Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-26
Mr.. j. H. Harris, Oak Bowery, Ala.


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DISASTERS TO OUR NAvY-Thc following state
ment, collated by the National Intelligcncer from
authentic data exhibits all the disasters that have
happened to our naval marine from the year 1898
to 1889 1t can scarcely fail to interest the general
reader as well as those connected with the Navy:
VESSELS LOST
Albany, soop 30 guns Commander j. T. Gerry,
Gulf of Mexico, 1914.
Alligator, schooner, IL guns, Lieut.. J. NJ. Dale,
Carysfort Reef 1852.
Boston, 10 guns, Commander G. F. Pearson, West
Indies 1886.
Boxer, brig, IA guns, Lieut. ]. Porter, off Balize
1877.
Chippewa, brig, IA guns, West Indies, 1916.
Concord, ship ls guns, Commander W. Boerum
east cost of Africa, ls43
Edith, steamer, 2 guns, Lieut.. J. Mccormick
Calsornia, 1919.
Enterprise schooner, II guns Lieut. ]. Gala gher
Little Curacao Sea, 1923.
Eperiver, ship, Is guns, Lieut.. j. T. Shubrick, at
sea, 1915
Etna, bomb brig IL guns, commanders name
not giyen), New Orleans 1872.
Ferret schooner 8 guns, Lieut.. L. Kearney, Stony
Inlet 1914.
Ferret, schooner, guns Midshipman NJ. S. Booth
West Indies 1924.
Grampns schooner II guns, Lieut. E. A. Downs
off Charleston, l843.
Gun Boat No. 1853, Lieut.. L p. Levy, Bay of
Honduras, 1923.
Helen, schooner, guns, commanders name not
given, Delaware Bay, 1915.
Hornet, brig, IS guns Master-Commander O..
Norris, off Tampico, 1929.
Insurgent ship, SO guns, Capt. p, Fletcher at sea-
1900.
Lynx, Schooner, 6 guns, Lieut.. ]. R. Madison, at
sea, 1920.
Onkahye schooner . guns, Lieut. O. H. Berry
man, Welt Indies, 1870
Peacock, ship IS guns, Lieut.. VIM. L. Hudson,
Columbia river, ls4l.
Pickering brig, IA guns Lieut.. B. Hitler, at sea,
1900.
Porpoisc, schooner guns, Master W X. Bridge,
Bashes Pass, f. l. Sea, 1884.
Revenge, schooner, - guns, Lieut. q. Fl. Perry,
off Newport 1871
Sea Gull, pilot boat, guns, PaSSed-midshipman
J. W. f. Reed off Cape Horn, 1899
Shark, schooner, IL guus, Lieut.. N NJ. Howison,
Columbia river, 1886.
Sylph, schooner, gun, Lieut.. II. f. " Robinson
West Indies 1881.
Truxton, brig, guns, Commander T. W. Car
penter, Tuspan bar 1916.
Wasp ship Il guns Master Commander Blakely,
at sea, 1914.
Wildcat schooner, 3 guns, Lieut. B. Kennon,
West Indies 1924.
Yorktown sloop, ! guns Commander Jno. Mars
ton, Island Of Mayo, 1850.
VESSELS CAPTURED.
Alligator, sloop, gun, Sailing master R. Shep-
hard New Orleans 1919.
Argus slOop-of-war, l6 guns Master Commander
VIM. II. Allen, English Channel, 1913.
Chesapeake frigate, SO guns, Capt. J. Lawrence,
off Boston, 1919.
Eagle, 3 guns, Dieut. Sidney Smith, Lake Cham
plain, 1873.
Essex, frgotc, 32.guns, Capt, Devid Porter Val
paraiso, 1914.
Frolic, ship IS guns. Master Commander J.
cambridge, Off Havana, 1914.
Growler, sloOp, guns, Lieut. Sidney Smith,
Lake Champlain, 1913.
! Growler, schooner 2 guns, Lieut. D. Deacon,
Lake Ontario, 1873
Julia, schooner, 2 guns, Sailing-master Traub,
Lake Ontario, 1919.
Nautilus, brig, 10 guns, Lieut.. VIM. NJ. Crane,
off New York, 1912.
Ohio schooner gun, Saling-master NJ Cally,
Lake Erie, 1914.
President, frigate, A guns, Capt. Stephen Deca.
tnre, off New York 1918.
/ Rattlesnake, brig IA guns, Lieut., J. Rcnshaw at
sea, 1914.
Retaliation, schooner, IA guns, Lieut. W. Balm
bridge, West Indies 1898.
Scorpion, schooner, guns, Bieut. D. Turner, Lake
Huron, 1914.
Siren brig, le guns, Lieut. j. N. Nicholson, at
sea, 1914.
Somers, schooner guns Lieut.. Conklin, Lake
Erie, 1914.
Tigress, schooner gun, Salng-mastsr Chaplin
Lake Huron, 1914.
Viper, brig, 10 guns, Lieut.. |. D. Henley at sea,
Ilsl2
Vixen, brig, Il guns, Capt. Thos. Hail. at sea-
Ilsl3.
Wasp, schooner, ls guns, Master Commander J
Jones, Mt sea, 1912.
VESSELS BrRNT,
! Argus ship, ls gun7, Washington city, 1874.
Boston" ship, % guns, do 1914.
Coumh.a,a ship, Is gunS on the stocks 1914.
General Grcen,' ship rs guns Capt c. r. Perry,
Washington, 1914.
Greenwcb.ship I6 guns, Lieut.. ). N. Gamble,
Marques0s Islands, 1919.
John Adams ship, - guns Captain C. Morris.
/ llnmpden, Maine 1914.
/ Missouri, Steamship 10 guns Capt. J. g. Newton,
Gibraltar, Isf3.
Sea Horse schooner gun, sailing-ma,tcr John
son, New Orleans, 1914.
aThese vessels were burnt by order, 10 prevent
them falling INFO the hands og the enemy during the
invasion Of Washington in 1914.
VESSELS BROKEN rP.
Alert, ship 90 guns broken upat Norfolk 1929.
| Congress, ship, 30 guns, ~ Norfolk 1896.
Dyane, "a guns, AT Philadelphia, 1885,
Erie, ship, guns, al Boston, ls4l.
Guerrero, ship, a. guns, at Norfolk, 1911.
/ Hornet schooner, guns AT Norfolk, 1890.
Iowa ship "A guns, at Norfolk l8f2.
Louisiana ship 10 guns at New Orleans, 1921.
Macedonian, ship, 3s guns. at New York 1885.
Natchez, ship, guns at New York 1910.
Princeton, steamship. 8 guns, Boston. is49
Spitire, keich guns, at Norfolk $40.
Nen0cuff h,rpl lrio runs AZ Nov, Vel