The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-06-15

Va. near this city. will soon be sent 70
Chickamauga. The camp In Virginia
has not sufficient water supply, and
many OF the boys have suffered great
hardship on this account.
Charles Moore, private secretary to
Senator Mcmillan, says that there is
no truth in the rumor that he is TO go
into the army as a paymaster. He says
that when he goes into the army 1t
win be as a soldier having fighting In
view.
Naming of Torpedo Boats.
The navy department is naming our
torpedo boats after our naval heroes.
The Mackenzie, Cushing, Somers and
others recall many pages of glorious
history In front OF Fort Fisher Ad-
miral Porter commanded what General
Grant once described as 1.-The most for
midable armada ever collected for con-
centration upon one given point" 1t
was in the latter part-rather the sec
ond part-of that famous action that "a
midshipman named kobley ID. Evans,
now Fighting Bob" captain OF the bat
tleship Iowa, received the wound that
made him a cripple for life. Commo-
dOre Porter appeared at Fort Fisher on
Christmas eve, 1864, with thirty-hve
regular cruisers, five iron-clads and a
reserve of nineteen vessels, and began
a bombardment OF the forts at the
mouth of the Cape Fear river. In one
hour and fifteen minutes after the first
shot was fired not shot came from the
fort, and the batteries were silenced
completely. David Porter himself is au-
thority for that statement. Yet, after
a reconnaissance, General Benjamin +.
Butler, who was to bring forward the
military forces. decided that Fort FISH
er was not substantially injured, could
not be taken by assault. and returned
with his command to Hampton Roads.
Captured the Works.
Porter begged that the enterprise
should not be abandoned and in compli-
ance With his request second military
force, under the command Of General
Terry, arrived off Fort Fisher on Jan.
Is, 1865. The fleet was increased in
number and strength of armament, and
after seven hours of desperate fighting
the works were captured by a combined
force of soldiers, sailors and marines
on Jan. 10, 1865. That is why one tor
pedo boat bears the name Of Porter.
Now as to the Foote. She bears the
name of Andrew Hull Foote, a son of
one-tme United States senator from
Connecticut. This hero of the seas was
celebrated in the navy for his religious
ardor and his indomitable courage His
first naval action was when he was in
command Of the Sloop-of-war Plymouth
in 1866, and happened after his arrival
al Canton, China, on the eve of the hos
tilities between the Chinese and the
English. While endeavoring to protect
American property he was fired on by
the Chinese forts. Through permission
of Commodore Armstrong he demand
ed an apology, and when ii was refused
he attacked the forts. four in number,
with the Portsmouth and the Levant,
and having preached the largest carried
them by storm. He lost forty men. but
400 dead Cinnamon lay stiff in death
as q sacrifice to American honor and
American valor. During the civil war
Foote was distinguished by a series OF
heroic acts. He participated In the as
sault on Fort Donelson, and in that ac-
ton was wounded. Congress passed
him a vote of thanks and made him a
rear admiral.