New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-01
ADMIRAL JOUETT.
A BIT OF "REMINISCENCES REGARDING HIS
MEETING WITH LOLA MONTEZ.
HER INVITATION TO DINNER WHICH HE DIDN'T
ACCEPT-THE FAMOUS ADVENTURES IRE
DlCTED THE CIVIL WAR.

bring this vessel out alone" callea Gunner Carter
to the thoroughly demoralized men on the launch,
who rowed rapidly away from the Confederate
schooner Royal Yacht which their commander.
Lieutenant Jouett. had captured leaving him and
the gunner on board. on the night Of November
I. 1861. Lieutenant Jouett, with two launches and
forty men under his command, set ont from his
ship. the Santee to take the armed steamer General
Rusk and the armed schooner Royal Yacht, lying
in Galveston Harbor. 1t was volunteer service.
prompted by the condition of the men, who were
restless and anxious to be in action Lieutenant
Jouett had intended to capture the General Rusk
first, but while he was attempting to avoid the
sentinel on Pelican Fort the boats grounded and
were discovered In the darkness the launches be
came separated. and one, mistakng the other for
the enemy fired upon Il.
Under these conditions it was deemed inadvsa-
bic 10 encounter large vessel as the General
Rusl Lieutenant Jouett accordingly turned his at
tention to the Royal Yacht. which he boarded and
captured While he In the cabin. endeavoring
70 force the crew who had found refuge there. on
deck his men on the launch became panic
stricken and started to desert They had rowed
some distance from the schooner when recalled to
their senses by Gunner Carter. Lieutenant Jouett
after spikrg the guns OF the Royal Yacht, burned
her and made her officers and crew prisoners. In
this engagement he suffered severe wound from
a pike. which made him an invalid for several
months
For this gallant service Lieutenant Jouett re-
ceiVed high commentator ana promise OF sPcouS
promotion.
Admiral Jouett retired. the hero OF me
capture of the Royal Yacht. answers more than any
other officer in the service to the conventional ld'a
OF ",he old dog of romance. lie Is big man.
with a bluff. hearty way about him cordial III man
ner responsive. sympathetic and possessed 81
fund of good humor that communicates itself TO
every one with whom he comes in contact lie
entered the Navy At an opportunc time to us
,inguieh himself and his carly training emnenty
fitted him for the conspicuous part he subsequently
played in the Civil War. There has been nothing
of the commonplace in his career since he was APP
pointed a mdshipman in lS4l at tho age Of fifteen.
Unlike most naval men who have made brilliant
regulations, Admiral Jouett had In ms youth 10
passion for the sea. He thought. in fact. little
about IT, and his appointment To an acct
dent Mrs John J. Critenden. the wife of the
senior Senator from kentucky, had promised TO
procure an appointment for his elder brother
Charles who also made "a brilliant record during
the Civil War. and was killed at the head OF his
regiment. Mrs Crittendcn. when having the pa
pers made out forgot which OF the Joueit boys
had asked for the appointment, ana as she ho-
neved James TO be about the proper age, gave his
name.
Through this lapse Of memory the future Admiral
entered the Navy. He was assigned AT once 10 the
old Independence. and until he walked across her
gangplank had never seen man-of-war.
Il was a soclab!e youngster." says Admiral
Jouett "and when ! the stars and stripes
floating over the old Independence. remembered
my mother had taught me that my first duty was
20 my flag. ON this line attempted some CONVEX
sation with the executive officer who had received
me when came on board and who was ftri't
disclplinarien silence sir he reared his face
red with anger. Silence. sir. Who gay" You
permission to speak? Let mo hear only six WORDS
from YOU cir. while you are on this snip POET
starboard yes sir and no. sir, ana ms WIS my
first discipline in the Navy
fr.1 1.ft.F IN
in many thrilling adventures. lie wa on tho Cni''d
states sloop-of-war Decatur commanded by Conn
nodore ". c. Perry. In the squadron on the coast
OF Africa when II sent 20 pun h the natives
IN the Bigh; Of Benin for the destruction ~ the
United States schooner Mary Carver ana the muir
der Of her crew In the Mexican War he served
on the John Adams. and was the eXecutlye "fAcer
OF the gunboat Chaplin on the Paraguay expedition
on his return from this detail he visited his fanny
in Maryland. from whore he went to JOIN MS
ship. the Illinois. in New-Iork
THE FAIR PROPHECIES OF CIVIL WAR
1t was on this journey that he met a notorious
parsonage who was at that time subject oi IN
tense interest both in Europe and America The
incident Is best told In his Own words:
was on my way from Baltimore TO join my ship
In New-York. We had just returned IRON southern
waters, and the Chsgres fever was in my system.
We're DIVIDED bstween the ladies and he smokers.
hai no Was sy NO w Rfef h@ nor and s'G who ' ~
tried the smoking-car but The atmosphere vas in
sSerfS 1 so made a. e 6, to s 52 Me not
let me In. Finally I concluded to make myself
r naR On lady On the nsd . Of the car
Ing good deal OF trouble with her window. EVgIy
thumb 5 pn9sT The TndoT and 9s4 for her On the
inside Il beg that you Will not give yourself 80
., ~ nave nohIns to DO madam" replied "'od
"l.u, why don't you come inside fhe asked
But why?'' She demanded, inperously.
@ ana am M SO as a 10 n dor win
not unlock it," answered mournfuly.
"oh that is easily %rransei , sns en S iha door, &c?
and. sung the action to the word, she went 10 me
END of ss car ss ad @af% . 'G pGn to
her. We chatted for some time on various
topics. She was a woman of much culture and dep
knowledge. ! recognized in her a. once an unusual
person. but could not place her She was txtIemrK
beautiful her wonderful Irish blue eyei wSre iuiI
OF expression and sympathy. eXquisiiely dressed
about her. Her conversation was brliian, ana IN
teligent. and she showed remarkable knowle1Be
of politics both 1 hGms 4nd IeGfs sRe said Yon do
not love your own country. your Institutions, or !
your great men, and some day you VIII nave an III
It was the celebrated ; Lola Monte %ho in in this
So ag friend other mar tns , GgiI
.ba smoke of having been on Lake Geneva in
Yacht manned by the younger sons OF royalty when
II life in BayaTia she spoke very frankly; .,,.,.
II did much Tor the people she sad' igh l !
,bir taxcs Instituted reforms and was Their friend
To- the end but they did not appreciate H. ana |
finally sent me away
4 SIGHTED DINNER INVITATIONS.
Az we neared Philadelphia she asked me sud- |
denly If knew we must stop there all nitht ana
when answered her in the affirmative, she de- !
manded the name of my hotel Jones Hotel |
told her.
GLOW delightful" she exclaimed 81 am going 70 |
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night. will you not? no, III, t,> .,
I assured her that nothing In life would give me |
90 much pleasure, but realized how Impossible me |
MAN was IT would never do FOR an AMBITIOUS mn !
shipman with swcetheart in the backgrounn 10 |
The next day. which was Sunday. dld not mate !
rialjze al the appointed hour On Monday morn, !
Ing took The train with my shipmate, Jack
Hamilton for New-Y York, inwardly hoping That |
might escape seeing fair friend, not caring 10 |
In by laLne nNcmsnA Ann |