The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-29
AN INTERESTING FERMENTATION.
A SERVICE OF PLATE PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN
MCMILLAN. OF THE "oIIY POINT"


MCMILLAN. OF THE "CITY POINT"
Proposed Revival OF tho Marine School
ship.
Some wears before the beginning of the
war the Marine Schoolship Lodebar was
bought and put into successful operation.
The project, in it's first beginning, met
with every kind Of disbursement, but az
last the good brig was bought and took
aboard number Of toys who had heretofore
been wandering about the streets OF Charles
ton. These received sound commercial and
marine education, it being the aim of the
Board of Trustees to qualify every boy ror any
position to Ihich as seaman be msht Do
called, This was the first mercautile-marine
sckoolship ever in operation. and it ls Q pleas
ing fact that South Carolina. which had the
first long line of railroad; which invented the
steam plough; which had the first thorough
system of common school education, and
which first applied iron to the purposes OF ma
ripe defence. should also have been the fore
most, by the institution Of marine schoolship
and a sailors home, to show her appreciation
of the worth and importance OF the sailor.
The scboolship was, we believe, mainly the
work of the Rev. W. B. Yates, OF this city.
After while earnest assistants came TO help
him, and when the brig vas bought and moor
ed of the Battery, there were among the trus-
tees the names OF W. c. Bee, Heriot, Robt.
Mure, r. Yeadon and W. B. Yates. The school
soon became success, and had in all about
sixty graduates.
At meeting held on February 6, 1851, let
ter was read from Commodore NJ. Berry, in
which that gallant seaman said that he had
given silver trumpet as prlze to the hrst
graduate of the marine school to whom the
command Of ship should be given. This
was the cause OF the meeting held
yesterday aboard the steamer City Point, at
which were present: Robert Mure, Esq, Colo
mel J. D. Aiken, R. Caldwell, A. P. Caldwell,
W. c. Bee, Captain Crowen, Commodore Cox
etter, the Rev. w. B. Yates, Captain Novel;,
Lieutenant Harleston, and others. The meeting
was called to order by Robert Mure, ESQ.,, who
said that the silver trumpet presented by Com
modore Berry had been sent up the country
with the family plate, and had there been gob-
bled by the notorious Sherman. But it had
seemed to the trustees that some testimonial
wss due the graduate who had first fulfilled
tho conditions Of the trust, and he therefore
called on the Rev. W. B. Yates to present to
Captain George Mcmillan, OF the steamer City
Point" the reward to which he was justly en-
titled.
The Rev. Mr.. Yates, in making thSffesen-
tation, spoke most eloquently Of tho energetic
assistance given by Mr.. John Caldwell in estab-
fishing the schoolship, and paid merited
tribute to the gallantry and skill OF the recipi-
ent-Captain Mcmillan.
Mr.. Yates then presented to Captain Mcalil-
Ian very handsome set Of solid silver forks
and spoons, engraved with bis name, when
Colonel J. D. Aiken, in behalf Of Captain Nc
MILAN, spoke as follows:
I esteem it a peculiar privilege to be permit
ted to participate in this Interesting ceremony,
so creditsble to the parties concerned;
to the committee, who have cherished and
so faithfully carried out the benevolent design
Of taat successful navigator, the late Captain
Berry; to you, Sir, who are so emlnently the
ssilor's friend, and who have exhibited your
characteristic zsal on this OCCASION; and to the
unsssuming, but not the less deserving and
skilful seaman, Captain N ,Millan, whose mod
est merit has 30 properly secured to him this
handsome lestim jnial at your hands.
Exhibitions of this kind, at all times e1-
tremely pleasing in themselves. are valusble
stmulants to the friendless and solitary toler
in whatever field; he feels that there are good
men. even among the multitude Of evil and sell
fish, who watch over and reward the worthy
laborer; especially encouraging is this recos-
nition OF humble but vlrtuous toll to those who
70 down to the sea in ships, who braVs the
terrors Of the deep, and who grow familiar
with dangers which appsl the stoutest hearts.
This occasion is particularly pleasing, be-
cause lt Gives hope that that admirable iHstl-
tuition the ''schoolship," may be again reviv-
ed. We need it tor the good OF our revlV1ng
commerce.; We need it for the benefit OF many
idle and lndigent boys; We med 1t for the TO,
Bile and manly youth, who has the spirit and
the instinct Of noble manhood and awaits It's
impatient development.
la behalf Of Captain Mcmillan, I thank you,
gentlemen, for this handsome evidence OF your
kindness and for the noble spirit which sug-
gested it, and ask your cooperation IN splic-
ing the main brace.
The company then 'spliced the main brace, :"
and entered upon the active festivities Of the
evening. The healths were drunk, in silence,
Of General Stephen Elliott and Commodore
Berry, and among the toasts that followed
we're: MIR. Robert Mure, the Agents OF the
Florida liue, Commander Coxetter, Captain
CroweIl, Parson Yates, and the Engineer Of the
City Point. All were responded to, and the
anecdotes to which the occasion gave rise
proved the necessity OF recording as rapidly as
possible the stray leaves which will make up
the most interesting chapters in the history OF
the war.
Captain NJ. L. Aimar, the captain of the
Schoolship. was not forgotten. and there was
evident an earnest desire to re-estabish, as
soon as possible, an institution which can do
30 much in retaining and utilizing the wan
dering youth OF our city. After spending some
time in gossip and chat, the company separat-
ed: and the writer feels that he cannot exactly
express the full measure Of thanks which are
the due Of the City Point and Messrs. ]. D.
aiken l. Co., for their kind and hospirable en-
tertaiument. May their shadow never grow
less.
WHAT s THE MATTER PA gentleman resid-
ing in Columbia, short time sincewrote to
merchant OF this city to send him some goods,
telling him that if he did not receive notifca-
,lko,,aI Irf ho 01 OF NJ fhie