Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1855-08-02

and destroyed the British sIoop OF war
Reindeer, and on the first of September
the Avon, a vessel of the same class. One
Of her prizes was taken on the 2lst day Of
September, and sent to America under
Of Mr.. Geisinger, and no direct
was ever afterwards received
from her. She was spoken by a Swedish
brig on the 9th Of October, out Of which
she took two American officers who be-
longed to the frigate Essex, and were pas
sengers in the Swede from Rio de janet.
70. This was the last time that she was
seen and known. Various stories as to
her fate were current for years. Mr.. Coop.
er says: f -- .at-. f.,-.,...- -iF
"There is only one rumor in reference
to this ship that has any appearance of
probability. h{E's H
at is said that two English frigates
chased an American sloop of war off the
southern coast about the time the Wasp
ought to have arrived, and that the three
ships were struck with squall, in which
the sloop Of war suddenly disappeared"
The Wasp was uncommonly well man.
ned and officered, and her loss was a Sc
we're one to the navy. Blakely was an ad-
mirable commander, and the gentlemen
under him were Of high merit. Two Of
the Lieutenants, Mr.. Reilley and Mr..
Baury, had taken part in the capture Of
Guerriere and the Java, and another, Mr..
Tillinghast, was an officer on board the
ENTERPRISE when she took the Boxer. 90
! The Empervier, brig, eighteen guns.
sailed from the Mediterranean for the Uni.
TEX States in 1916, and was never heard
from afier she passed the straitof Gilbral.
ter. She had been taken from the Eng
lish, in 1914, by the Peacock, Captain
Warrington. We believe that atthe time
Of her loss she was commanded by one Of
the Shubricks, an historical name in our
navy.
The most remarkable instance Of the loss
of a national ship, since the close of the
past war with England. was that Of the
Hornet, which was supposed to have foun.
dered in 'snorther" in the Gulf Of Mexi.
CO, about 4 quarter Of century ago.
Nothing was heard Of her, if we remem.
Der after she left Tampico. some time in
the year 1880. sse..,e ana.
The Hornet was one Of the lucky
ships" Of the navy, and great hvorite
both with the service and with the country,
and was distinguished for the part she
took in the war Of 1912. capturing every
thing with which she fought, and esca-
ping from superior vessels. In 1919
when commanded by Captain Lawrence,
she took the British brig Peacock, after 2
short but very warm action Of fifteen min.
{ utes, the Peacock bein sunk. Attached
10 Commodore Decatur's squadron. q few
. mouths later, she was compelled to take
!, refuge in New London, when that squad.
ron fell in with greatly superior British
!. force, where she was blockaded for \ long
time. Escaping from, New London, she
went to sea in January, 1915. under the
!. command Of Capt. Biddle. On the 23d
Of March she engaged and captured the
: Penguin, = vessel Of about her own force
and with picked crew. Subsequently she
was chased for two or three days by ,
: British seventy -four, and narrowly escaped
being captured. a. SD ei.e.u
The recent losses Of the Albany and thu
: Porpoise have revived the interest tha
! used to be felt in the losses that We have
, mentioned above. Il It will be seen that j
is no new thing in our navy for vesse's +
disappear, leaving no trace Of their fate
and the same remark applies to all navies
I DEsr1s1ne HousEHoLD DUTIEs. -
. From a variety Of causes, nothing is NOR
common, than to find American womel
] who have not the slightest idea Of house
hold duties. A writer thus alludes to thi
!, subject :--.In this neglect Of househol'
] cares American females stand alone. 4
German lady, no matter how high be
: rank, never forgets that domestic labor
. conduca IN fha health of body and min,