Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-01-22

A correspondent of the Neeo York Tribune gives
the following biography of Edward P Little sue
cessor of the Hon. Grin Fowler in the present
Congress, from Marshfeld, the old 9th district:
Edward 2. Little is the son of Commodore Lit
tie, of the United States Navy. The father cruised
against the enemy in the war of the Revolution
with success. He was the first Captain of the
frigate Boston. Intending to place his son in the
Navy, he carried him to sea in extreme youth, so
that the earliest recoections of the boy were the
of his fathers cannon at sea
In the year 1900 Commodore Little with the
frigate Boston, engaged the French frigate Berce-
au, superior in weight and metal and vastly SUI
perior In number of men. After an engagement
of more than two hours, the Boston captured the
Berceau, and brought her and her crew safelyinto
Boston harbor. The subject of this sketch was
on board the Boston, where his employment was
to carry cartridges to a twenty fourpounder on the
quarterback Of the frigate. Although at this
time but twelve years of age, he was conspicuous
during the whole engagement, in which the sbips
were so near together that Commodore Little
himsefwas struck and Frustrated on the deck by
wad from gun of the French ship.
Chief Justice Shaw held Court at Plymouth,
Mass, IN May, 1919, when the second Jury came
IN, having elected Edward p. Little foreman. At
the dinner table the Chief Justice announced that
the first time he saw the foreman of the
second jury was forty-six years before, when the
multitude assembled around the wharf in Boston
to see Commodore Little, in the frigate Boston
bring in the Premiership of-war Bereeau as prize
when he saw Edward p, a boy in uniform, with
an epaulette on each shoulder, in the discharge
OF his duty on the deck of the Boston. Edward
f., continued in the Navy until about the time of
the death of his father, the Commodore in 1908.
Mr.. Little having cruised around the Mediter-
ranean to watch the Barbarian fleets and during
the whole French war of 1899 1900, and having
seen several vessels captured, has probably exper-
fenced more of nayal life than any other Member
ofCongress, Commodore Stockton probably ex-
ceepted. Quaker though he is, he knows how to
clear and bring ship into action, to handle the
broadsword, pistol, boarding-pike, and how to use
all the paraphenalia of naval warfare
Mr.. Little now is and for forty years has been
thorough Quaker, according to the discipline Of
the New England yearly meeting He is of the
old Democratic school, but we believe is pretty
stiff anti-slavery man, as is the case with most
New England Quakers. He is very modest and
unassuming, and never would be supposed to have
been bred to arms. Mr.. Little has been eight
years In the Massachusetts, House of Rrepresent-
atiyes and in l843, when a member thereof, was
elected to the Senate of that Commonwealth, but
refused to Ike Senatorial seat, because it would
prevent Democratic majority in the House, so
nearly were parties then balanced in that body
Mr.. Little is one of the most distinguished towns
men OF the late Secretary of State, and will do
credit to his constituency in the Halls of Con-
gress.