th April gives the following account of the
death of Lieutenant Browning, brother of Edmund
Browning of this city.
Our friend Lieut.. Brow ming more. He drowned
on the 9th Of March, on the expedition to Trinidad Bay
Poor Browning l knew him well, and loved him a
brother. In long and dTesry the mountains
and deserts, comrades and slept under the
him in several tsls aud hsidhip and knew him 10 have
Of uudoubted fotude and courage of GOODNESS
and decsiOn-foI have seen him tiled
Not Of the party that tied from Cincinnati with
is left Two went back-iwo lie in sterile soil of
Texas-lhe fifth, poor BOwnng-on the iron Of North
er California within the sound Of that element which,
In life, he found his home, aud in which his
death"
The Cincinnati Gazette SAYS, Lieutenant B. was
gallant and accomplished officer. had been 81 years
in the service, and beloved by all who knew him.
He was a constant student. employing his leisure
ments in the cultivation of his mind. Besides being
well acquainted with naval tactics, in every branch,
he spoke the French, Spanish and Italian Ian ,uages
fuenty, and well read in the literature of tbose
languages, as well as in that of his native tongue.
1t was his habit to keep regular journals of all his
voyages, noting the occurrences of each day. His
loss will be sincerely muurned by numerous friends.
The San Francisco Journal of the Doth April con-
tains of the unfortunate termination of the
the object being the location of new town in some
good harbor midway between San Francisco and Co.
lumba river. They on board the brig Arabiun,
Capt. Blunt.-Cup,nin Common. brave soldier, who
distinguished himself at Buena Vista, and who was
of the party, gives the following Of The
melancholy occurrence. Lieutenant Bache, one of
the persons drowned was the brother-in-law of Mr.
Walker late Secretary of the Treasury. and his bro
tber Alexander Dallas Bache, is the distinguished
head of the Coast Survey.
"On "Wednesday, March 9th, 1850, in latiiuie Al
deg 80 min north, left the brig Arabian, Captain
Bache und Browning United States navy, John H.
Peoples Esq. Messrs. Johnson. Cheshire Baker, Ro-
bertson. and two seamen, belonging to the brig, for
the purpose of ex mining the shore, being led to sup
pose, by seeing schooner the land, that there
river or bay in the neghborhoDd, which AFTER
wards proved 30 be mistake Lieutenant Bache was
in command ofihe boat and after pulling some way
along the shore, determined to land al point
where supposed the surf not SD bad rs il IN
fortunately proved 81 be- We rode the first breaker
out noby; but The second which truly up
heavng of the deco. carried Us forward with light
ming speed for about five seconds. and the next
ment boat broaehed and upset. leaving ten of
US in number struggling in the surf, about four hun
dred yards from shore. The fifteen minutes that |
here struggled for life will be effaced from my
memory. When hrst rose To the surface, came up
sader the boat. which was bottom up, and imme-
diaiely crept TIP. where my companions were al
/ rrndy cnngregatng; but no sooner had we gained
I hold than huge breaker swept all off 10 the DIS
itnce Of ten yards from her, Here one of the sailors
sank beneath the surface to rise more. We im-
mediaiely back and took fIrmer position.
but, by the next wave, were again hurled into the
foaming snrf Eight times we gained the boat. but
often hurled into the bubbling waters, until.
finally exhausted, and giving I'D Ill h0pe mutual
Iy surrendered ourselves TO the waves. cannot des-
cribe the feelings experienced for the next few Sc
eonds. When giving up hope and rolling helpless
the mercy Of the WATERS feet touched the earth
and. believing deep beneath the surface, in
siinciyey raised myself erect if in thelast strug
gle for breath, and to my unspeakobe JOY raised my
head and shoulders above The My surviving
companions reached the sboa at the same time; but.
unfortunately. proved to be bar, distant yet nearly
7 two hundred yards from the main shore.
4 John II. Peoples washed ashore almost drown
ed and quite insersbIe; two Of the party held his