The New York herald., 1862-04-07
Funeral Of Captain Mather.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.

The body Of Captain Mather, who was killed Ia Flords,
left this city Saturday By the steamer City Of Hart
ford and was inferred at Deep River yesterday after
noon The ceremony very imposing As the lament
ed Captain lost his life while engaged in his countrys
service Acting Master in command OF the Uncd States
steamer Henry Andrews, and as it was whie returning
from successful reconnaissance up the Mosquito Inlet,
through the Lagoon passage that hs was shot down, We
aosm il due him to give short sketch Of his life.
Cap,an Mather was the Of JOS Fl. Mather Of Deep
River in tho town OF Say In early life he evnced
decided prediction for the and at the age OF six
tccn after overcoming the strong opposition Of his pa
rents madc his first voyage Ho went as boy before tho
mast During second voyage the return passage,
he tho eye OF Captain b. Forbes, OF Boston, pas
senger and shipowner who, having taken command OF
the shin during the illness of captain was struck
with the sprghtness and good conduct OF so foung .
sailor During the night Watches nc drew rom the isd
New England village lad he determined 70 advance him.
He accordingly wrote his father Of the impression his
SON had made upon him, and requested the charge f
the boy promising TO raise him to captancy. The
patron was true to his word-the young sailor to his
patron. Not until q thorough test Of many years
had been applied the promised promotion conferred
The friendship thus formed knew no change. Captain
Forbes and also his brother I'M Forbes, Esq., remain~
ng the true friends Of Captain NJ ever after the mid
nght talks with the young sailor Captain Mathers hrse
command was the bark Frederick warren; Inc voyace
beginning New York, continued 10 California, 70 tho
ports tho China Sea, to Amsterdam London and New.
csstle-upon Tyne ending at New York His second com
mapd was the ship Samoset His third was the Night
ngale II was in her that he established reputation
among nautical men second TO few. II TO any marine
sailors upon our shores. Her passage from shanghae 70
Iondon is the shortest record The one from London
10 Java Head being also made in less time than ever
bsgore AZ the time the gold excitement In Austria
| liza she was put on the Australian limo from her vol
Lnoyn speed and the established skill Of her MASTER
IN. from York to hiebourns had never be-
fore been made less than ninety days The Nightn-
gse made it in seventyhvo days and nineteen hours.
These success passages were made In OF the
hsorv OF Lieutenant Maury and in accordance with his
suaeestons. Tho entire log OF those several passages
NAV be found in Lieutenant Maurys unabridged 1Phys
cal Geography Of the Sea and Sailing Directions" He
pext took command Of the London packet Anserican
Congress In the employ OF Grinnell Mnturn Co., OK
New York During the dull season for shippta{ OF the
rst blast Of the trumpet drew him from hta pecluson,
and he unanimously appointed by the Unicn Defence
Committee Of New York consisting Of such men as Noses
n ripne and Charles H. Marshall, 20 the command o.
the Quaker City the first steamer regularly entered
upon tho blockade. Her efficiency IN maintain.
preiss among the New York Journals. shef
doubtless, took more prizes durnT the time OF
OF her than any other steamer
on ,bo Tho Quaker City WIS turned into regr
,ar commissjon and Captain NJ, te,ng outranked ~
senior officers OF the navy, aiter personal intervim
,be limited states steamer Henry andrews and deailcd
IN ths squadron OF Commodore Dub letter widely
srenists "a Al the time OF its bsip penne from Commo
Az Dunont speaks well Of the Henry Andrews. with
.S "a nsrtcuars Of the death q Captain Mzlner
ssrs a,e already aware. CTsan Msther rzerited tho
@ ., uncommon energy and daring, and who pro-
ah had no superior among thet patrotiGlass OF men
80 haeu appointed in the navy from the mercantile
,s lie had lived long enough TO iAscribe his
, an tho roll OF practical navgaofs, and to leave
asord of his attainments in nautical ftience.