New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-21


typhoid pneumonia.
The late mortality among naval officers seems 10 DC
without precedent Six distinguished men have died
within a month-dye within a fortnight They were All
rear admras five the retired list, and Win one
execution they all died in Washington. Their names In
the order of their deaths, are Joseph smith, James
Alden Charles wilkes, Theodorus Bailey, Charies H.
Davis and Louis NJ Goldsborough, VINO died yesterday
Admiral Goldsborough born in Washington on feo'
IS 1905 and became midshipman In June iolZ-"nen
seven wears old In s25 he went to the Mediterranean az
n lieutenant and remained fOur years Having become
tho oxecutve officer OF the schooner PorpOise ne was
ordered in 1927 TO command night expedition CONSIST
ing OF four boats ana 80 men, for the recovery Oh al Ell
glish brig the Comet which had been captured ny "eA
pirate The depredatons OF these men had pecoho 81
numerous in the Arch ipeago that merchant vessel
dared 10 sail among tic islands unprotected oy convoy
Their power was that at one time they captured
a ,ong,n man-of.war They attacked without discrfln-
nation whatever vessels within their reach ana
American merchants often suhcrers from their law"
lessness The attempt TO gain possession OF the oohc'
was n desperate IL was defended by Zoo men, Du'
three pirates were killed in the engagementto one Aer
can and after fierce fight the vessel was taken Ihe
steward Of the Porpoise mulato OF great strene'h'
killed with his hand no less than IL OF tho enemy
ON the arrival Of tine expedition at Malta the Governor
returned his thanks Lieut. Goldsborough ana MS NEIL
After his return from the Mediterranean he married
daughter OF william Writ, and in 1883 went 10 florua'
taking with him a colony of Germans to cultivate iahds
belonging his faherInaw. He TOOK an active part III
the Seminole war; in $40 attached to the frgae
limited States and went the Pacific. One year later
la was commissioned IA q commander. During the war
with Mexico he was sent TO the scene OF operations III
Vera Cruz as executive officer OF The 1rgate oio uo
fleet being under Commodore Perry's cOniihahd' ihc
army under Gen Scott boseged the city from the Sofo
in March, lS47, and the fleet attacked IL rom the my
After siege OF five days lasting day ana Night te cry
and Castle of san Juan dUlloa capituated with 800
MOI, Com,nodore Goldsborough proceeded with the Ohio
to the north aud laid siege the town Of 1usp winch
made n surrender III few days. From ms TIME nhl''
the outbreak Of the rebellion he commanded the so"p
ofwar Lcvan the Mediterranean, vas superintendent
Of the Annapolis Naval Academy, and commanded The
frge Congress in the brazilian squadron, having peeh
in the mean time commissioned as captain.
Early in 1862 Gen. Burnside and Commodore Goldspor-
ougb led an expedition which had In good part been
fitted out in Newlork, TO operate IN North Caroiha
waters IL left Fortress Monroe at the beginning OF tue
year. and proceeded southwark 10 Hateras nlcs winch
had been captured by Gen Butler five months before
The naval part of this expedition consisted OF 81 steam
gunboats with "a guns and the military OF about H.
500 men on 80 or 40 steam transports On the morning
of Feb the combined expedition proceeded toward Ro-
anoke Island Tie naval vessels were formed III three
separate columns and two days later tile forces OF the
enemy appeared behind extensive barncade formed
Of niles and sunkeu vessels which stretched across the
sound near the north OF the island The Confederate
army here was commanded by tine late ex-Goy. Henry A.
Wise Of Virginia At 1890 IN. an engagement began,
and at noon had become general At y. H. the rcDel
batteries were cfecually sjeLced and the first landing
Of troops was made at midnight over 10000 men had
disembarKed.
On the following morning the engagement was re-
ahmed on land and at l o'clock the fleet proceeded 10
remove the Instructions TO Its progress and at p IN
the Union flag was hosed the island One OF the
cnenys steamers and of s land works were set on
fire at the close of day. aud at night fall the island in
tne Possession of the United states forces The rebels
were pursued into Pasquoiank River by detachment
from the feet and on the 10Th OF February were over
taken and captured Congress, at the suggestion OF
month later the town of Newbern in North Carolina,
was occupied by portion OF the squadron In the May
following after the evacuation OF Norfolk by the Con
fedeTae forces Commodore GOdsbOrOughs fleet engaged
and scncrd the batteries at Scwcls POINT opposite
Fortress Monroe and passed on to Norfolk IN july ne
WAS commissioned admiral, and at the close OF
the war commanded the European squadron. lie re-
turned ~ SOS and ordered TO command the navy
yard at Mare leland California.
since he was placed on the retired list, Admiral Colds
DorOugs residence haH been IN Washington, "IeIc ne
died IN point Of service he was for several ears one o
the Oldest officers in the navy having bten III the service
nearly 81 years, % Of which were passed on tue sea
Admiral Smith. Of the six who hav" lately died ca
Ceedcd him by three and half years, and Admiral
SuUC.ain ~ Brooklyn, who died las year, by three
years. Admiral Paulding OF Huntington, ~ " the old
eSt naval officer living exceeds him by less man one
year. On June Il, 1872, Louis NJ. GOGsbOrouSh OF
Washington Cornelius X. Striking OF Baltimore. Joshua
K sands ~ Norfolk and Charles II. Bell OF NcwBrins-
wick, n. j., tered tic navy as midshlpmeu; on july
lG. -G2 they all commissioned "a rear adInras,
and all saw than 20 OF service the seas
Admiral Bell died last year. Admiral GOldsbOrough
ranked first among the four.