The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1854-04-28
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young England q give activity and SIC
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engaging has yet taken care 70 copfpe e
directions cold England. Both 81 charle
Napier ana Lord Rsglan WHO i eOnmander
in.thief Is tie BRUSH forces designed g
Turkey, are veterans oflitif century hav
ing won their honors chiefly in the frs
quarter Of the present cnntury.
Sir Charles Napier, whose position q
commander Of tie most imposing feet Eng
land has ever sent from her shores. vii
sender / IS antecedeuts IS well aa bis lutur,
actions Of interest to American readers il
grandson Of Lord Napier Of Murchiston
stirling. and Il Scot BY birth and lineage
lie is 81 years ofage, and has been in the
British navy, which he.entered At the juve.
nile age Of fourteen, ifty-four years. He
rose rapidly from lieutepant in 1905, to The
command Of the Recruit. brig Of eighteen
guns, in 1903, 10 Which he fought and re.
pulsed French Corvette of heavier metal
In this action he was severely wounded In
1909, he assisted in the reduction Of MART.
nique, leading the atorming party which
scaled tie walls, and planted The British flag
On the ramparts. At the age Of twenty
three he was placed 10 command Of the
French frigate d'Humbolt, which. he had
assisted in capturing with the rank Of post
captain.
The gallantry that had SO far marked the
course of the young commander. was sub
sequently displayed IN variety Of engage
ments. In 1889. with the permission ofthe
British Government, he assumed the COM
Tnand of Don Pedro's Portuguese fleet, and
in brilliant engagement defeated the more
numerous fleet ofDon Miguel, off Cape St.
Vincent. In 1889 Napier took command
of the Powerful, an 81 gun man.Of: war in-
tended for the Mediterranean. In 1910 he
was mazda commodore aud second in com.
mand, under Admired Sir Robert Stepford
Of The feet engaged on the coast Syria ii
the proceedings against Mshemit i and
Ibrahim Pacha. Here as briefly described
By Lord Palmerston at the recent dinuer
given to Napier he landed with the marines
and having received fresh. detachments.
gained very important victories: storming
the town Of Sidon and taking 5000 or 4. 900
prisoners. After that he took On
important part in The attack and capture Of
A ere. But it was not content with acting
successfully the part of Admiral and Gener-
al, but he must also act the part Of diploma.
fist, which he He'd with equal success for
he went in command Of part Of the feet to
Alexandra, and pursuaded Mehemet Ali to
sign convention which led to the peaceful
ovucuatiOn ofSyris by the remnant Of the
Egyptian forces which survived. BY that
means vast amount of human life was ga.
we'd, and Syria was relieved from the DANE
ger BY which she had been manaced. In
creased honots rewarded him on his return
to England where he vas quietly reposed
with the execution Of short service IN Par
lament until the necessity ofhis country
has now called him again, with The rank Of
Vice admiral into active service,
Napier's characteristics are all of the
practical and energetic order He has been
celebrated for accomplishing achievements
ID bis own way and il not paying very
strict attention to orders-never losing an
for q brilliant action because his
instructions did not entirely : cover the course
be judged proper. This peculiarly was
referred to ID afeoent debate IN The House.
Of Commons By D'Israeli, Who said with his
usual sarcasm that even If orders q declare
war had been given to Sir o. Napier II
vas known, be observed. s'thai The gallant.
admiral never obeyea orders aud might
therefore be expected % preserve peace.
&c is however alphabetically 4 man ofaction.
and should the Baltic become the theatre
Of war be would undoubte dly vindi q
dse of bravery and daring emprise the.
character bis whole nava life.
Lord Rsgla cor ander II chief Of
tie Brush Ian ees Turkey. Is better
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