The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-01-17
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rous deeds staLd out all the more cons

rous deeds staLd out all the more cons
spicuous.
The day has Dct yct come, they say, for
a perfectly impartial history of The bloody
conflict between the states to be written.
But when that DAY does come and the
historian unsheathes his pen for the simnle
purpose OF recording the incidents of that
struSSIe as honesty and truth decree. then
VIII me same wreath of praise laid upon
JISpcf grave cntWlne the name of Kell
:, hell, searching the pages Of history for
c shtt "hlch IS at cnce thrilling and event.
l lul, one Will md but little to eclipse the
M1ohdefIQl career 0f the old Georgia hero.
IllS Wh0e life is Il story of brilliant narta.
tereSt io00 i'o liz
hen but a boy of sixteen summers.
o 91 Mcintosh J>ali became fascinated by
pack IN the early days of the navy. Ar tba
nome nome OF heIls father, in Mcintosh county.
me poE was thrown in almost daily con-
tact with seameH. He had several very
petutlIui md accomplished sisters. and the
4 4i,nt o. me slip: touching the coast at
elII point, We're frequent guests at his
1atnerS house, they finding it pleasant 10
'iT1t the Aells at their splendid residence.
1ouhS h@ll was not slow to manifest hiy
deSlfe to go to sea and would frequently
appeal 10 the officers visiting his fathers
home to let lin so out with them for A
Ifc on the ocean wave
At last his petitions were heard and he
was taken on board the soop Of war. pal
mouth, for two years cruise in tho
gulf of Mexico. fIc was but sixteen when
We went aboard the vessel After his two
S so,I services on the gulf, he applied for
services on the frigate Savannah. and
was taken On this boat he was a pet among
me officers. but DESPITE his youth soon oS-
taohshed himself aS one of the most active
ana piucky miGsLlpmen that ever trod
tne ueck. lie was Iour years aboard the
savannah, and during this time made
many voyages. lie went out to the waters
or the Pacific and there fell into many
HSAS OH the coast of the western country
WIN TIE Mexican ships. lie cuanced to fail
mo the very tAickest of the naval engage
nehts III the war with Mexico and it was
no other than the Savannah that sent IN
the United States colors ut Monterey and
TOOK that entire western country This ia
one OF the most historic incidents of the
war with Mexico.
Iiis stay i'll Annapolis.
About this time the naval academy at
Annapolis was first established and Young
Nrii returning from the Pacific coast was
sent to the academy for a course in the
schooling If that institution. lie was not
required to stay at the academy but six
hohtuS alter al the experience he had had
on the sea and from there he was sent
as lieutenant back to the gulf for an
o'nef cruise lie was not detained there
Fe-| long, however, before he was ordered
as f@St mldShlpn.an to China aboard tile
SuSqucAanna. tie had a most eventfIlI
rip to ire China seas returning lust in
une to ind himself ordered to take voyage
with Commodore, Perry and Captain Lee.
ANS t Eas p 5hs %e 4a A. j. b
trade. r eon{5aini5r 1G3
very interesting feature aGg9fuseIy i
voyage was that the ship sailed eastw. 1'3ey
all the time, making a complete cit8. =
OF the globe. In this way the crew gaiit Il
one day in their lives.
Young kell stood close beside Commo-
dgre Perry at tie moment he delivered
ms papers to the Japanese rulers He says
thlS voyage WAS one Of the most cyeutful
and surely one Of the most Interesting
he las ever had on the ocean.
Next ken went aboard the schooner Ara
60 as first lieutenant. The vessel was or
dcred to the Texas borders where he
manned until 1896. lie returned to 6.
gIa 10 marry>in Macon that year. "
After all this service he WAS entitled ~
shore station, and went aboard the re-
ceiving ship Pennsylvania. Here he had
rest until he was sent on board the store
ship to Brazil in the times Of the great
yellow fever epidemic. Arriving Mt Mon
tcvideo he found an expedition of Ampri-
can vessels going out against the Argentine
con1edcra lon, and he volunteered to join
that. Tfey We're to go up the river to
the landing place and bring the fellows ia
taw, bat terms were made before any en-
gagemcnt took place and kell returned
to his store ship and came back to his own
country. After these trips to Brazil Hell
was sent to Pensacola where he was placed
in the navy yards and remained there TIL
the war broke out.
In the Confedcracy.
When KeIl learned of the position Georgia
was taking with reference to the war be
tween the states, lie ran away en- a leave
Of absence from his post of duty at PEN
sacola and came at once 10 Millcdgeyiile,
at that time the capital of the state. aud
awaited results. 1t was not long before tho
secession convention cast the fate of the
Empire State Of tie South with tie confed-
eracy, and the moment that this was done
He'll went from the convention hall with
his mind fully made up as to what he was
going to do. He lost no time in sending
his resignation as an officer in the navy
to the secretary of war of the United
States, and as soon as he received word
that the resignation had been accepted he