The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-03-13
tnpI)lGal.
Odore Perry.

m, tat no fears of Its fatal iS>uc
in,d by his friends, until about
stcriay m"rning, when il changed
ach and in short time after he
is last.
; {. Perry was the son of Ray
Try. an officer in the infant marine
litd States: he was bonn in Apyil
South Kingston on NanagauSrtt
,rdc Island. and received his carly cd
i'll tie Navy amid the storning
of The war of 1872, when his G, der
n Oliver H. Perry wen for himself the
Il of the hero Of the battic of Lake Eie.
nicnd the t. S. Navy in JANUARY, lSH9
md>hipmnu, and immediately Joined
schoomr Revenge, from which he was
artc transferred 20 the itiga,c prcsi-
1t.
In November 1913 he was ordered to the
igatc Cntc;i States, and in Aprll 1874.
ras sent back TO the President Toward,
The cnd Of .S4l, he was ordered to the b,Ig
Chippewa. from which sc sci he was trans
fcrrcd to the Navy Yard ut H:unbiyn with the
rank of Lieutenant. In August, 1919 he
was ordered To the ship Clauc. which was
sent to the Coast Of Africa, to aid the efforts
ol the tol.IiiZali"n Society in its attempts to
fund settlement Of free blacks ul.ui, the
island Of Sherbio. near Sierra Leone. The
mortality at Shl bro Was 50 great that it he.
came evident no colony could hr planted
there. lieutenant Ferry s,l,cttd M,sulado
Cape as more suitable locality for town
He Therefore fixed the locality Of the first
settlement al Liberia. In The schooner Shark.
to the command Of which vessel Lieutenant
Perry WAS appointed in lS2l. lie twice visit
cd the Colony at Mcs,lado, and in the same
vessel captured number Of pirates in the
waters Of the West Indies.
On his return he was again attached
10 the brooklyn Navy Yard, whr,r
lie remained until 1921 when he was order
cd to the North CdrOtind, of 9G guns, under
command Of CommIdorc John Rogers In
this ship he served as first leutcnant and
captain Of the feet, during her whole cruise
lie was then promoted to the rank Of Com.
nandor, and look charge VI HE recruiting
s,lylceS at Boston, in which employment he
continued until 1880 when lie took COM
mand Of the corvette Concord. n which he
conveyed John Randolph as United States
Minister to st. Petersburg, and afterwards
c1uis,d three years in the Mediterranean.
When home again he was once more actively
employed at the BROOKLYN Navy Yard as s,.
lcrin;cndcnt of a school o! gun practice, and
in the organization Of steam naval service
He rendered valuable service as snlcrintcn.
dent Of the gun practice at Sandy llouk. Al
the suggestion Of the Bi sh Admiralty, I've
was selected TO investigate into the phcno.
inca Of the tideS on this coast a task Of which
he acquitted blnsrll i'll very satisfactory
manner.
Commodore Perry WAS promoted to the
rank 0! Captain, Fvh Q, 1887, and the hon.
ors Of his profession began to be stowcrcd
upon him. lie was offered. but declined the
command Of tic Exploring Expedition, which
was Afterwards given to Coz me dcrt WIlhtS
We next find him in Europe, in the wear
1888, on Government mission, visiting and
inspecting tbs dock yards and lighthouses
His report Of that mission was submitted to
the Government in 1880 and gave facts and
suggestions winch proved ctuincntly ,ls, full in
improving these departments OF tie United
States SCiv!cc.
The lighthouses now on the highlands Of
NcyaSnk, wire constructed ON the Frsntl
CLAN at his suggestion. Thea wee the first
Of the present improved lighthouse system.
lie now again resumed his duties as Supern.
tcl!dcnt OF the gun practice. and add,d to
them the service Of preparing plans for the
construction and equipment Of the Missouri
and M'%s%sppi, which two vessels were the
pioneers OF our steam naval service. He was
lex appointed TO the chief command of the
BROOKLYN Navy Yard, and left i two years
afterwards to take command Of the African
.AsEbMrtea treaty.
The communication of both the Brit; Sh and
American Governments was his reward for
his service. Next came the wSr of the
United States with Mexico, and Commodore
Priry S naval co operation with the land
forces, was such as to win the acknow ledge
pncnt Of General Scott in his ofiicia, d:x.
IsMss<t. g@a the general applause of the
country. lie capturtl the town Of Tubasco
and directed tho naval bombardment Of Vera
Cruz. His next service was to attend to the
interests Of the United States in the Fishery
Question, on which mission lie was sent BY
E'rtsdent fillmore, and it was doubtless
owing to his efforts that a collision was pre-
vented.
We come now TO a part OF the life of Com
:mVdore PERRY, which gives to him his high.
est and most enduring fame. In 1852, he
was appointed to the command Of the Jaaan
ExI edition, fitted our TO open that empire,
through peaceful means, to commerce and
intercourse. The empire of Japan had
long remained Il sealed book to the various
nations Of the civiliZod world. The rulers Of
that rich ard populous county had, for
dong period, continued to act on naxus Of
,eXclusivcntss so complete as TO put even the
HoIcy of Pckin to shame. There was but
one European pcoplc-the Dutch with
whom they had consented to hold the most
modified intercourse, and that lntc couisc had
been limited to the adtni ssion OF two ships
a,sii:atY, from Batavia, into TIE port Of
Nang0skai, the value Of whose caIgocs was
SAID TO have amounted to some three hundred
Thousand dollars. 1t was no small under
4 taking to break az exclusive system like
athis, and it was great tribute to the intel
5lcctual and moral qualities Of Commodore
Al n