The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-05-22


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siqoq fsi lrds fe4aIasb seH si .aGe-T'xis
>paus8d b aodl raEuleei .p9ir5y niai7so q
mental training, such as ycars Of deck.duty
or forecastle tuition would Fail toinpart. -
He was present at the t1otab6s destruction ol
the pirate rendezvous IN the East Indies,
and as one Of the officers OF the ship John
Adams, took an active and honorable part
In thatfesrful fight, the details Of which
have made generation Of school-boys shiv.
er or flush, As might be their nature, and
which will long be considered as one Of the
most laurelistic feats Of our always gallant
navy. sas 81 g,isnllaa.sd' "a irangtpsi
Shortly after this he made a three years
cruise upon the coast Of Africa, the
duty Of his ship being to watch for slavers.
This Is nota pleasant duty, nor one which
often secures Tor either officers or sailors rep
futation arpsisesmoney. The c@so Of Lieuten-
ant Foote his promotion having been sec.red
with unusual celerity--wns different Hsv-
ing distinctive loathihg of all things
which te ,ded to establish the peculiar insti-
tution, and being moreover conscientiously
opposed to q strengthening Of the national
bone Of contention, he did what others go to
do. vis., watch for slavers, snd as natural
consequences ove.hauled and captured three
ofthe mort notorious vesselsin the trade.
Whether his somewhat unusually vigor-
Gus course Of procedure with this class Of
people was the cause or not, we know not.
but for some reason he was recalled from
that post, and was shortly sent to China,
where he was stationed during the war
which waged between that power and the
allied forces OF England and France. It was
while lying off Canton in the ship Ports
moath. that he was enabled to render most
signal service to his conntry-men, and Sc
cure high praise for his efficient gallantry.
> The American factories were in great
danger; every hour disclosed new eviien-
css of Chinese hostility !, and the residents,
deeming longer stay unwiN, appealed to
Lieutenant Foote for protection. He at once
went on shore with a body Of marines,
and offered such Aid A rendered the aban.
donment Of the factories bv their owners
unnecessary, and was about half way back
"a the sh;n. h,vinr with ,i,n . missionapvv
when the Chinese b,tter;.s f,red .,non
him Somewhat s,,rnr;ssed ,f th;s nm,
snnaos,n, - to no : m;s,.ts be -.;ssa
ths s..r. iona s,r;n.. !. rrocoed;n, :, ,vh;ch
r.ther ..;,n,,,.sa mar ,,.t-.c cted f,o,, .hs
.ec,r,.v of ~. ho..;,e -.,ra ds.tg .slara
/ I;nt.n.nt Foote A. once ,.no,ted ,ba Il.
fair n f,ommoj,,r, 4 nm stro,,,o ,vho IN con.
su,t.t;oc aav;sed nevot;.,;on and d;n,o,r,t.
i co~,.snoraence .,h;s ,,;d nat ch;,re s,;tb
F,o,ss ideas and m o,oed With character.
st;c yehemcrce that he he rerm;tted with.
ant de,ov h ore, ,roae tho h.,ter;es a IA
was convinced th,t ..;ron and lead were .bv
far the hest neacemakers in the world ~
overnersu,d,d bv, hid .rcuments tbe com.
modore .,.ntea tbe ,,eo,,est = and Foote
h,rn;nr s.;,h ;mn, ,;..a.a - ,vo,,,,,or ths ~
s,,, ~, ,,non 81, ,,,6...,,-,.a - 'h,s .h;,,
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wards of the fort. and then poured IN upon
il such a stream Of sh Il and she'll. that n a
very short space Of time the Monaghan han.
ne, fell. He at once occup;ea the fort and
having convinced the hastv belligerents that
20 long as ne vas in command Of shin. nei-
ther American missionaries nor the United
States aay could be insulted with impunity.
he made terms. and returned to his vessel.
With the title Of Commander. he was
nlacad in charge Of the Brooklyn NAVY Yard
a uosition invariably bestowed upou officers
whose services entitle them to marked hon.
or and regard. During his residence at the
Yard. be made most favorable impression
upon ali who came in contact with him, pro-
fessionally or socially. As business man
he was prompt. reliable. and efficient. .s
an executive officer capable and exact !:
while a companion. he was. ss alw.vs.
most instructiyelv entert.,ninr -
The fact that from early life he has been
not onlv 1 professins. but
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