New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-22
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PORT SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY
SPEECH By CAPT. BOGGS.

SPEECH 81 CAPI. BOGGS.
The Forty fourth Anniversary Of the Society for
Promoting the Gospel among Seamen in the Port OF
New-York, usually called the Port Society, was held
last evening at the Academy of Music. There was II
large attendance. The Band of the North Carolina
enlivened the exercises. After prayer and anthem
by the choir of the Mariners Church, Prof. GEo. w.
PETIT directing,
The Rev. CHAs. J. JONES, Pastor Of that Church,
said that it could not be necessary to say much for
the sailor; lie was saying 30 much for himself in de-
Tending the Constitution and the Flag. He had
beard the charge made that sailors deteriorat-
ing. Bot it was not 80. For physical courage the
sailor of to-day bad vindicated himself. We should
transmit to pos.erty heroes as dear as any Of the
past-Stringham and Dupont and Farragut and their
own First Nice-Presi0ent Commodore A. ii. Foote.
Loud Cheers.l And 70. the private character Of
these men we should not have TO blush. True only
thirty per cent Of American sailors we re American
born but the American character was strong enough
TO assimate all the others that all stood up one
in defense Of the American Flag.
The CORREsPoSDISG SECRETARY said that they
had hoped 70 have the presence Of their First Vice
President Commodore Foote, but he war too i'll u
leave Cleveland. They had however the pleasure OF
presenting the hero Of the Naruna, Capt Boggs.
lDln ENCOURAGEMENT Was Ic'tiNcu WIN
cheering, which was concluded by six cheers for
Capt. Boggs.
Alter "a palm and music by the band, which latter
was encored, Capt. ELLIOTT made spirited ad-
dress.
FERDINAND LEWIS, one Of the sailors Of the
Congress, was then introduced amid great applause
He raid: My Christian friends; thank God that
got the o. portunity 70 speak few words to you TO-
night and l am very thankful to yon for ~" honor
of giving 10 Inc to express my feelings YOU ar
good Christians and lovers Of sailors AMI j leg
your uardine us to excuse nv language, because
am not born aud brought up IN this country. But
shall address YOU plain ss i can. Cheers
have sailed under the Ssrs and Stripes for 20 yesrs
lApplausel Nine and half have / served 1t faith
fully on board of merchant ships. For the last
wears and half lave been IN the L. ). Navy, FOR
which / call this country my home lcheersIi ana
thank you TO- ight, my Christian friend to zee your
sympathy with us who crosses the deep waltrs
When first came TO the United States and see that
beautiful flag floating over the shores Of America,
where seapen from foreign clines were offered
home was not the only one who saw II with "a
happy heart. No; millions have done II. And
tell YOU there are Thousands OF my c0untrymen IN
this country that would die for il, and stand up TO 1t
TO the last minute. Cbeers My object IN address
ing YOU tonight II that thank you very much for
all that you have done 10 Us In your religious exer
cise. j was born, we call 1t, III Christian
country; but l was wild Christian, Il can
tell YOU. / was one OF those Christians that
when | got ashore from q vessel uhed
10 plunge nv head into rum-shop and stick there
til my last gone that is the Kind OF Chrs
tian wac. / knew that there was God above
me- but " hen alcohol got hold of me, was not able
4 10 saw will not co. When l stood Outside OF a
boarding masters one day, man came along, aud
he saws: Nv friend will you take a tract = and
said Yes" lie says: viii you come 10 my house
tonight 2" and said l. /" l will" And went, and
saw some people singing ana praying, ana !
saw some sailors telling what God had
done for them, and says i to myself, Now
il tie time for you. You have served the devil
faithfully for fifteen years, and what have you got
for it You have not got second shirt TO your
back. lCheers.l i have thing TO say about The
last chip wa in. have read the papers over and
over and have always found the Congress left out.
Now my friends, look here; put yourref aboard OF
a ship, 20 on board and stand IN her place, ana
then you will Judge what che has done-whether
che has done right or not in furrendering her nag.
We have fought that ship for two hours and thirty
minutes. ti nearly three.thirds Of our men
was slushed in corner in mass OF
human flesh Our last two guns were
crimson with blood and brains and you could not
step foot without stepping IN human gore Our
officers were too brave. Our gallant Iient, SMITH,
the best man that ever saw, when the Merrmac
hauled up 10 our stern and said 70 Smith, "Will you
eurrender7" "No," says Smith, "not rs long a. l
have got gun TO bear uIon you, or man to man
it," The gallant officer went down to tie gun'deck
70 see to the men, and shot came and mashed him
sane manner by Lieut.. Pendergrast AZ brave man
AS he You must not think, my friends, that the
Gae was surrendered through cOwardIce. NO, my
friends will 20 on board OF any snip, and oer up
every drop of blood for the flag; Cheering No.
the 'Coneress was not surrendered through COW
erdice. /, was to save those poor souls on board
the ship, while we have not a gun to bear Oh The
enemy, and our Zip was fred in three places near
tho magazine. We jumped the bert way we could
10 oet ashore; 5, 600 men of the army at Newport
News firing over us. Gen. Mansfield ond the AZ
si,tant Secretary Of War was there when we got
asbore; they came to and sald, what brave lei,
lows Won are. What ID the reason the people Of
INew.York don't know that We will show II we
are ever in action again whether we are towards OF
Or not. Applause.l -
SPEECH OF CAPT. BOGGS.
| Amid loud calls for
/ Capt. BoeGs, the hero of New-Orleans took the
floor. lie was received with very great cheering.
lie said: My fiends see on the programme ,ha'
an address is exp ced from navy officers ana niors
expected that Com. Foote would have been here
ana would have escaped such an audience
have never attempted TO speak before ~ Is 'he
hardest tang l ever did attempt. Cheers LeSa