The New York herald., 1864-05-04
COAMODORn
WILLIAM DAVID PORTER,
u. 8. N.
DmD MAv l, 1884,
ACwn IA YRARa


The funeral procession which will be participated 10 BY
tho Eighty fourth regiment New York State National
Guard and company Of marines, will start at three
O'Clock this afternoon, and will move through Chatham
street. Bowey Bond street and Broadway 70 the South
ferry.
Tho following viii be the programme Of the process
Sion
Tho Eighty fourth regiment National Guard, acting a.
che funeral escort
omcors Of .,A the Army my and ID Navy MOT & on duty
Guard 0f Honor
The Pail Bearers In carriages.
Immediate Relatives and Frieudslin carriages.
Hs Honor the Mayor, and Members 6 the Common
The procession will move from the City Hall at three
O'Clock p. NJ. precisely.
THE roRrEa rAAlLr Prom TIE REVOLUTION OF
l776.
There two brothers David and ssmuel) who re.
oeived commissions from the Continental Congress as
captains and employed TO command vessels for the
purpose OF cutting OF supplies from tho British In the
performance Of this duty they long time success
fu,. until Samuel Porter wounded and captured by
superior force captors board the Jersey
prison ship Captain David Porter was some time after.
wards also captured and prisoner on board the came
and obtained permission 70 bury him. David made
friends with somo OF the British sailors who enabled
him to escape IN water cssk. He served faithfully
through the Revolutionary afterwards built and
established IN rins teegraphs Federal Hnl. Baltimore
mates 10 the merchant service He had two sons David
and John they both entered the navy of the United
maOdsr. al wa.erosn. MassacSuses, and T his brother
David. 80 well remembered the brave de-
fender o. the Essex, Of 1872: raised for him.
under Prebie, and n the French difficulties under
Truxtoo He engaged putting down the pirates OF
became beoefactor 70 the world from that service
During the Mexican war q independence he commanded
Sscsson % ,bsn Ppssds.. sppo,,ss hin eousu, Ssosrs
Barbary aod subsequently Charge AnArs at Coustao
tinope Mr. Van Bureu Afterwards cievssed him 70 Min
uter Resident at that city, 10 which oce he remained
The Commodore had six sons-Rear Admiral o. D.
Porter commanding the naval forces the Western
waters Henry o. Porter lieutenant United States Navy
Who distinguished himself 10 the attack d the Hattsrss
the rebe steamer Alabama, We LIST of January,
1853, tho Gulf Of Mexico the rebel narrowly
escaping deeuctou impesuous the attack OF the
var ss an army voIsn.ssf and vas prominent s,o 10
the Nicaragua expedition His osoer scusfAeuteuant
Inos rossf rss wosnaea ana aied 10 ns1,co L,susen
Palo Alto, Mexico; Lieutenant Hamilton y Porter Who
died in board the United States schooner FArt
and Commodore " D Porter, tho eldest, whose death
Commodore D. Porter entered the navy the lst of
January 1874 arbis death had just passed HE sth
year His services entitls bis memory TO ths highess
respec, his fellow oountrymso can give During shs drst
years ms a, s s,r
ness and veor there not much opportunity for hs
courageous qualities 70 become 20 conspicuous e since
country been his highest aim. and hts strosg
seuse and indomAabIe will weee showa vivdIy when
circumstances required prompt action - will b seen BY
those who remember hts rtesdy persisenCe In enforcing
respect 10 flag duroa the difficulties which arose
with the Mexican authorities at 0uaymas Ia 1859 and
1890, he then commanding the sloop o. wse s. Marys,
belonging 70 the p~cids squadron and also during
the time OF the negro insurrecto0 81 Panama IN 1885,
where by energy asd great decision he prsveatcd lear
m loss o life and destruction OF property, and preserve0
pssos and order TO that city.
he was detached from tho Pacific squadron
and ordered 70 The Mississippi There, 10 cordis'
cooperation with the late lamented kca Al
mira Foote, he assisted 70 improvise an iron ctad
gunboat feet the Western waters His earliest eovt
~ out the veil known gunbost Fssex, of vhch he
took command and 10 plan aud commence building I've
of the moss vessels Of the ronciad class now
on the Msstssppi tho Isfaysste aod Chocssw The
exploits OF the Essex and the services rendered by heT
including the destruction a the iron.cisd rebel raU
Arkansas IN August 1852. are TOO we'll known 70 Esd
urins Inc last eighteen months OF bis ne NJ bad hsen
kept from active servce--hrst on court marua sMy ~
BrookIyn afterwards by Irritating cosrt iAquFy,
which lasted nearly eleven months. touchANG Dts sue
caxses on the western atsrs and from which N Novem
ber Iast he was most honoyably scquhssd Tns hurt
sprt chasd al inastpn, and Al the injustice which, he
cops,dsr cd WAS him BY those In power and these
h,nrs thought tho disease which he's caused
the death Of of the bravest most faithful and true
heroes, ana ous whom oar country nay well h gra,efs
for and proud 70 claim.
QUICK Tnr-Tbs steamer Greyhound, built by
Fstcbsv Harrison o., Of this city. mads rus from
New Yor Hampton Rosds In nineteen hours, which is