, 1864-01-26
THE AMERICAN NAVY.
REV. o. N. TIFFANY AT BRYAN HALL
Life AflOat--Value Of Our Navy--TtS
Exploits--EXamplcs Of He
rofSm--0ur Dutyto
Sailors,
LECTURE IN AID OF THE BFTH.
Ell FUND.


The exploits Of the Amcr,.., W.. tna. :.
subject OF discourse 1est c.ea,.a :, 4r.m ~.
by Rev. Q. II. Tiffany. n. n n,sto, ~ ~ -.
Methodist Epfscopal Chnrrh st Fr.ns,on r,hs
proceeds Of the lecture ven. d.vo,oa -. s,ro,, 49,
fund for the Bethel about 10 he hu1it n ch,c.ar
for the use ef esylor, rrhor. ,... ,x.-s .t.ses
ance: several military cent,s,ns, o.e,,nt.s sa.ts
on the platform The r.. va ,ntroanced h. 70
H n,ovn 4 - W
rha a,artx,~.. ,,,
..ns-S. eAso eio"us oeett1puoo " Iue
ing, propelled by IN unseen power, It's beautifully
arrnynetrie,f ,,-t.,,,++{,o. hi,h o,.4+ rd ..+xs.
tSe e4s 'h p.op9fnoas, wh,ea e1ea,o aaa gsath,
board, ob.arned BY an entire eubservience Of all
to one viii which is all suprcme-more 80, In fact
than European sutoc1at. BE Fpoke also OF the
value Of the floating castles which form our navy,
aua ~. sompese uspenaeaee % an souIeleiA,
interests upon the national power sa established
nos f ~ psqt h,G bean tn ann
nnr nconfe had hnt ve,v v,vra idot ~ ths
". r~pss ~ .Ae u. 80 sAk9s tusa ~ a7
though al were eoayers,pt with The details ofiand
epcaEcmente.
The speaker then entered upon the subject mat
ter Of dtscourre-thc exploits Of the American
navy. He began At the beginning. naErattng the
gallant exploit OF John Gallup On the 10th Of Nay
IN TA4 f1rat
'sse,. toee ~ arso rst ~ :, W. .as s,
patue cfes tousua " A1setieaas' II "as eisnal
VICTORY. Mr. oldham Ind been murdered IN MS
sssn 1na,,ns r. ,h;s The frst naval v5cto.v sss-
49,. - '1sAa 4I. - - ..s H.. ~s,.s. -
gained the ram 'oas usea-th.t arm which has
the nresent rur. He axed his anchor to the prn<,
Of 1'is yesse, ana nm her down fhrew The In.
s1ans m ovesho.-d md Tins sv"naaa ~ +t" rnn,5ar
The drst blood shed in the conflict for indepen-
dcnee was shed on the water near Rhode Island.
faa1 sn The sS Of IT, when =
n5e, and made The first decided stand against Bit
A From that to the present time the exD1o,ts of
the Eayy were Followed fhe nrnm,nent a1anas ~ "
iuc ufckcd m Ind skIiifnir hanJiaJ T6s 80 "
Panf JopesHhc who hoisted the fiss If Tudenerg "
gns fnt Amesa The sss Tins aad q board the Boe
her into snTrcnaer Wh}is his o, asaa1 ~ %
inc-io1med he subject OF most sS5iIfa' nisrs X
ann Ie stnEv Iesnns f9ss ngni M yaso arn 10 yard
ret benn r. rht the Se,s.is ~ T., ~ a1I
}nr e1n1nson ihe hos1din. acne ~ +h .ne
fhe WaVes Tete .saond ss " sessEa oe1sath
came the in1ntn1 ~ fhn phi,sdsinh,s T.; H. ahen h
bor ot Tnoi AID The dseds " Ky .3,ni H. " aa aas
Cops1itutinn nna Gniara ~ tha 1Tes4 tne
1stc Ere h,an"bt umd = do1 H. aaa ne oa.e o.
mes and fo1sd the conneeties @ Inks g betx@e Hwn
,a ~ sa1 ne4 ~ ,,;cs 1 70 a9s Rsesent rebel
~ he n 's e pos 1st ON tne
on tho part Of this nation was on water. ' 50 lie
5st a sho1 Of the rebellion vas fired at the stag of
he ;s consisted Of bu IS s1as Il q vessels
3.5sa miles Of coast, besides opening up the Mis-
Secretary in hfs recent report ensrdsd s.u'a miles
cspturcs; echooners 5l1: steauera. IN: siot,ns
Isl; briga, 80; barle 96; ships is: smailer craff
ihecn ~ y e. ,Sis 51ue Of ose
Mr. Jefferson the First was pleased to call M.
PET 1!osasde.' }. s;asdess., ,oto,,,w
course Of he nrcsent war fhc nrn,nG /, ~ Me .n
folk Navy Yard, the battle of Pot RoyaI The con
test between the Monitor aud the MeT1imse, 1he
ana lie esn,nre ~ Ne.r orsaans Thav 9e oaosxaos,
raphically tIea,d: aII desc1ihe II, ia1sn,ae ~ ~
most choice and eloquent, winning fepcated
The lecturer then spoke Of the men Of the Nayy,
s 1i and ss1ofa sea9s n
t W s1a Tssn ths easu hs esss s.
lie p IS I'D eTss ssH; sanne4;
when The passing box was carried nom under r liz
arm ~ ball, cody took another. Joha Davis
assistant gunner On board the Valley City, who
cover from a bairel Of powder, and sat down On
It to keep the sparks from going in. Neither can
fhns- Isnf5h nf5hf men q The Cumberland. who threw
nl;,i his Ian1sTd XII hred II , " ,a;, .Ssteq
facK dead. 49, ~ LAB s"o oo'o'' o' It'll
The folIoxr1nc e,,cnart o,,a,, l., hi, .,x
eo : ! et It r nereT he said ,sth tr,.,, ,h,.
men Who 70 down to he ~. IL abfns ma pssse
done al tiicee noble thinrs sre nncsrad ~ - aase M
careful Of them IL mt =. w 9hsr ata tet Us Pc
waters Eepeclay let the chnfches in Whsch ri Sd toe M
render thanks to God for fhe yir1oiaa tha1 NV, VIC
achieved. s.and onen thar fhev 49, tney naFe
We do not forget that one Of our lob;cst comman.
% ae1s on q sabbath d2y entered a ChEst,an church.
enndnctea ~ s ,,,.sn;,s 9ossnss OF CLERGYMAN,
men be taught to fnitate lta ersmn1e ~ mse ooT eea
let them be nade to feel at home iy having Sons