370 RESOLUTIONS.

and there have read the Farewell Address of Wash-
ington, and institute such other observances as
may be proper to the occasion. The Governor,
the Court of Appeals, all Public Officers, and the
public at large, are respectfully invited to attend.

Resolved, That a committee be appointed from
both Houses, to determine upon the order of exer-
cises for the day.

No. 12.

Assented to March 10, 1862.

WHEREAS, The coolness and eminent seamanship displayed by Captain Cadwalader Ringgold, early in November last, in rescuing a Marine battalion of four hundred men, from the wreck of the transport steamer "Governor," during the storm which overtook the United States Squadron, on its way from Fortress Monroe to the attack and capture of Port Royal, is an oc- currence well calculated to elevate the character of the American Navy, and deserving of hono- rable mention by the Legislature of his native State ; Therefore, Se it resolved by the General Assembly of Mary- land, That the thanks of this Legislature, are tendered to Captain Ringgold and to the officers and crew of the United States Frigate "Sabine," for their gallant and humane efforts in saving the lives of so many human beings from the wreck of the ill-fated steamer "Governor," during the storm on the Southern Coast in November last. Resolved, That the "Governor," be requested to transmit a copy of these resolutions to Captain Ringgold, requesting him to communicate the same to the officers and crew of the Frigate "Sabine."