, 1881-05-25
COMMODORE STOCKTON.
Il Desperate Act by Which IEo snved
ID. 1flmHc1f from Capture.

Jo,taA Quincy, IN tbs indrpsuatut,
Inow come to the mnst marvellous dueling
adventures In which Stockton was engaged,
and this shall glve as heard the story told
by Its hero enc dny Rftrr dinner aill in tho
presence Of several gentlemen who wero lit
gcrllig about tho table. Since writing out the
narrative given below, I have found in the
ltostol' City Library M anonymous lifo
stockton' Apparently written for sono polEtl-
chi PURPOSE, and published IN 1855. Thu
henrsay aud "accortllne to reucmhranrn ; !,
rnsuo",s any, an,tta "'e'S ,rol Mio IL several
espests Iesa soh st''i o'ts some stIlkng mricu'
the principal actor. There must oxfst nm.
torInls fur nj, nuti,outto 1is,nt ~, 1s.,,. M
t:mnmo,ior. md n ,"ost 'uu tn,aul,, au otll1nnt
wn,,i i'o ai,has ill., '9oss an!eresl'l'E book It
nal Is lnfall1ble; attIlf any particulars ara
missing (which 1 ,lo mt h,iinvn -, H., .,,o
case> they nre ofyara,f os o,hi,ot ~ s.o... to
he ras v su s9 ysni.. ~ so1ect 10 correction
W ,,;,'' y respohslplo spe..s nlographss: e
Il'o scene was at Gibraltar. md there had
been Il npruyluts duslt3etwcen Stockton md ,1f n
! British officer attacl,etl tn tle stnt,op ,,h,,
howeyer. WINS mt tna'nt,,oor s4o 49,. "."t"'', "no
e', afr""t - "i's %o Aos u.occr from whom tho
musuht ~, 10 po avenged lind really come.
There had been charees and co,t,,tcr.charecs
negotiations and crimtnat,o,,s III, fnoti,, H.
,'rncas;naa @ u'vus h,' ~. ~ command put Stop 10
pussea'uss W uh os"er l1fat noha OF Ills sub
ofdlliates sl!ou'd gu ashore willis the ship re-
mQInel Ill TINT port. The Iull wns nnrv INN,
porary. After 4 short cruise the iii Erle ,S ro.
tn.aeu W o'ot"tal, atla t'lls time the real
oneaaer WIS forced by the public opnlon Ut
Ills fellows to giyo the Yankee Llpqtcuant
,yos rcu,iro ~ by '.u at,'4a 9o.tl'aea t% guaranty
a,,t"rIttn mI " H., otoeKton that TIC Brush
f9'r'ae e,.a q tio aaeI witll vaw to ordering
aon'a % no lntertsreee "undsr these
ettfcMnstn9ness:' fslE saa atnSkto, ~ went
t.eaiy rs,'it M r;,o nV ag n Hcell
Grossh,Y ,nsl!tea ny ns,lls o'leer, who WIS
UNMARRIED M q 9ftlger on 5onrd @ tsle Erte aud mi:
! guy WIS. ol course, ciear. rye Governor Ut
59 tor'rGss; ,1n. ,Murms s ouF previous vsit I!ad
Miii,t!Mmeuu .i lily ug M9tslt t!M'lB any Hlker
WHY cn.1le Msi!oEa !or tae phiimso ot 14litlilg,
anu: a,'ti!ionRn ~ WIS iot prolable that ~
@ou!tI pave aareu 70 curry oat t!le tllreAt, lle
Mou'i hi.So oEem mkiy o!lunRil Ilatl no caught
@ pon MI ia,inx W. e, sSt%f' h" our sGe"aS
to rsttreu M plaee. where tho %uel might
come on Wathoal intef1efvnee. urltls!i hon.
or Was nnIgea 10 lltls, dta, believing. It still
ti9eior." Tho graptlio description vi whit
Mlloweu must " Elvol ~ feeble outline.
IlIo hhleflcai,8 wore conducted tn spot
npposirK purity, 1t thou upnsared tillt m no
iMAiedi9te lighting WIS contemplated, tar
tile EaKl!s'inen xtg bcgan TO- el,ter upon 4 dis.
cass!oii ano 70 fatsts iflP9lons objections to
seclM4 tllat all thls tended to delay a!!d aus.
poot!llK treachery, audaDnly declared tint lle
would wnlyo ~ rights alA hight nt once up.
on w!lateyer teT,s ny oppono!it coss 70 ax.
| p0SSl0It. LIS Bf0unu WIS measured, 8lIuta