Evening journal., 1910-10-05


lighthouse establishment, and he {
served on the important navy board OF
1855.
I'm 1s45 Commander DUPONT was
appointed to command the Congress-,
flagship Of Commodore Stockton,
bound 70 the Pacific station. Arriv-
ing on the coast of California at the
beginning Of the Mexican War, he took I
command of the sloop-of-war Cyane,
and in that ship rendered important (
services throughout the war. Partic-
ular reference might be made TO his
action off Guaymas in 1S46. TO the at
tack upon and capture Of Mazatlan In {
1847, and to his work at San Jose in
1S4S, where he landed with hundred
men and. marching against a Mexican
force three times as large. he reliey-
ed the gallant Haywood
an 1857. DUPONT. then a captain,
was sent on special service to China
and Japan, in command Of the frigate
Minnesota; and. on his return, he was |
appointed to the command OF the |
Philadelphia Navy Yard.
During the Mexican War, dupont
studied the subject OF blockade and in
vestment; and In 1861 he was OF the
board. composed OF himself, as presi-
dent, Major Barnard, Professor Bache
and Commander Charles II. Davis. 70
determine a system OF blockade and
occupation OF our extensive coast
, lines Upon the reports Of that boarC
, was based the naval operation Of tn
Civil War. and upon DUPONT wa
placed the execution OF a part OF tn
Nnu
York. in October. as flag officers o.
the South Atlantic Squadron. and p
command OF the naval part OF the
Joint expedition against the forts at
Port Royal.
"The expedition had been prepared
secretly, yet the Confederates had re-
ceived ample notice Of its destination.
, Fort Walker. on Hilton Head and
Fort Beauregard, on Bay Point. Port
ROYAL entrance, we're known to be
armed with heavy guns and we'll
manned; but how we'll armed DUPONT
could not know, even after a recon-
nassance I'm force. The fleet COM
prised the regular naval vessels. Wa
bash and Susquehanna md a few gun
boats together with some purchased
vessels vulnerable as paper TO the
smallest proiectiles. Failure entailed
serious results. a disheartening infu-
ence upon the Union people already
depressed by the military disasters Of
the year. help to parties in foreign
countries. who designed a recognition
of the Southe- n ConfederIcy and
wished a disruption Of the Union.
Sherman's Definition Of Courage.
/ General Sherman once defined
courage as a perfect appreciation Of
the impending danger and an entire
willingness to meet It. That high
courage springs from training, from
a sense Of responsibility, from long
contemplation Of duty. until 1t rises
into self-devotion and enables a man
10 approach calmly a supreme mo-
ment In his country's need and the
crisis Of his own life. Having made
his plans and issued his orders, du-
Pont led his columns into Port Royal
bay. on November Z, 1861, with a mind
composed and responsive to the
changing demands of the conflict
THE feet advanced slowly in two
columns, the main, or port, one OF the
nine best vessels led by the flagship
Wabash, to engage the heavier for
on Hilton Head. the other five ligh
vessels to fire upon Fort Beauregart
and face the Confederate fiotilla un
der Commodore Tatnall, formerly {
DISTINGUISHED officer of our Navy.
"As the Wabash approached with
duPont's bret flag flying at the miz
zen, Tatnall said TO his signal quarter
master, Dip my broad pennant to my
old messmate, and three times b,
lowered his mark of command ;
singular tribute to the enemy he loved
The course Of the feet was in thu
form Of an ellipse. the major axis o
which penetrated into the bay beyond
the forts. The course was completed
three times, with a significant devia
r ton as the flag officer successivel,
y heightened the minor axis and eacl
Il time drew nearer TO the forts. Tn
e broadsides Of the frigate Wabash an
vessels OF the column, all firing shell
' we're effective. and in little less tha
n four hours the Confederates abandon
e ed Fort Walker and DUPONT took pos
If session. Later on the same day IN
I other fort fell into his hands.
e. "The tactical method used was 4
L2 first practical demonstration. and dl
a. Pont fixed the tactics which WI
IS afterwards employed so splendidly
he Farragut in the Mississippi and
lg Mobile bay.
On Fruits of the Victory.
he "The victory gave the Union the bs
nd harbor of the coast below the Ches
ma peake. Coaling and supply static
i'll and repair shops were establish
he there, and from II as a base duPc
he enlarged and closed the blockade a
He directed the numerous expeditions
DR. the next eighteen months. II rails
ch the dropping spirits OF the North.
,er showed that the Union could repo
es- sess its forts. and gave check 70 y
ar parties in Europe who were hostlie
Wv our cause. The battle Of Port Roy.
m was great alike in its incidents anu
to its results. .so-aa thar,
he For the services