The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-01
DEATH or COMMODORE AP cArEsBY Josss

The death of of the most distinguished officers of
army has been quickly followed by that of Of the
most gallant veterans OF our navy. Commodore T. An
Catesby Jones departed this life 1T his residence near
Georgetown, Sunday evening. the 30th May. For
long period his health had been bad and his death has
been constantly apprshended for tho last i've or six
months. His age sixty nine
Commodore Jones native Of Virginia, Of Welsh
origin and entered the navy 1906 being the fourth on
the list OF our post captains Throughout his whole
career he distinguished for galantry energy and
skill in his profession, and for all the private virtues that
siorn the gentleman and the officer. With these were
combined love of rural and agricultural life and pur
SUITS and those social and domestic tastes that never sp
pear attractive and admirable than when at
tended with the stern and heroic virtues of the warrior
and the patriot.
During with England, our gallant little navy
contained no ADLER Drawer officer than lieutenant T.
Ap Catesby Jones The event. however, of his hfs In
the brancy of which other Incidents illustrative of
his heroic qualities nearly lost and forgotten the
battle Of the gunboats in Lake Borgne in 1874 Of
the most memorable and strongly contested affairs Of the
late On that OCCASION Lieutenant Jones with five
small gunboas and less than two hundred men fought
and for time held ut bay British hota carrying
some forty guns and more than Thousand armed men
Owing to of his boats getting aground and others
being borne away by the tide the whole weight Of tho
conflict fell upon the boat commanded by Lieutenant Jones
and two others 1t terrible hand hand and most
sanguinary conflict Onethrd of Joness officers and men
shot down. and the British lost than two hun
bred killed aud wounled The vgor and gallantry Of
this defence caused tho British to pause in their career
and enabled jackson continue and complete his meas
urcs for tho defence Of New Orleans.
An interesting incident marked the hattie of the gun
boats which is doubtless quito to many Of read
In tbs ascent to Capitol the western front
elaborate and highly finished monument erected in
1905 to the naval heroes who distinguished themselves
in tho against the Trpotans One Of the figures on
this monument is the Muse Of History engaged with
a pen recording the gallant achievements Of our
navy. When the city captured by the British
in 1sl3 and the vandac order was issued by Admiral
Cockbum to destroy the public buildings, this
ment did escape tho general fury of the barbarian
invader 1t was defaced and mutatcd. and an nsolent
young officer Lieut. Pratt Of the British navy pointing
to the figure Of the Historic Muse remarked that she
about to record c and aiming his pistol shot the pen
from the hand Of the figure.
In the battle Of the gnnboats, this young officer
mandet the barge which first reached Lieut. Jones' boat
and AS he about to board her. Jones shot him. and
he fell morally wounded in the Of his companions
One Of the Britons quickly retaated by firing his mus
ket at JONES' the ball from which lodged in his shoulder
inhictng wound from which he never entirely recover
ed He still continued deck anmatng and directing
his men until he received another wound when he was
carried below and the British took possession of his
sci after every one of her had been shot down
This was only the crowning achievement Of career
of gallant service and faithful devotion to the honor and
rights Of his country which have placed the Of
APP Catesby Jones high the roll of the heroes and pa
triots of the republic.