The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-31

three To- one. Tho services OF Lloat. jacob
commandant oftho corps, With the rank Of BriRe
adier-ieneral, yero particularly valuable aud
ss9P an ? the highest Grois9 from S9mmodSro
Jose. consisting Of twenty marines and a num-.
SeIsndedd, his position WITH such skill thSt h;
marines not. only succeeded in retaining their
str9nghold; but IN q series OF brilliant sorties
besieged for nearly ak months, but SO great
was Heywood's fertility OF recourse and so tire
Eeep S at bay The enSmy 5SSt th e M IeSir e1U peys 20
gained q single advantage. and were finally
In the naval operations on tho eastern coast
OF Mexico the marines also rendered good SER
vice, and later a detachment, commanded by
army IN the field. The party that stormed
SGhapultepec was largely mSde np Of yoIlnntocrs
that corps. The frat advance was led by Capt.
Reynolds, also, OF the marines. Major Twlgg
l Lost his I'LL life nth H. tho t fsEGe hondsto,9S9d conflict,
s%nieuous bravery shown by the marines in this
action and In the chargs along the cAufeway
they rushed in ADVANCE OF the army,
When Comm9dore Perry opened Japan to the
guard OF honor OF 100 marines and 100 blue
JACKETS.
its II es tnS fISII Sa psp the MsFi for G SasYlitg p Sn% s1%ri
age. 1t participated with Farrt4Rut in the at
tacks upon the forts in the. memorable series OF
the, Confederatc feet. the .faiil of New Orleans
and the opening up OF the Mississippi. The
the battle o, Mobile Bay and In the attacks
ppon, Fort Fisher The marine guard in the
BY H1F Gapt SSd GSnr e. RrSd hasseshbp e' T Ssst G Snrine Sfii
GER. Upon the, fall Of New Orleans the city was
SffiRSp tSa a n9n9inss e. the = s% nTrIy1 force Of Gen ai m BHt1es
was numerically LnsdeqgatS to restore
Guiding the City Hail and the Custom House.
% %RSRi TF the t lire sn' Of t hSs p S@s lsse' R G$aPtf:
Broome was three times brevetted for gallant
Notwithstandine the Efforts, Of Admfrais FSrra.
gut 9nd 1rd Porter S6ng BroomG + hoT Te0mot never ire re-
eSinS% '' Gol. A AeyEGSsS the heq pre PsG%G Somma anus
ant e the m9rine corps; landed with : detail q
action 6stween the Gnmberisnd and The SlMerrri?2
Mobile Bay and in the capture OF Forts Morgan
and Gaines, attracted tho favorable notice Of
t tarra %p9n t As S %orE OF ffol the m m1fnt Be dn Mflt;
the civil war, Major Haywood later commanded
q detachment Of marn!nnes during the labor riots
cellent conduct and %soldierly qualities of the
orders The services Of Col. Haywood at Pan
f Sram IA Rd issS eS 1oSstt the following Fb sne %nTine
! battalion has been constantly at the front,
where danger and disease were sure to come,
first and always. When conflict has seemed
imminent, l have relied with most implicit con-
fdence on that body OF trained soldiers. No
nobly and steadily through weary and anxious
nights, exposed to, a deadly climate. the ma
rines have guarded our country's Interest,"
Not all the landings Of the marines have been
upon American soil. In the attack upon the
Corean forts in June. 1871. the brigade from
the American feet numbered 651 men, of
whom 1Q5 were marines, under Capt. McLane
Tilton. U. s. NJ. c. tnow. Colonel, retiredO.
The Corean tiger hunters defended their cita-
del with desperate courage, but we're no match
end the steady discipline. q the marines.
Lieut.. Mckee and Lieutenant-Co Commander NOW
Commodorel Schley were the first to leap upon
the parapet-the former. to fall. MORALLY
wounded. The. marines displayed their usual
valor and the honor of hauling down the Co.
rean colors was assigned to Capt. Tilton.
The motto of the Marine Corps is "Semper
Fidelis always faithful. From the establish
ment Of the corps during the Revolution up TO
the present time the. marines have nohly lived
up to this motto, and have upon countless oc-
casions shed lustre upon the glory Of American
arms. To-day all the world knows OF the bril-
liancy Of their exploits at Guantanamo. The
hcroism they displayed there in the face of
overwhelming odds is characteristic Of the
marineS.