Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-08-24
PAUL JONES.
For the London Monthly Magazine.

on the subject OF Paul Jones That little
is authentic; and moreover am ens bled 10
give you an original account (trom his tlrst
and indeed only lieutenant) OF the action
with the Scraps, the Gazette account oil
which appeared in your last number.
In the year 1901, two OF the largest trl~
gates in the world lay near each other IN
the Bay of Gibraltar. 1t was question
1Uhach was the largest. Some gave II that
tue Ameracan President (Com. Dale) had
It in length, and the Portuguese Carlotta
Commodore Duncanl 10 breadth. Each
commander had wish to survey the YES
sell of the other, and yet these gentlemen
could never be brought together. There
was a shyness as 10 who should pay the
first visit. There IS no more punctIfious
observer of etiquette than naval comDan.
der, jealous OF the honor of bis flag, on a
foreign station. 4 master OF ceremonies,
or king at arms, is nothing 10 him al 8
match of presidency. The wings OF q
ship are the college in which be obtains
this polite requirement, and when be
comes to run up bis pennant we may be
sure that very professor in the courteses
tlaunts upon tie quarter deck. Dale was
q
man. rather inclined 10 corpuence, jolly
and hosp,table His pride 10 the command
and discipline of his sqadron, and the dig
nifty Of his diplomatic function, as the pa.
ramourt of his nation in the Mediterra-
mean, formed very gentle bride on bis
easy intercourse and openheartedDess -
Now ne thought that the Portuguese COM
modore should 'cale Uurst.' Parson Trul-
liber has i, SOY as having been earlies, at
the station. This was mentioned 10 Dun-
can, "a fine hard bitten little old seaman,
by the way,) and be forthwith laid down
his punctilio in manner that put an end
TO all hopes OF an intimacy. or of friend
ly measurement of the two ships. Sir
said he, as Commodore Duncan Of the
Portuguese navy, | woul readily call first
upon Commodore Dale OF the American
navy; but as Lieutenant Duncan OF the
British navy, cannot call upon gentle.
man who served under the pirate Paul
JONES'
This awoke my curiosity, and the next
time was in company with Commodore
Dale, he, perceivlng that my converse
uoD led that way, readily met me in it,
He had been with Jones iD the Ranger, as
we'll as ia the Bon Homne Richard. What
follows is iron his recital.
Paul Jones aanied las the Bow street
runners say Lord Selkirk, TO try upon
him the experiment practising on Presl-
dent Laurens in the Tower; and if Laurens
had suffered, Lord Selkirk, or any other
great man they could get hold of. would
have been put TO death. Lork Selkirk WAS
only preferred as being considered by bis
supposed residence to be readiest for cap
ture. Jones was surprised and displeased
at the family plate being brought on board,
but the returning it would have been too
serious displeasure to his crew 1t was
sold by public auction at Cadiz, bought in
by Jones and sent back, as We have
known.
Commodore Dale thus related the &C
! ton with the Scraps. The Bon Homme
Richard was an old East lndiaman,
! bought and f Ell Out al Ftench port,
and so cbristened out of compliment TO
Franklin, then in Paris, one OF whose in,
title. Having originally no ports on Der
lower deck, SIX were broken out (three on
| a side) and fitted With six French eleven
FOUNDER guns On the upper deck she
had tweDty-four or twenty SIX OF small
csllibre. She had a numerous crew, to
which were added, some recruits of the l.
rish brigade commanded by lieutenant
now a general officer in the British ser
vice. FonlenOy was one instance, and
this action was another, of The gallantry of
these unfortunate gentlemen, whom an in
vincible hereditary feeling bad driven INTO
the service OF the French monarch When
the last of their protectors was dethroned,
honor brought them gladly over TO the
standard Of their country.
In this vessel, with the Alliance, Ame>
rican irlgste, a fine regular ship of war,
and the PaIias, French frigate, of 80,
Paul Jones started on marauding expe
ditlon. only differing from that OF White
haven as being on large scale. IL was
bis intention TO amerce our north eastern
ports IN heavy pecunlary ransoms, or to
destroy the shipping and buildings as far
as could be effected He bad intelligence.
or believed so, of the exact number OF
troops stationed in these different places
Leith was the first great object Entering
| the Firth they seized upon Scotch fishing
boat. The owner was refractory; but
they terrified him into the office of pilot.
The wind became adverse: they. reached
Inchkeitb, but could not weather it, and
bad to stand out again Making the land
next TO visit Wbilby and Hull, they fell in
with large convoy, which dispersed
while the ships Of war, (Serapis, a., Capt.
Pearson, and Percy, 20 guns Captain Pier.
Cyl which prote cted i, stood right out TO
engage them. The determination was
mutual; there vas deal of haiihg from
the Scraps to the really strange ship which
approached her. They closed, and the