The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-28
NAVAL HISTORY OF TIM UNITED STATES.

0slla.tzy OF Oar OAesss - Developed ~ che
Late Hsval Retiring Doara-Hxtrasas frsA
the Memorials beahss CsAgrsss.
We give below some interesting facts, extracted
from the memorials Of distinguished officers who ap
peal 10 Congress against the action Of the Council
Of Fifteea:-
COMMODORE r. AP oATxsBY yoNss
bare enumeration Of all the remarkable incidents Of
pages. Ny services in tho sun Mexico and ON the
Cost Of Louisiana, from May, 1905 to the breaking out
OF the war Of 1914 in the suppression Of piracy smus
Citing and the slave trade, and In the enforcemeat Of
neuti Aity laws would alone form volume Of thrilling
interest For near two years Immediately preceding the
with England the protection Of that portion Of the
Guh oosst of Louisiana extending from the Southwest
Pass TO tho Sabine conHded the present Commo-
dore r. Gregory and myself both then acting masters
ana each N command OF single gun GOAT, with
OF about thirty men, all told After the performance of
some extraordinary ests OF caring in conflict with thu
the dues condsd him. Gregory left the New Orleans
station, and became, may say the sole defender of
that exposed frontier During this eyenal period
otten ~ one ano the time cook nurse
and After the doctor phe twelfth vicm claimed by
easel vas physician and feend party OF dfty,sx
men and officers tor Gays oeing the ony
one at for duty and to fell the lot of performing the
last Offices TO the dysg and the funeral rites
graves o. thirteen OF those who were in september, 1871
buried In The sw&mps OF rcnfoneti
Inc Importance OF services some degree, be
estimstedfrcm the fac that late great master spirit
third party, OF SIC coo year wauie wtndrswfrnm
that OF the coast oer tn
successfully bearded tue ocid pirates own vessel
IA Baltimore cnpper subsequently purch snd equip
ped for the navy, anu csed the tre5rand in
ration OF this eventl-when suveioped in flames and
amidst trains laid 70 barrels Of gunpo wder left to
destroy an svepger whom ne could neither turn from his
purpose BY bribery Tor care NEE in open combat
= y s'Laeuenaut Thomas A. c. Jones particularly
distinguished himself By boarding Of he schoones
which had been fired and exngusang the Gre after it
lad made great prog sss-a quantity U; powder being
nr" ner open cabin evidently designed 70 blow ner
Ohacal Report Nlss W.eky Re,istey vol I page 1877
The conspicuous part bore In affair alluded TO-
the destruction If sas pirates in 1914 the critical
ment when Laftte 1T the head of twelve hundf men
and with fifteen small cruisers, about consnmStng
treaty OF aiiance with the English cammanders-the
notorious Nichols and Woodninethen n Pensacola, In
command OF the aavaoee detachment OF the British force
destined for tine attack New Oslesns via Banstaia
was by the presen..iu OF splen.
did sword unanimously 70 en- by Virginia, my native
State: while with no less pride and high ton
rejoice TO know thai The of coast ana coast
trade, from the Mississippi TO Mobile Bay at the most
eventnl Iercd of the war afforded by few gunsosts
under command remembered with gratitude
by the great sDd guc1 Andr-v J.czsoo well to
this day me- Only ey the eopie OF Lo lsiana and other
States snd cities On the Gull bal Of the whole Union
Of the occurrence Of those time, may excused in
Further sAytnE-un tee IL f August 1872 then leu
ter ant OF only three months commisson WAS cruising
of tho mouth o The Mississippi IN gunocat No 1885, xh
discovered the United sta orig OF six,e+n gums
Captain Mchsel q. Carr hoty pursued BY the Euglish
man 0fwsr Bra2eu, VI thirty guns. commanded by
Ca ain Stiriog, roy Esvy and in danger of
being captured by TIE English ship In This dilemms
managed so as 60 divert the ons attention fro n the
Syrenwhrh sci ssiyg in shore the enemy thought
could not escaoe-anc ahoat +. III. he ha lied up
pursuit of the gInboa The arly set between
the Bazen and the Jefferson as the eaemy called the
Tiny gunbOa) lasted 1senty hours resulted both
the syren the Combat safely reaching the anchorage
within Cat s0d ship Islands
vAs IN Command Of division OF gunooats in Mobile
bay during the and -pring Of lsl314 TIE latter
part OF April was niormeo hat tue eRemys schooner
Sheburne, Of tweve guns Hon. Lieut.. Hope in CON-
msnc, was at anchor IF the bar of Pensacola, cap
turing American vessels ! protested forth vi h,
cempsniei by another gunbost com 'nauded by
SsiAngnas,er nssy. with the 1ete-mnstion Of
capturing the sheibarne, although she might be at
snchcr on the car; bot through 9 spy Csptsin Hope
heard Ct NJ N er ion and sailel before got there On
reaching Pensacola anchored IF he where was
-udey recevec cy the Spsciso authcrsie had
regulations. informed thu Governor thai had come
there 10 cApiure he Shelourne." ard TO demand aud
enforce my demands he Spanish officers for the
rigid performance Il thef neutral obhg Aions towards
country and her cnz=ns. The immediate fruit OF this
step was tbs exputica u the senninoe udaas
to six hunoreo wsrri1rs who had taken refuge in tho
town Of Pensaccis fon the pursuit Of General Jackson
While these hlngs ~uscng his Msje-ys orig Ana
sonda IS guns Captain an shors jus. with
out the oar, and sent te shore TO English
chant, with whom That Gsy hsppsned tn De dniog
picdgDs the honor IF Brush officer that the JEFF
fersons should rever rstu-n 20 American port fhe
t5gLsh captsins poe round several of the
guests, and finally n learned the pur-
pc Il Of the exclaimed sfhapk G-d viii dead
MAJ before sunset, post captain in thirty days!
viii 60 ou- and Ises that eow!n On the OF the
afternoon tide tins two J-itssons under all sail
beating down rbe BAY. Soon The Anaconda Ter
way; but Instead Of stag ding of onn easy
sail and awaiting he aysck her captain mad vsuut-
naly invited 70 wi1nes- which every balcony and
housetop il the city hed with anxious spectators
he iagor -ou-ly aso crowdpg all sail 10 seawsrd and,
being an extraordinary sst aer made good his escape
though Chased by The ipboas until lost light OF
Darkness Of the night CID either she Shelburne
make their appearance sgAn, iong the gunooSts
were en- Pensascia n the port On The return o. the
gunboas TO Pensacola after using several Gays OFF the
port the Governor depa he'd bis state barge To bring
the American officers shore; and their reception
the public square was marked by every circumstance OF
respect-more appropriate tor the OF blood
bought victory nn for the humble commanders of two
and even BY ou- own citizens a. home, Oft
dsaided gunocsts.
lem, SIR, capable to perform promptly and eff
cienty" al my duties, ''both ashore and afoat, now
as have been at any fue the 14th day Of Decem
ber, 1874 wpeu, opposing the approach Of the British
feet ansp ring ~erfu foe for the attack New
Orleans received wound in desperate Dat e
wherein oombsttd hours hand 70 HAND, when
the ODDS eigot nine to against snc ~hen
Of the tiirtysix men and officers my Geek when the
battle began than naf xii ed wounded
not however until OF the forty five bsrgss Launches
nsnneo with twelve hundred veterans, and commanded
~ one OF B.isins soiest captains Sir James Alexander
Gordou) then OF 8 wooden leg and still the Active
list Of the navy many boats sunk destroy
ed with four hundred OF thsr crews put hors de- combat
flched the pen from he hand OF History" one OF the
supporters Of the naval the terrace Of the
Capitol) o. the Sea Horse, tell by my hand fra
true kave entirely from the effects Of
that wouad, still carry my body tins musket ball
W11eh mo on vt-eeis oeck nov uleess, lnsen-
sible fsr while apo welterng my add my brave
comrsdss blood but though my sueripg- were intense
and my recevery Yong doubtful sti under the PROV
denc0 Of God, my life being spared long before haa re
covered ny health, and whom my wound was scarcely
clcasrseA again cough service asd Has next found
beneath ny countrys Tag on foregu station and salts
sctory discharged the sfdr0Us And ecve duties OF drst
lieutenant, FIRST the frgsA Constellation and
then the ste United States att time wnen those spien-
did chips the prize Of he nation and the ad
miration Of tho world. mo. 2 Appendix.
am ccnpetsu. now ~ discharge with slscri'y all
the duties that properly be required OF me, -
during ny three years cruise in the sloop otwar
Peacock, q the Pacific aAdron under the gallant
Hull In the years 1880 ann 1T; during which
the FIRST representative civilized nation to Dish
treaty commercial arrAngement With the Sandwich,
Society ano othe South Sea islands, whereby security TO
all citixens the United states toeir property
assured, and . considerable debt $500 000) due
countrymen aatafAc,ory hq Undated and honoraoly paid
petent now, SIR, to promptly and efficient
ly' discharge all my duties "a was II 1925 when 10
command Of the so0p Of Peacock Of % guns While
in sirht Of Peruvian Admiral with his flag flying
board Of gAte Of 80 guns Drought 70" the Peruvian
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