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lHCc SUipS were SuUCR WlID De1Ny SQnalI
III which the sloop OF war disappeared.
In July, 1915, the brig Eperver, Is, com
manded by Lieut.. John Templcr Shubrich,
sailed from Alglers on her return to the United
States having on board as PASSENGERS several
citizens recently released from captivity in
AIgiers, and bearing the treaty that had been
concluded with that power, on the Both June,
preceding. She is known to have passed the
Straits Of Gibrulter, about tie 10Th of July,
and that Is the last ever seen or heard of her.
There was vague iumor that she was seen
III tremendous gale, in the month OF August,
not Tar from the American coast, but it is Of Il
character too questionable to be relied on
The Enterprise, Lieut.. Kcarney, was making "A
passage at this time, and experienced a heavy
blow, which was said to lie trcmenJos little
farther to the east of her, and it is probable
the Epervier was lost in 1t. In her persisted
Lieut.. Narnell, who was Perry's first lieutcn-
ant in the battle of Lake Erie, and other
officers. Shubrick had been present at no less
than six regular sea fights, five Of which had
been between vessels of force as heavy us
frlgates, lie had also participated in the cele-
brIted chase of New York-yet when he met
his unknown fate, he had been only nine years
in service, and was about % years of aye. A
mysterious providence had decrced no happy
termination to his useful and brilliant career.
/ Within probably few days sail of his native
land, returning on the wings of fame to reap
the well earned reward of his valor, he was
cut off in his bloom, and on the field Of his
glory found the grave Of his hopes Congress
! had voted him two medals, and his native
State, South Carolina, and the cities Of
Charleston and New York had each voted
him sword Of which he was destined
! to receive.
| The next disappearance of this kind from the
navy list IS believed to be that of the schooner
Lynx, T., Lieut.. Commanding John K. Madison,
IN 1884, IN West Indies. | have, however no
account Of her fate, and am not certain but
she was stranded, and some of her crew escap.
ed, though my Impressions respecting her, are
to the contrary.
The next loss we have to record is probably
familiar to nllny--lt is that Of the Hornet, in
! 1928, then attached to the West India SQUAD
ron, under the command of Captain Ohio
Morris. The Hornet was sent by the commo,
dore to crulze oft Tampico, uur ng the season
OF the auumnal equinox, which Is known to
render those seas the most dangerous ON the
globe The Hornets presence was necessary
to protect American property, during the riots
that attended the invasion of Barradas, The
day before her loss considerable sum of
money was received on board, ana a number Of
residents visited her on party of pleasure.
win Ch was destined to have fearful termIna-
ten. The weather became threatening and
the Hornet pat sea, carrying her il-tated
guests with her. Ihe proynOst'cs proved true
the blast camc-onc Of the most awful ever
known IN that region OF violent commissions
orerturning all before it. The vessels anchor
ed within the smooth river of TumpicO, aud
sheltered by its bank were either stranded or
overturned; and those lying in the roads with
out, driven to sea, or tuundercd at their anchors.
There was schooner III company with the
Hornet, the unstcr Of which states til It with
nothing but his slender maSts his vessel was
nearly uiuwn over Dy the nurrIcan"-auQ luIt
IA ship with her tall masts, thou III every sui
was iurIcd, could never have wl:hstuol it,
As u>u1. rumors tell Of the shrll pipe Of the
boatswaIns whistle, and the creIklug OF blocks
and spurs being heard from a neighbornr
schooner, above the hrwiInL Of the sto in, and
glimpse OF Il tall snip, under bare po IS scud-
ding before II, being revealed by glance Of
hgnlnnI-lnd also of n hat with the nllne of
the ship on lis ribbon, having been picked up
a sea. Bat through lhe t" enty years and more
that have j since the anniversary Of the
battle Of Line Nrja, on winch she disappeared
of the thousand floating objects that are apt
to cast themselves lose from IA slmhinr ship,
ard swim upon the suffice, not SO much as an
oar or hlndsp.kc has ever been found to tel
the fate winch time as surely tells. Capt.
Norris, the commander, bore hgh character
as Il cool and collected officer aud seaman
and his iirst lleulenont Daniel II. Mackpy, left
no superior behind him. Picked up on the
docks at Liverpool by charitable American
captain, and commencing as cabin boy IN
merchant snip, he had worked his way from
10 hu ~ hal "a tn ba Inl l,t,l,a
the closed over min and his career.
Nearly ten years after the loss of the Hor-
net, III May. lo -, the pilot boat schooner Sea
Gull, commanded by passed mldshipman J..
W. G. Red, and attached to the South Sea
exploring squadron, sailed from little hlrbor
near Cape Horn, in company with her consort,
the Flying Fish with the intention OF fdoublng
the Ctpe II terrible storm came on the Fly
lng Flsh regalneI her harbur, but the Sea Gu,l
found rest only in the deep blue waves of that
stormy ocean. She was never heard of after
1t may be here remarked that pissed midshp-
man Bacon felt preSentimcnt of his fate, even
before leaving the United States, and was ur-
gent to get relieved from his orders, but with
out effect. Her crew consisted of fifteen per
SONS. Her officers were passed mdshipman
James W. G. Rled, Of FLORIDA, acting eute-
nant commanding, and passed mdshipman
Frederick a. Bacon, O1 Connecticut. The
Flying Fish smaller schooner, afterwards at
tanned the high latitude of 20 II 5. Ia higher
! latitude than any vessel that had ever preceded
her,) and completed the circumnawgation OF
the globe.
Not quite four years after the Sea GulI's
disappearance. on the 20th OF February, lo43
the schooner Grlmpus, 10, 1t, A. f. Duwnes
commanding, sailed from Norfolk, with orders
to { ulse III The Gulf Stream for IA short time
aud not To visit any port until her return to the
place OF her departure, unless from necessity
The captain, purser aud other otli ,"rS, were
well known III this vicinity, On thn i7th OF
March, she was of the bar at Charleston, and
|, her master, Mr. Isaac X. You, came up to
that clty and remained until the 25th, with hi,
| friends who resided there, when he returned t,
the schooner. She had been encounlerng
4 series of storms, was known to be leaky, unC
. is supposed to have founderod in storm tina
| almost Immediately succeeded his return. One
d of the latest letters received from her, con
r cludes thus: DO not fail to write, so tha
e ! may receive a letter on our arrival at Norfolk
t Date your letter .9pa lst-not later" Alas
/ the lines of affection penned to meet him, werC