The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-06-08
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sIsriss Of Breed end Masiay AMONG NE ORIGINAL
sources Of American history. aAA swAisA b
more rsaAahae. - veil ~ n some respects
more useful. thaa either Of the memoirs
named. Il the ASso6ioerspAv u OAsrlss Btddls
which has bssn privately printed By HE
Tue inheritance Of these notes, |
usde By more than usually intelligent OBJ /
server. will b understood when We say that
Mr.. Biddls was 81 ysars old whom the Declare
lion OF Independence was passsd In Philadsl-
phis, and that hs lived to 800 James Monroe On.
Ier upon his second Presidential term. From
him We learn how the events and persons Of |
The first half century Of our national existence
appeared to an eyewitness. exceptionally we'll |
placed for information and judgment belong.
ins, a. Mr.. Biddle did. to = distinguished fam |
Ily, and living in what was long the political and |
commercial capital Of the country Regarded a.
Q document o memoir Of such scope and |
authenticity would have great value. even were |
II destitute OF literary attractions: but a. |
though It Is printed precisely - II left the |
authors hand II will be found commended by |
q singularly sprightly and pleasing style. whose
simplicity and spontaneity are not incom-
petible With moro than ordinary correctness
and grace. Indeed. the earlier part OF the mar
rative which deals with the maritime ex-
periences Of the writer In the earlier years Of
ulB IuOs EOc0tto WV uhOos oGEEth8 Soioo VI ous
venture. and will be perused with delight BY the
readers Of SEQ stories. like those Of Cooper
Narryatt and Clark Russell. beginning. whom
mere boy. a. sailor before the mast. he was
he master OF vessel before he was twenty
Two. and. In tho course OF his repeated voyages
10 the West indies and tho Mediterranean en-
pountered all the dangers and disasters that
attend seaiaring life. Although. from the
extreme youthfulness OF his appearance he bore
u this epoch the nickname Of the boy captain.
10 had much Of the mettle which. In the preced-
ing century. had marked the buccaneers. and
knew how to mako himself feared and re-
peeted among the turbulent spirits that still
infested the harbors Of the Spanish Main. It
b noteworthy. - indicating what magnet
his West Indian commerce was to mon Of en-
Ierprise and daring In colonial times. that at
pne Of the most lawless resorts In Spanish
American waters where brawls and homicides
we're matters OF everyday occurrence. young
Biddle mot the equally youthful Benedict Ar
hold. and relates Of him Characteristic anec-
d0te. Strange a. II may seem. the writer OF
this animated memoir drew his bold and row.
Ing disposition from Quaker progenltors. his
Great-grandisther. William Biddle. having en-
Igrated from England soon after the restoration
Of Charles H.. and having become one Of the
principal proprietors Of west Jersey. william
blUUl0 BEduubOuNltNu0 VI SHUI ico A'Iu0toI DOt-
lied In Philadelphia as merchant. but lost his
property and left his children to shift for them
selves. What instruction Charles received was
over By the time he was fourteen. The educa-
don Of which he gives proof In this memoir
must have been derived from reading. or from
6e wide and carried experience OF MS lie.
At tho point from which We shall begin to
anord the reader some g!impses OF TINS memoir
We ma capt. bidoie arriving IN the DeiaWa.e
nom the west indies on may ITO. ne RECORDS
mat n our arrival we neard OF tho pa'tle Oh
Lexington. and found the whole country pre-
pairing for war. Being young. ana considering
my country unJustly persecuted. l was as
willing TO 20 TO war as any man IN America
Fernaps my having httie 70 1883 w"s sho'ner
reason Tor my having NO op!ecuon 70 TAX
ING with my old iriend Aspaen.! 1oond nun as
nuen adverse 70 war as was lor IL; ana tnis
vas NOT surprising. lor no wna. 10 caNou
worldly man. ana naa mucn 70 1850. ! never
sen the loss iriehosnlp IoI MN, nor oiu Aevel
seei me least foseht"ent a n,, any man
Iof oeine opposeo 70 inc "Sso W, Hno,o
70 actso from pnnc,p'e Az .ae poop'e
Oh fnhsaoipni" o.u NOV vlom Ioy.s.s WV. oo
1ucn se'oEsnoe ror .uo Wiz. W S. Wv. ~,
sstfns. loo'noI.ns' cuu 'un %Iu" D'" >. -
tno youns son y. 'no SosUs o' ... Ho.
ss~ euS no 80 Ss,,nS 80 ~,
Ma'ne. u I .H. nuv =. ' ~ .ha, Nh ,v..
~ mov. ~ IN - .,...,o 80 ao,n.,
1en n'oau 1917 wy. - ha''a,,. =. .o',,S y. . zoo.
Au.Snu VIZ ~, Nv ns h.,,.ro =. ~. n.
,S""." ~ 49, ~. tmrrsa c,srovmsn
- T~.,"S ~sS.S ,,,,,an c,,an to hinn -
.s"Au' ".. No. n,,n
In tne autumn o! TINS yoar oap. Diuu'o was
empioyed oS MT. MUM 70 30 70 francs ~ loi 'u 20
purpose OF procuring muh'uonS oi WAT. ~
Deine Aready pam thnt conniet WIN '"o
notner country was ihevitao,e. Ai.nous gu, "
mission OF tho kino was JUS. q, .na' t'mo UNI
euis ana DANGEROUS Capt. Dladis returheu IN
January. IT'S WIN cargo OF sa'pe!rs anu.
andins tnat Al GLASSES won nnes.eu W tno
American cause were Danoine sosetner. ne mas.
toned to Join Capt' CoWper'hwatte company oi
Quaker light infantry. ms. u seems. was On
dreiy composed OF men Wno were eatner
ouakers themselves OF oescenaan'' Oh Vuan-
ers. Zen. harmar belonged 70 TINS company,