The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-22

tween the Merrimac and tie Cumter
land the marine division was under
Lieutenant HeyWOod, now brigadicr-
general and commander OF the Marine
Corps.
Lieutenant Morris in his report of the
action speaks II Lieutenant HeyWood's
gallant conduct during the fight. The
first shot from the Merrimac killed nine
marines, yet the division was so little
demoralized by this loss that it not only
continued fighting but actually fired the
last shot which was discharged from the
Cumberland at the Merrimac.
That the marines are not wholly un.
able to do sailors work is shown by the
way they brought the Wachusett's prize.
the steamer Virginia. out of the proximi-
ty OF the dangerous shoals where it was
captured. A detachment of marines
under Lieutenant Houston, ran the YES
gel clear Of TIE shoals and fifteen miles
off the coast.
Major Colum says IN his account of
this exploit that marine was placed at
the wheel. another as oiler in the engine
room, other, in the fire room, while the
lieutenant ran the engine himself. The
duty was SO well performed that Ad-
miral Wilkes praised it in letter to the
department. In fact, throughout the
Civil War, whether on land or on shore
the United States Marine Corps covered
itself with glory.
Captain Drayton OF Farragut's flagship
the Hartford, in the battle of Mobile,
called particular attention to the efficient
service OF the two after guns, which were
entirely manned by marines, and the
services OF the marines on the Brooklyn
and ltasca were especially mentioned in
the reports
In our scrap with Korea the marines
were lii the assault on the forts, and
Lieutenant Mckee, in Carrying the works
fell, as his father fell in Mexico at the
head of his men and first inside the
stormed works
The Koreans fought desperately to the
bitter end. The yellow flag which flew
from the fort was captured by the ma
rines. Commander, afterward Admiral
Kimberly, stated in his report that to
the marines belonged the honor of first
landing and last leaving the shore.
Chosen as the advance guard on account
OF their steadiness and discipline, the
whole behavior on the march and in the
assault proved that the confidence in
them had not been misplaced"
In the railroad riots OF 1877 the con-
duct OF the marines was such as to elicit
general order OF commentator from
General Hancock, in which he praised
their Soldier bearing, excellent disci-
pline and devotion to duty
During the serious outbreak in Alex
andria, Egypt, in the Summer of 1882,
and after the bombardment by the Eng
fish, the marines from the United Sta,es
ship Lancaster rendered signal service
to the English in preserving order in the
city.
Lord Charles Beresford, OF her Males
tvs ship Condor stated, both at the
time and subsequently in letter, that
without the assistance of the United
States marines, whom he speaks of as
smart, faithful FORCE" order could not
have been restored.
After the Panama expedition in 1885,
in which the marines took a leading
part, Admiral Jouett wrote to their COM
mander, Colonel Haywood: 1.-The marine
battalion has been constantly at the
front, where danger and disease were
sure to come, first and always. When a
conflict has seemed imminent, have re-
lied with implicit confidence on that
body of tried soldiers"
From the past record of the United
States Marine Corps there is no doubt
that, if opportunity offers, it will distin-
guish itself anew in the present war.