Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-14
OUR NEwBATTLECRY
" REMEMBER TIE NAME LIKELY TO
BECOME IMMORTAL IN HISTORY.
10 Originated with Commodore sehlsy.
and. ~ an Appeal to Patriotism, Il a.
Thrilling az was Nelson. Famoas signal
n the nattts ofths Nile.

patriotism It is "a thrilling as was
Nelson's battle cry at the Nile. Eng
land expects that every man win do
bis duty"
Il have not yet begun 10 fight" was
one Of Com. Jones' famous replies 10 a
British captain with whom be had been
hereely engaged for over an hour. and
who desired to know II he had sur
rendered Il was not Jones who sur
rendered when the battle came TO an
end.
The first commodore Of the young
American navy was Capt. John Barry.
In the spring OF 1851 he was hailed BY
British ship on his way from Havana
To the LzQuiry as to his Identity. he
replied: THE U. s. ship Alliance.
saucy Jack Barry. half Irishman, half
Yankee. who are your"
mot the value nor the command Of
the whole British feet could tempt me
from the American cause" was the
heroic reply Of Barry 10 Lord Howe. In
i776. when he offered him 1900
gulneas and a commission In the Eng
lish navy to Join the royal cause.
Com. Stephen Decatur was one Of the
very hraVest men that ever walked the
quartefdeck His famous toast at a
public dinner In Norfolk. Va. In 1916.
"Our Country, In her intercourse with
/ foreign nations may she always be In
the right, but our country. right or
wrong. would, II be had never said or
done anything else. have won him i'm
mortality
Don't give up the ship" the dying
words o., Com. Lawrence. the heroic
commander Of the Chesapeake. are
among he very noblest ever uttered.
They win live as ionS as ocean rolls
or ships Goat
The gallant Perry few that signal at
his masthead In the memorable battle
OF Lake Erie, at the glorious close OF
which he had the inspiration TO pen
that dispatch which has eanonized him
In our history We have met the en-
envy and they are ours" II was writ
ten on bic stiff hat In lieu OF a table,
on the half Of an old letter. and the ad-
ditional Information In II gave the size
and number Of the enemy. namely
two slips. two brigs. one schooner
and one Sloop."
When the Constitution. under the
command OF Com. Hull. engaged the
French irigate Guerrero. a dramatic
scene vas witnessed on the deck Of
"old lronsides" As the Frenehman'l
guns began to thunder out, Lieut.. Nor.
ris. second In command. asked Hull II
he should give the order 20 fre.
no, YET" replied Hull.
Nearer and nearer came the two
shipi Again Morris asked for the or.
der and again came the answer. NO,
yet A few moments later. high above
the roar Of the guns. as the Constitu.
tion completely covered her enemy
Hulrs voice rang out. Now. boys. pour
1t into them"
The Guerrero was literally torn e
, pieces. the blood OF the killed run.
Ming out Of her scuppers. says a naya
historian
Com. Macdonough sighted the enemy
on Lake Champlain on a Sunday morn.
ing He ran up the signal for divin,
service, and. kneellng on the decl
! among his men. offered appropriat,
prayers. During the engagement 4
British shot struck the hencoop on n,
Saratoga and released a gamecock
. which hew into the rigging and crowet
Justify all through the fight. the mer
loudly cheering Macdonoughs vie
tory aroused the enthusiasm Of the en-
tire nation.
A war cry that closely resembles
. Remember the Maine" was that which
. Gen Sam Houston gave to his troops a
! the battle OF san Jaclnto-the battll
/ which gave freedom and indepen
dence 10 Texas
Col Travis was In command OF abou
lS5 Texan soldiers in the fort calle,
the Alamo az Bexar. There he wa
surrounded by greatly superior fore
under the Mexican dictator. SAINT
, Anna
, on the morning OF March G. 1886. thl
I little garrison OF the Alamo capltulated
on the pledge OF the Mexican genera
! that their lives would De spared. Not
. withsAuding this pledge Col. Tayl
. and Die entire force were massacred a.
soon as they had surrendered ThoI
dead bodies were gathered together,
huge pile OF wood was hoapcd upol
. them, and they were burned 20 ashes
. on April 10. 1886. Gen. Houston. via
ahou, zoo men. gave battle at san ia
clnio TO Santa Anna. with nearly tire
. times the number OF Mcxicans. and. ID
, spite OF the disparity OF numbers
p Houston's little force swept the Mex
cans like chan before the wind.
was more a slaughter than battle.
Just before the assault OF the Texan
was made on the army OF Santa Anna
, Houston addressed his soldiers In a Ter
vld speech, closing with these words
, Remember the Alamo" These word
, fell upon tie ears OF the Texans viii
! wonderful effect Every soldier in IN
little army at the same instant re