The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-10-10

succession Of hacks had discharged their
inmates on the pier, and immense trunks,
bearing in emblazoned letters the romantic
names of Ella Livingstone, Rose Standish,
Julia Mortimer, Nell Maynard, Georgiana
De We're, Pauline Sinclair. Hortense De La,,-
nay, Clara Winterton, Madaline Walters, lay
piled in utter confusion by the gangway Of
the shin. while the anxious Mesdames and
gay daughters Of the devil fitted hither and
thiiher among the motley concourse which
had gathered to witness their departure.
Leave-takinps were INDUCED in, and many a
girl wiped the tears from the corners of her
eyes with her embroidered kerchef as she
took fond farewell Of the pampered pimp
who had ciceroned her and taken care Of her
luggage. And luxuriously dressed swells
strutted pompously about, whiting their
cigars and commenting on the scenes before
them, while the stalwart seamen OF the
steamer visibly grinned.
The scene was one OF excitement and con-
fusion, which was heightened by the appear
ance Of body Of civil marshals, bearing in
their hands number Of writs Of detainer,
which had been granted for the detention Of
the luggage Of Ascending debtors, and who
Immediately commenced an active search
among the trunks for the property of va
rious females who had forgotten to pay their
landladies or their shoemakers. Protests
and entreaties were Of no avail; the officers
of the law were memorable, and II was not
| until the Southern matrons came to the res
cue, and by the payment Of the claims re-
leased the trunks and bandboxes from seiz-
ure and restored them to their owners.
Obituary Of Commodore Stockton.
The telegraph announces the death at
7 Of Itn,,,pnlara D,ba
Field Stockton, late Of the United States
navy. The Commodore was grandson of
Richard Stockton, an American statesman,
and one of the sgners Of the Declaration of
independence, and was born in Princeton,
| n. j., in 1896. While q student at Prince
ton College at the age Of fifteen he entered
the navy as midshipman, became an aid to
Commodore Rodgers, on board the frigate
President, received honorable mention for
| gallantry in several battles, and in Decem-
Der, 1914, was appointed to junior lieuten-
antcy.
In 1915, he was sent out in the Guerrero to
the Mediterranean in the war against Al
giers, but was transferred to the Spitfre as
first lieutenant, in which he distinguished
himself by boarding an Algerine war vessel
with boats crew, In February, 1916, he
was ordered to the Washington, the flagship
of Commodore Chauncy. He was subse-
quently transferred to the Erie.
In 1921 he was sent home in command of
the Erie, and was then ordered to the coast
of Africa, where he aided the Colonization
Society in procuring new seat for its set
Element, and succeeded, with DR.. Ayres,
agent Of the society, in securing tract of
land, which became the present Republic OF
Liberia. While on the African coast he
captured a number of slaves and Portu-
guese privateer, the Mariana Flora, OF
twenty-five guns, which had attacked hn.
This vessel was sent to the States as prize,
when series Of trials ensued in which the
captor was justified in his course, but the
vessel was surrendered to Portugal as an act
of comfy. He also captured q French
SLAYER, which led to litigation, but was again
justified by the Supreme Court Of the United
States.
On his return from the coast of Africa he
was ordered to the West Indies to break up
nests Of pirates preying upon our commerce,
in which enterprise he was successful. In
1868 he was for considerable time alb.
sent from duty on leave at his home in
Princeton, taking an active part in politics
in favor Of Zen. Jackson and also in inter
nal improvements IN the State. In 1888 he
was sent to the Mediterranean as flag officer
of the Ohio, Commodore Hulls flagship, anG
in 1889 was promoted to Post Captaincy
and recalled.
He had for some years given great atten
ton to gunnery, the construction of steam
engines, and naval architecture and OBJ.
tanned permission from the Government to
; construct war steamer, the previous at
tempts of the Navy Department having
proved failures. Naval constructors pro
nounced his plans impracticable, but thu
, steam sloop-ofwar Princeton, commenced q
Philadelphia in 1912, and completed in 1874
proved to be superior to any war vessel q
that time afoat and has furnished substan
tally the model for numerous Others no
only in America, but in England and France
She carried 2,225 pounds of wrought irol
guns, made under the supervision of Captain
Stockton, besides twelve 42-pound carrc
e nadcs The unaccountable explosion of on
2 of these wrought iron guns at Washington
!, February 2S, 1874, led to the death of fiv
: distinguished men, the Secretaries of Wa
y and the Navy among them, and seriously in
iured Captain Stockton himself. The Nava
Court of Inquiry which investigated the cas-
completely exonerated Captain Stockto
s from all blame or want Of caution, either il
r the construction or firing Of the gun.
If In October, ls45, he was sent with a r.
II enforcement to the squadron on the Pacifi
coast, in the command Of which he succeede
Commodore Sloat soon after his arrival @
r Monterey, California. Here he was place
in circumstances which, in his opinion, r.
quired prompt and decisive action, Will
y communication with his Government was in
possible.
With force of not over fifteen hundre
~ men in all. ofwhom about 600 were sailors frol
= the ships of the squadron, and the remand,