Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-08-25
WHOLE NO. 2186

DStSY DaheT he OuItI "dHS WSAC
fired, and the flames, spreading with
great rspidity, soon communicated to the
inner apartments, and in few min
ules an explosion took place. from a
large quantity of powder which fortu-
nately did no injury TO the attacking
party; when another effort was made
for the main fortress, headed by Lieut..
lngersoll, and was triumphantiy- car
ried, although by the loss Of three Of the
attacking party. The guns were dis
mounted, spiked, and thrown from the
walls; the small arms taken and sent 10
the boats. There was still one fort to
be taken, which was quietly done. The
Malays then collected at the back of
the town, for one last and desperate
tight, but after a severe contest were at
last driven into the jungle. Nothing
now remained to be done. The town
Qaallah Battoo was entirely deserted by
the Malays. and the band struck up Yam
kee doodle to inform those on board the
Frigate Of their victory; after which they
all returned TO the ship.
The Potomac then stood out TO sea for
her cruise on the western coast of South
America, on which station she remained
some three years before she again made
harbor oil New York. Mr. Ingersoll
sailed on different cruises from that time
up to 1886. when. having furlOugh for
two or three months, came to this sec.
ton of the country 10 Yisi. some relatives
and friends. Il was while on this visit
that he. was struck by the charms Of
lady, in this place, (dsughter Of DR..
Seely lie came 10 the conclusion
therefore that as his heart was irrecoyer-
ably gone, he would throw Up his COM
mission, get married, settle down, forget
his old roying free life upon The Ocean
and become land lubber." Upon
booking around him be found himsertsur-
rounded by entirely new manner of
/ things; with the common business trans
actions of life he was an utter stranger.
1t was quite different thing from pre-
serving peace and protecting the COM
mereial interests, upon the oceans, Of a
great Nation Ike ours. With a good
education be was therefore forced into
the professions; from inclination he chose
the law. Studied with Tod l& Hoffman,
and was admitted in 1898. Under the
old regime in the navy, all social inter-
course was prohibited between the men
and officers. 1t was thought that famil-
iarity between them would beget insub-
ordination, destroy that awe with which
the men regard the officers. Indays gone
by, our navy has emphatically been rul-
ed with rod of iron. This long almost
separation liom his fellows has given Ar.
Ingersoll rather taciturn reserved bear
ing, although more genial and kindly
man at heart does not exist. From the
same cause we argue has arisen another
result. Officers on board men of war
think much and talk but little, when
pacing the quarter deck alone, in the
silent watch of the night, surrounded on
ly by the great deep" and nought but
the broad blue sky, the gemmed vault
of heaven above them; many high and
noble thoughts die almost at their birth.
Their high and holy aspirations are
yoiceless, gliding thus gialdly and sub
limely over the very bosom of God, flor
to US the Ocean is naught else, their
spirits must rise in purity, almost 10 the
divine essence. Great and glorious
thoughts, inspired by such surroundings,
that would have made another better and
purer, die unuttered.
Their lie, IN great measure, is a
dreamy reyelie. II is routine, day af.
ter day monotonous and unchanging-
forms, in these long hours, of
goodness, purity and unreal beauty.
hit through their minds, yet never be-
come incaraatc. A naval officers life
IS thus to some extent silent one
They forget how TO frame iuto words.
their great thoughts. We see this in
Mr.. lngersoll, he labors for words
10 fxpreSs his thoughts. We also see
him pacing the streets, and we imagine
i, the old quarter deck tread, sun in
-he reverles OF days gone by. His mill.
AIRY carriage and officer ike beariuo
have never left him; never will; they are
part of him.
Mr.. Ingersoll, we should think was
about hye feet six inches in height.
light and 1.-THE in build, straight as an
irroW' hair, whiskers, and mustache
'laek as night, with the exception rf
u hcie and there gray hair, peeping
'"'' Has keen blue eyes, regular fea-
ures' and face peculiarly Wrinkled,
giving TO stranger the impression that
le was Of a sour. mcrose disposition,
which he certainly is not. His tempera-
nent IS bilious nervous, and as rood a
peelmen of that temperament as we
iaye ever met. Not one particle of the
angnine or lymphatie. He has always
'een. Ike bis brothers, straight deIa-
crat. Has served one term as clerk of
he court of Common Pleas, to the satis-
ion of every one. Discharged his duties
Eith promptness and fidelity. and has
be reputation OF being well read in the
aW.
Messrs. Burnham. Burnett. King snd
pear have yet their legal positions To
lake.
OUTSIDER.