New-York tribune., 1881-08-07
NOTED NAMES IN THE NAVY.
oLD-TrhrE DEFENDERS OF TIE FLAG.

OLD-TlME DEFENDERS OF THE FLAG.
A PEEP INTO THE UNITED STATES NAVY REGISTER
FOR 1SO0-HOw THE PROFESSION HAS BECOME
HEREDITARY IN SOME FAMILIES PATRIOTIC
RECORDS OF THE PERRYs RoDGERsEs, AND
OTHER WELL-KNowN NAMES IN THE NAVAL AND
MILITARY SERVICE.
A rare copy of the Register of the United
States Navy for the year revealed the fact that
many names it's lists of those then in the
vice whose direct collateral descendants still repre-
sent their families in the Navy In many families
ored in this countrys history the Navy
hereditary profession.
This Naval Register its titcpago represents itself
to be An Original and Correct List of the United States
Navy containing list of the ships in commission and
heir respective olce list of officers and their rank
well those belonging to the Navy the Marine Corps,
and Digest of the principal laws relating to the Navy
BY Charles W. Goldsborough. City of Washington No
yember, 1900" On the appears: COPIED from
book bclongingt to Mrs. John A. Batos Chaesown Mass
November, 1878. George H. Preble" The latter gentle
man, who took the trouble make this copy aud
printed is of RearAdinira Prebe, now on the
honorable retired list Mrs. Bates, in whose possession
he found the original is the widow of of the Oldest
pursers in the Navy, and lives mt Charestown, Mass
Charles W. Goldsborough the compiler of the original
book was the father of Admiral Goldsboroug and
modore GoldsbOrough, both dead, and Hugh Allan
Goidsborough, now duty in the Navy Department.
Charles W Godsborough secretary of the Board OF
Naval Commissioners nearly all his life, his service end
ing only with his death
with the present day, interest Register says
the commanding officer of the Navy while in actual ser
vice received 800 per month and sixteen rations Der
day. Captain then the highest actual rank in the
Navy, commodore being complimentary tide recog-
nzed only while the officer commanding squadron
When he ceased to do his pay became again
that of captain. This the rule until the war
lieutenant commander receives what the pay
of commodore in 1SOo-S100 per month ana sixteen
rations per day These ratious then equal value
TO 112 per month which brought the salary p 70 S2lo
lieutenaut-commander now for the first four years
receives $500 per year. and afterward $4,000.
1t is matter of some surprise at the present day find
that in November, 1900 the Navy the United States
consisted of thiry-four vessels Of Various classes
Among those were the noted Constitution, President
Constellation, Congress and Essex. on the list lg-
ured in the War Of 1872 and gave that distinction TO the
American Navy Of which II has since been 80 proud The
Naval constructors uuder whose direction these vessels
were built were Joshua Humphreys and Josiah Fox
The former was the grandfather of General A. 4.
Humphreys, of the United States Army, re-
tired list The father of the latter was also a noted
naval constructor. General Humphreyss brother was
also in the Navy 1t is worthy of that during the
quasi war with France in 1893 and 1900 the American
Republic sent to the West Indies "A feet of twentyone
vessels, the largest feet it to sea until the
War of the Rebellion. One fleet then, commanded by
Admiral POrter-the North Atlantic Squadrou-con-
sisted OF more than 200 vessels
| SOME oLD-TIME CAPTAINS
The name of John Barry heads the list Of tventv-six
captains III the year 1900 He had served galantlv in
the Revolution and in 1899 senior officer commanded
squadron in the West Indies and with his vessel the
United States captured from the French the vessels
| LAmour de la Patre and lie Tartufe.
Next on the list appears the Samuel Nicholson
| whose family has been almost nunerously repre-
sented in the Navy that of the Porers Perrys and
Rodgerses His brothers. John and James, both served in
the Navy the latter the most DISTINGUISHED
captains during the Revolution, became the senior
officer in October. 177G after which lie continued to
render great service to his country until taken prsoner
by the British which IAN exchange being long deayed)
put an end To his sea duties The brothers. Samuel ana
John, became captains, and the former died at the head
OF the service, III ISL He had four the NAVY
and John Nicholson had three Cooper IN his Naval His
tory published in 1910 the third generation of the
family then in the service. and that "ffteen gepe
OF the name and dfamiy had served Navy since
1775 OF whom two have actually broad pepnsnts
and third died just he about to be apponted to
one" Several other distinguished officers are men
TONED as near relatives among them Commodore Muir
and Captain Gordon. There are several o0jeors os
the Nicholson In the Navy The Naval Rcgs
ter of the current year has its list Major Augustus
Nicholson, OF the Marine Corps; Commodore i w A
Nicholson Jesnp Nicholson First Lieutenant United
States Marine Corps Master Reginald f. Nicholson apd
Captain SOmervile Nicholson they are not beoved
70 be descendants of those served so long In tho
Navy sun II may he said that there has always been at
Third the list of captainsis Talbot whoot one
time commanded a squadron in the West Indies md
$500 which was quite in character with his own ner
OF six captains who had served in war whom Pres
aent Mash1gton NJ m selected to command the ships
been sailor III his youth, but entered the Army at the
~ he Was made ean H IN Tss e Se NnSS In
to the war he had retired from the served one
term In Congress His granddaughter married surgeon
Eversned ol the Navy who is now dead but she lives
Richard Dale gallant officer also one OF the six
called sgam to the service by Washington been
Sn se p f OF &so Sapr dG in The Re had
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