Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-07-08
LAST OF OLD SHIP
Once Famous Yankee Sea Fight
eF Is Sod as bunk.


Gallant Old Portsmouth sold As
Junk for s1.ss--
This heading marked the Engicrinus
end q ere OF thu odd and tired defend
srs az the nation
Even A. tie uixhtY 1xhrsng ships Of
ne Atlantic sest swept dawn he Hnt-
scu. acruss the bag and cut 10 sea a
few weeks AKA. the deem % the Old
slccr ef var vas azncaaeed IN an al
vertissnent that she wcald be sold
70 the highest bidder above $1,000. her
appraised value.
The government hnd tried to save
ne Por-zncurh eon szcA n fate. but
rs ef1r-s we're zzzsaIi1E Secre
sa-T Danieis vas wiling 70 present
her - AZ pSs-.ctlc society that would
1ake 1=r and r>'pntr her. gr % give her
- TIE eiry q Portsmouth,. " Il. after
wAieh she Vas named. E1t 4 would
cost az least f.s.1a0 u raise her from
sA@ nnd e SGrscIk aavT ya-2 and
axe her any distance and ~ her cut
80 ~ - make her Drsssntanle even rs
4 rslsc.
Because she had taken an active
cart n tha Troubles ca the Pacific
euasr that eventually brought Cali
scrzin tntp the Union K w.s thought
9rtfax o. nany hat tas siDop should
he sent 90 San Francisco for the sx-
Position In August. 1911 a BIN was
e-.@--..s...-.a =. - -. .---.-.--s.&,
S.. aae 70 make her ready for the trip
Tne senate passed the ban. but the
house rejected Il
Shs vas Anached IN fS43. 4 sister
shfr 70 he ST Mays she vas Of
asour one Thousand tons. Isa feet long
win q d-zfE o< ascut seventeen feet
Fer many years she pl0wed the seas IN
al parts % the world. an active unit
n the navy
Her Grsr service Of note WIS during
r1s vxr with Mexico. few pears aftsr
she vas launched With Commander
John 3, Montgomery n command she
TOOK possession of the Bay q san
Francisco and the adjoining territory.
previously having met the faIl-rixged
snip Afmftta1ce. under charter %
Mexico. and forcing her 20 strike her
rulorsL she lowed the prize into port
md soon aftsrward sock part IN the
scuhartnerr Of Guavmas. she re-
NAMED IN these waters for several
months. and c1r tive years patrolied I
he coast Of Mexico Then she went 4
o Africa 70 keep m eye en- the slave
r7ders4
Her next achievement Of note was
hen her commander taught the Chi
csc the respect due 70 the Stars and
rripess II was Just before the BE-
inning Of the war between England
Id ChiSa. and Commander Foore was
tn the Asiatie squadron. then under
apt James Armstrong While en-
savurfng 10 protect the property q
residents IN Canton one Of
e forts opened fire On the Ports
cufh An apology vas not torrhccm-
9. and Commander Fccte received
emission TO zTsnge TIA insult He
d SO effectively. assisted By the Ls-
LIT and the san Jacfrr1.
They attacked the four forts Of rras-
ne granite. eight feet raick. mount
~ I7s gina and <zrrs=uned By s.soa
szz krsr n dxnt lasting sexsrzl
Axs - ruur fur<1 we're ezprzr~d.
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Ne Cfx0 wzr. When 60 4rz.uxsr.
arose ef ezpcur-ng New Orleans 4 wa
determined 70 hare shs wooden zhips
II ne z2rr mate q bold 9zzh aInns
NJ NhszisztppL pasr For-s zaczzou
and - Phiifo. and sasala may D. sue,
e=-zczL Taxa TIE citT. N whsch ease
ne Two srr-z. cut CT e-1m their base
e szrplEes. would BE eumpeZle<. N sur
-=nGsr BY many the plan Vas ecnsi1.
~red sD1ih4-ztY- sux Admiral Farrzxur
determined 10 PUT 4 trtr exAc1rtun-
Z wzs 9a-k when ne orstsr vas Wv
- - srzr- ne P1rznuzr1. tae 1zz.
sazs II Ne zur-z- 1acElaS seen eoazG
h=r sails 10 slow sc- taa f-enzse,,
rzzzn. bur shs threw 4 Inc % a steam.
er. and swept ~ the river with the
-ezx Gf the sect
he Grr1ek was seen Uncovered b
sae t1r-s. and eznnnnAssng hsgaz