1 7 9 0 ▁– ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 1 8 1 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁during ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Petersburg , ▁Virginia , ▁Edwards ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁mid ship man ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 8 1 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁Arg us , ▁and ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁action ▁with ▁HMS ▁Pel ican ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 1 8 1 3 . ▁ ▁Names ake ▁USS ▁Edwards ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁history . n avy . mil : ▁USS ▁Edwards ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 9 0 s ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 1 3 ▁death s ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Navy ▁officers ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁unknown <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁P onte ▁da ▁Pal ha ça ▁is ▁a ▁bridge ▁crossing ▁the ▁R ibe ira ▁da ▁To je ira ▁in ▁the ▁civil ▁parish ▁of ▁Pal ha ça , ▁municipality ▁of ▁O live ira ▁do ▁B air ro ▁in ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁district ▁of ▁A ve iro . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁bridge ▁is ▁situated ▁along ▁a ▁de activ ated ▁road way , ▁but ▁actually ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁ar ter ial ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Yet , ▁information ▁from ▁the ▁period ▁indicate ▁that ▁cattle ▁could ▁cross ▁the ▁bridge . ▁ ▁S omet ime ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁the