Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-09-08

LouofS SH1OHtctc dnO COnSftfHfIOH.;
ahst: l was last week ut the White
Sulphur Springs, in Virginia, where
| met Commodore Pcgram, who is so
well known throughout the country.
In the course of conversation, Ut
which DR.. William Huger, Mr.. Frank
Huger and other Charlcstonians were.
present, the Commodore gave us the
following information, which was sos
new to all of us that determined t,i.
publish it, which | now do, with Il, q
Commotlore's consent, that the gentles'
man whose heroic conduct is narrate i:
may receive at the hands of his fellow
citizens that honor which he has so
richly mcrited. In the year 1856 4
Commodore Pcgram, then in coflf1s,
mand of the Nashville, w*as, with !.;s'
wife, in English waters. One day al
very bright-eyed, intelligent, we'll;
hammered young gentleman, an Eng
lishman, came to him, and asked that
he might take passage with him to,iI
the Southern States, rs he wanted to5
come and join the army OF the Southsa
ern States. Commodore Pegram ress
fused the request, saying he was undsI;
age ard he could not think of takinaAs.
the youth out among strangers, to ru III n
all the risks of war. The young man,
bcsought the Commodore, but in vain
hc asked if he could get the consent
OF his guardian if he would then let
him have passage? The Commodore
still declined. The youth then end
to Hon. w. l.. Yancey, then in Lon.i
don. He SO worked upon Mr.. Yanl
cey's feelings that he wrote an earnhs,
est request to the Commodore to bring,
the young man over. Still the Coin 8.
modore refused. Just then the @ neenis
of England having gone down toSthla3
coast, and seeing the Tusca rora Ind
Nashville III port, ordered both to sea- SEQ !.
This command, for reasons, the Co:ns3
modore declined to obey, anI te, went
up to London to arrange for his st;is.3
While away, some hands we're shippstabS
on the Nashville, and in due ;cou rsd
shc PIT QUITO seaa. Some e Y SS Isgs
the Commodore was accostaa,l by,a
7ely bright youth, who WAS all b.
grimcd with coal dust and dirt. He
asked who he was and where he had
come from, and, to his surprise, found
it was the young man who had tried
to come rs passenger. lie told the
Commodore he must overlook it, but
he had determined t, fight for tho
South. The Commodore, pleased
with his spirit, told the officer Of the
ship to put him TO some other work.
One dny, n certain paper passing
through the young mans hands to
the Commodore. he said it was very
bad English, and, if the Commodore
would allow him, he wonld correct it.
This was done, and SO excellent was
the report ms made out by the youth,
that the Commodore Immediately
made him the Captains clerk. On
the arrival Of the Nashville in the
South, the Commodore informed the
secretary of the Navy Of his appoint
mcnt, and asked that it be continue d,
this WAS ut once done. Soon after
this Commodore Pegram was put in
command ct the James River squad !.
ron, and took the English youth with
him, TO whom lie had become greatly
attached. The Commodore says more
faithful or intelligent service he has
never seen rendered than did that
young man give to IL cause for which
he had left country and friends, and
had come, perfect stranger, to help
them in their struggle for coastitu.
tional freedom. The fleet in the
james River was, for a long while, in.
active. It seems that this young
nuns spirit chafed, for he had com
to fight, and so one night splash was
hea rd alongside of the ship, and soon
q man was seen rowing over toward
the enemy. Th,re was a general dis !.