The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-07

testimony OF the high sense entertained
bv the LEGISLATURE OF this Commonwealth
.f his galantry and good conduct In the
battles Of Crystlers Field, Forty Nile
creek and Lyons Creek ana Of his pa
triotic services generally during the ldle
war with Great Britain"
Richard II. Bell was commissioned sec
ond Lieutenant Fifth Infantry May g. lsVS'
First Lieutenant september ], Iso5 Cdp-
tain August l5. 1915 resigned May 81 lel"
ON. Apru A and April g. 1888. the Legs
l,tlre adopted the following resoluuons'
resolved. unanimously, by the General
Asson,blv OF Virginia, That the GoFeIohl
ba and he is hereby requested 10 pIeseu'
- rhor,as NJ. Nelson, late major IN the
,~r,,, M die United States, and clllzeH
80 1-iroini9 a sword. with suitable deE-
ices in testimony Of the high sense enter
,,f,ed Inv the General Assembly OF nus
esrlsntrv and good conduct In me pa''le5
os Cbateauguv and La Cole MlH' a"1
NJ HE brave ana patriotic services gem
oralv during the late war Win "'''~
..Posolved. unanimously. by the Genera
assembly, of virginia. That the GoFello.
he and he Is hereby requested 70 -
~ colonel Archibald Henderson Oh ''S
Marine Corps Of the United states anu
a citizen OF Virginia, sword WI" 49,
ahlo devices. in testimony OF tHe "'s"
eense entertained by the Genera ASso','
bfv Of his eal,antry and goof oohu -
n captain OF marines on ooato o. ga.
frigate Constitution, when ensaseu 49,
tho Cyane and Levant' during 80
war with Great Britain. ana io' '''-'
GOOD conduct during said war
Thomas NJ Nelson was the eiues 10, so ,,
Of Major John Nelson, OF o'S III.
Mecklenburg county, and sraHu9oH
so.ratar, Thomas Nelson. He was porn
h. 80 erd died November 10, 1888. az
Columbus Ga. He was Captain Iehtn
r,f,ntrv March y. 1912; major THIRTEEN
r,esb,ry Julv %. 1si4 on the reorganlza-
,io, ~ The army. March ISIS he was re-
t,fned as Captain Fourth Infantry out
~esioned He was NJ c. from virginia
tsie.fSq married Sarah Walker Page OF
..pagebrook" Clarke county and had the
eotiooyine children: - Mrs Robert Car
~ ~ columbus. Ga: C2) John p. Nelson
N &. from Ga: CD Colonel VIM. Nelson
~ Nruwood. Clarke county. Va; tD MIS-
vm g voolfolk. OF Columbus. Ga; 20
Ms = O. Ticknor. OF Columbus Ga
p colonel Thomas NJ Nelson Jr'
GALLANT EXPLOIT
,,,. oa,ture bv the Constitution OF the
british ships Cyane and LeVahI OF Ma
deira. February 20, blo. was one Oh 'he
most signany gallant exploHs ever ps
800 Nv the U. S. navy. At haI-past
80 N a ship was sighted, In nan
-. ,,ora another was seen; about
-.sI-o,E Inc aatlon commenced; at ten min
,,,es mast seven the Cyane. thirty-four
Inc srruck and was taken possession Or
80, her cousert. the LevanL twenty
ono also surrendered; o. one at hltht
Cs,,oin stewart. OF the Constitution. had
80 an the repairs his snip NEEDED ana
.t, vras IN as good fgnting CONDITION as
80 the encounter. The Constitution
80 sixteon killed and wounded ner an
.,s,orists lost seventy-seyen. Inc Cyane
r-,cbed The United states safely, out the
--'..,,~,, mad then. as Il has had since, an
-, ~ Portuguese neutrality. The
evont made a port in the cape de
Verde Islands. and there. while lying
close under a Portuguese shore battery
which actually fred on her al the time,
She was taken by three English trigates.
Naturally all the officers and men en-
ICED in this famous double capture by
cold Ironsides." were received with great
honor al home
Archibald Henderson, who commanded
the marines during the night, was son OF
Alexander Henderson. OF Prince William
and Fairfax counties. lie was commits
stoned Second Lieutenant June T. 1906, and
reached the rank OF Colonel-Command-
ant OF the Corps July l. 1894; Brevet Brig
adler-General January z. 1881: died jan
uary s, 1850 \ niece. the daughter OF DR..
Thomas Henderson. was the vile OF Gen.
eral T. L. Smith, Of the V. ". !.
w. G.sTANARD.
(To be concluded next Sunday.)
Egrs cost Is to 50 csuta Z dozen 81