The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-26

Brown - 0 0Ie0deI, CasnS0mpttve
looking man. while BOc0ck strongly
resmtie.s ''ras" Wilson In appear
ance.
The ease will l,s brought before the
courts t0-day.-De~rcr Ncscs, Aug. II.
HPLOITs OF OUR NAVY.
How O@coro Havo Not Bmsr-
A great deal has been said in re-
gard 20 the action taken by Admiral
Nicholson during the recent bom-
bardment Of Alexandria by the Brit
ioh squadron under Admiral 6ey-
m0uH. The opinion seems to prevail
that in landing his sailors and nla-
rines to assist In preserving order
and protect LIE and property In the
doomed city, Admiral Nicholson
was guilty Of an assumption Of au-
thofity which circumstances neither
authoriSed nor warranted, 0nG that
his acts In the premises were In di-
rect violation Of our time-honOred
customs Of n0n-interventlOn 10 for
eign political complications. The Ar
guments advanced by those unfamil-
iar with the history Of our navy and
naval affairs are mot only mtschiev-
ous in their conception and inference,
but their hasty condemnation Of
xnllant officers c0uduct II directly
c0ntroverted by the facts, while the
action Of Admiral Nich0lson II we'll
sustained BY sufficient historical pre-
cedent.
Without mentioning those in
stances where our navy gained great
Distinction and renoxn In foreign
wsters, while acting under direct a9-
tl1ofity Of Congress In the lombard
ment Of AlGieFs and TripO)i, during
the conquest Of California, the war
with Mexico and the two waEs with
England, our small but ever gallant
and alert naval forces have earned
and sustained . reputation for prUmpt
and efficient action In the protection
Of American interests abroad, which
has been the pride and boost Of all
patriotic A Americans.
During the year 1873 the PnrtO
Rico (Spauish) privateers having on
several occasions interrupted our
commerce, Commodore Porter sent .
communication on the subject to the
authorities Of the Island. Lieutenant
w. II. Cooke, In command of the
brig Eor, In attempting to enter the
Port Of st. John, In order to receive
. reply to the CommodOre's official
communication, was nred upon and
killed. Commodore Porter threaten.
ed to bombard the town, and was dis
suadled from dong SO only by the
prompt apology Of the authorities Of
the island. Again, In October, lSs3,
Lieutenant Platt, commanding the
United States brig Beagle, learning
that one Of our merchants doing busi-
ness at st. Thomas had been plum.
dered BY the spanish pirates and his
goods taken to Foxad0. . small port
On the island Of Porto Rico, proceed
ed thithef to recover the property.
ON making known the object OF their
visit, Lieulenants Platt and Richie
were arrested and detained under
guard for . day. Commodore Porter,
With his characteristic pronlptness,
proceeded to FOxad0 to demand ex.
planation and redress. Finding that
The authorities, upon his arrival
there. intended to open fire upon hts
vessel. he landed 4 force Of sailors
and marines, took their batteries,
and compelled from the offenders
the fullest apologies.
In February, lS3:s, Commodore
Downes, in the ffigate Potomac, as-
eeftained that the Malays had cap
tured the American ship Ft'icmtlsttp
OF Salem, Massachusetts. An expe-
dition was fitted out from the POtO-
mac, ofIceFed by Lieutenanty Shu-
brick, H0ff, InEersoll and TOtten Of
the navy, and Lieutenant Edson Of
the marines. The Malays made .
determined resistance; but were fin
ally overcome and several Of their
foets captured and Destroyed. For
this action the officers Of the sxpelli.
ti0n received the thanks Of the de.
pertment. While Commander Kel-
Is was 1t Shanghai in 1854, In the
sioop Of war Plymouth, . combined
.. attack Of the English and American
forces was made upon the encamp-
nent of the imperialists In retaliation
for axgressl0ns committed by them
upeI British residents. In this &C
tion the Chinese were severely puh-
ished. This voluntary act Of Com
mander Kelly received the approval
OF the President and the department.
II the latter part Of Jane, 1858,
while Commander 1ngraham, In the
sloop-oE.war 81. L0xis, Was at Smyr-
No, Turkey, he rseeived information
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