The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-04-08
DiseetIanv.
From the NewboryPort Herald
PAUL JONES.


,sie is we'll known 10 It's readers ~ the cele.
brsted Paul Jones. A deliDea,ion of his cha
sscter hss sppesrd In the New. Hsmpshiro
Historical Collections, from which we have
gstheted tho following psr,iculsrs :--Joho
Paul Jones was bo,n in Galway Coun,y, Scot-
land, In l747, and could 10y no elsims but To
humble psrsn,sge. HIS father had been gar.
deoer to the Earl OF Selkirk. His original
name wss John Psul. The son received tho
same nsme, and wss taken into tho family os
the Earl OF Ssikhk, and was there educa,sd
under private tutor. Al tho sge Of fii,ceos
from whst cause is no, Ct present known, hs
took up with Q sesfsring lie, and, sher reg
uiS premiership, became master Of vessel,
engaged in the Wesi lad,a trade. In one oe
his voyages to Tobsgo, q mutioy arose in the
ship, which cas- qUelied, but not without tho
death otons of tho mu,ineers. When no or.
rived 81 Tobseo, he delivered himself up to-
TO trial, end was acquitted. After sequ,isL ho
returned 10 Eoglsnd, end vss threatened with
imprisoD ment, in order for new trial. Feel
log, probably, the injustice Of such meosore
he quilted his country, and took refuge IN
America, on tho eve of the Revoiu,ion. Is
was here the, he sdded 20 his ps,ernai, his
mothers maiden name Jones --On receiving
a heo'enasta commission, he embarked in tho
Expedi,io0 under Com mmodors Hopkins, a.
gainst New Providence. A. his re turn, ho
wss appointed to Command sloop of - guns,
sod short tirne after a ship OF 10 guns. In
this I've c'uissd, IN lY7s, Ground the coasts OF
England and Scotland, and made q descent
upon tho coa,t OF Scotland, near the Earl Of
Selkirk's house, and carried of the family
plate, which was ahetwsrd, restored. Hs Ian.
ded also ~ Whihasen, in Cvmbe rlandshires
bnt witfcm causing mstetisl injury to the To-
babi'sp,s. Ia cruising, the same year, off tho
Nish coast, be dicovered Bthi,h vessel, by
Tho name OF the Droke, IN tho har bou, OF Ws-
terfo'd, and challenged her to combat. Tho
challenge che scccp,ed, and was beaten.
In the summer Of l77s, . squadron ives fs.
ted out, over which Mr.. Jones wss sppoiotsd
commander. lie ssiIed 10 tho Bon Hommo
Richard, OF tO guns end <is men, This
squadron sailed ftom France on the I4,h %
August, sDd wss successful 10 making va
,ie'y Of captures, both Of merchant vessels
and vessels OF war. In gale he was sepsrs-
ted from the rest OF his forces, but was rei oined
by them about the let Of September. He
then ctuised about the noihosst cosst of Scot
land, and formed tho daring plao Of levying
u contribntion upon the town OF Lei,h This
vas to be Effected by putting himself of 80 tho
Commando OF BRUSH squadron, ,ill bis plan
could be put in execution, and ihen TO demsnd
. ransom Of tho town for lo0, ,o0oi on the alter
os,ive OF suffering q totsi dss,fue,ion of tho
town. This deception was discovered, Jus, 80
the sQusdron had hove TO before the town of
Leiih O0 this he i'm me distely pot 20 sea, snd
on the 12d Of September srtived Of Flsmbor-
ough Heed. While here he discovered ths
Bsitc feet, conveyed by frisa,s aud sloop Of
wst, and after most desperate battle that has
been recorded, msts himself mhsler Of DO,
Of them. Tho esp uied irigs,e wss the Sera-
pis, OF Hfy guns, the sloop OF war, the Count
ess OF Scarborough. Ia Tho former, there
were ls7 killed and 76 wounded, in the later
men killed sod 30 wounded. The Bon
Homme Richard los, l65 killed, snd 1877
wounded. More than 1900 persons were OF,
Fismbotough Head, spectators TO this bloody
conflict.
Jones seems 70 have been o man eapsble az
the unos, daring deeds both from his bfssery
end his o." Of deception. An instance Of tho
latter occurs in case Of attack upon On En-
glish f'igaie, superior TO him 10 force, of tbs
IsIspd Of bermuda. Happening 10 fell in
with this fT'gs,e be Vas immediately hsiIeds
when ho returned the name of . ahip OF iho
BRUSH navy. This satisfied the English
Csp,sin, who, - the sea was rough, and sit
wss near night, ordered him TO Keep somps-
~ till the morrow, when he would seod his
boat aboard. But The morrow never dswned
on the hspless Engiishmao, for bones, got
ting up within pistol shot distance, discharged
q brosd,ide into him sod imms dissely west-
ing ship, discharges the other, when the En-
e,ish vessel sunk, with every soui on boSd
her. Jones was then IN The United Ss,es
frigsts Ariel-On peace tskipg place, he re-
10, ned TO Europe, and going 10 81. Pstsrs-
burgh, wss honofsd with q com mission in tho
Empte. Cs,hsfine's Gee, when The English
cndsr him refusing TO serve, ne wss rsps.
fe,red io's command under the P'iocc OF
Ns.su. then acting sgsins, The To,ki,h a=et.
Here, by . soceessfo, a'stssem, he pu, shs
Tuki.h Hss, into The 2ower Of the Piiuce,
who wsoton'y Sc, Il on &c, end thus bs'bs.
tously involved Tho crews IN ono general de-
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