Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-03-28
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Death 0f5Liedt. nc harresvG. HuntaF
IS Lieutenant GharlesiGo Hunter.p5of the
YES. Navy, known Alyarado Hunters,
died in the; Hospital at New York, ION
tuesday morning, at the age Of 40 years.
lie fell d xicHm4to disease contracted ii
Mexico! Hunter was airiativeI OF New
Jersey. and entred theiseryice asimidship.
man November 11th, 1924, and was ad-
vanced todhe rank of {Lieutenant ON the
24th Of June, 1884,, Not, long after, he
fought duel at Red Bank, New jersey.
with, a man named Miller, who CHARGED
him with Insulting hiSisister.in. law in Phil.
adelPhlas iller;wastkiAedlonith first fire:
Hunter escaped without scratch. a;.,..,
"a, When the affair became, public Hunter
was, dismissed the service in 1886, BY
General Jackson, then President Wars
rants were issued for his arrest, and he
was9foreed to hee to avoid apprehension.
He first went to Boston. and thence to
Montreal. He soon after returned in dis
gulSe to New Jersey, and remained for
some time secreted ia 1hehouse ola Mrs,
Grltti0hssi IN the town OF New Brunswick
While so fsecreted he became enamoled Of
bis protec.tEpr's. daug hter; and was subse>
quently married to her, When the com
motion caused BY the duel, had in some
measure'Subsided5 he went 10 Washing
ton; obtained an interview with General
JACKSON. explained all the facts, connected
with the duel, and solicited to be restor-
ed TO his former position. and was sue
-cessful.T In 1842. lie was FIRST Lieuten
antofthe Fairfield, attached to the Med
herranean squadron, under command of
Com. Ridgely. = He discharged the du,
ties Of this position faithfully, and after
the lapse of three years, returned to the
States. & = @'2,, -" " q. 's1Ha
During the Mexican war he again be-
came noted for. the capture Of the town of
Alvarado. He then commanded the U.
S. steamer, Scourge, a vessel Of light
draft, built especially for service in the
shallow waters Of the small harbors~on the
Mexican coast. The squadron, under the
command of Commodore Perry, had
twice retired from. Alvarado. On the
goth OF March. l847, the. day after the
surrender ofVera Cruz, combined NOV
ment was made by.a brigade, under the
command Of Gen. Quitman, and power
full fleet, under Commodore Perry. Pre-
yious to this Commodore Perry had sent
Lieutenant Hunter to watch the mouth Of
the river. Instead of remaining inactive,
Lieutenant Hunter made an advance up
on the town, which fortunately for him,
was neither fortified nor garrisoned. He
demanded its surrender, and before Per-
ry and Quitman arrived all the usual
forms had been gone through with. "
General Quitman took the matter phi
losophically. but Commodore Perry was
exceedingly indignant, and Hunter was
tried bya court martial at Annapolis and &C.
quilted and ,on returning to New York met
with q public reception. and was presented
with q sword. Soon after he obtained the
command of the Tanney, in the Mediaer
ranean, ana also acted as purser. Hav-
ing on his return, been reported de-
faulter $4,000, he was again dismissed
the service; subsequently restored by
President Fillmore. Last year he com
manded the cambridge Of the Brazil
Squadron. and becoming offended at Com
modore Salter, he suddenly set sail, and
brought his ship to New York. The Ar
ticles of, War iuflict a punishment OF
death for the actof deserving a squadron.
but President Pierce was content with
dismissing Lieutenant Hunter from the
service. '
Lieutenant Hunter was an excellent
officer. though. exceedingly rash, and
sometimes eccentric. -. -- .-t