American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-04-20

and cannot even now look back without horror on
the Danger OF my situation"
PAUL JONES.-The admirable production OF
!" the Pilot" the last, and in some of its scenes the
most interesting Of Cooper's novels has been some
time before the public. The hero of the tale is we'll
known 10 its readers as the celebrated Paul Jones.
delineation of his character has appeared in the
New Hampshire Historical Collections, from which
the Newburyport Herald has gathered the following
particulars:--
John Paul Jones vas born in Galway County,
Scotland, in 1747, and could lay claims to but hum
BILE Parentage. His Father had been gardenerto
the Earl OF Sekrk, His original name was John
Paul.-The son received the same name, and was
taken into the family of the Earl OF Selkrk, and
there educated under private tutor. AT the age
OF htteen from what cause is not at present known
he took up with seafaring life, and, after regular
apprenticeship, became master OF vessel engaged
IN the West India trade In OF his voyages TO
ooago, mutiny arose in the ship, which was que
led, but not without the death Of one OF the mutt
neers. When arrived at Tobago, he delivered him
self up to trial. and was acquitted. After aCquittal,
he returned to England, and was threatened with
imprisonment, in order for a new trial. Feeling,
probably, the injustice of such measure, he quit
ted his country, and took refuge in America on the
eve OF the revolution. II was here that he added 10
his paternal, his mothers maiden name, Jones---On
receiving I.isutenants commission, he embarked
in the expedition, under Commodore HOpner,
gainst New Providence. At his return, he was APP
pointed TO command sloop of IL guns, and short
time after, ship Of Il guns. In this he cruised,
in 1873, around the coasts OF England and Scotland,
made descent upon the coast Of Scotland near the
4 Earl OF Skirk's house, and carried of the family
plate, which was afterwards restored. He landed
also at WhiIehaven in Cumberlandshire, but with
out causing material injury to the inhabitants. In
cruizng, the same year, off the Irish coast, he dis
covered British vessel, by the name ofthe Drake,
in the harbor of Waterford, and challenged her to
combat. The challenge she accepted, and was bea-
item.
In the summer Of lT79, squadron was fitted OUT.
over which Mr.. Jones was appointed commander.
He sailed in the Bonnie Homnle Richard OF 40 gems,
land AIS men, This squadron sailed from France
i on the i4th Of August, and successful in max
ling variety Of captures both Of merchant vessels
and vessels Of war. In gale, he was separated
from the rest of his forces, but rejoned by thern
about the 1st OF September. He then cru>ed about
the N. E. coast OF Seoand and formed the daring
81 plan Of levying contribution upon the town of
, Leh This was to be effected by putting himself
o # as the commander OF British squadron till his
plan could be put in execution, and then TO demand
ransom Of the town for 0,0o0l on the alternative
of suffering total destruction Of the town. This
deception was discovered Just the squadron had
j.. hove to before the town Of Leith. On this he i'm
tnediatey put to and on the 22d OF September
!, arrived off Marlborough head. While here, lie
discovered the Baltic feet conveyed by frgate and
sloop Of war and after The most desperate battle
that has ever been recorded, made himself master
: Of both of them. The captured frigae was the
E Scraps, of FIFTY guns, and the sloop oe war, the
" Countess OF Scarborough. In the former, there
: were 1877 killed and 76 wouhded--in the latter 4
q men killed and 90 wounded. The Bonnie IIomme
Richard lost 165 killed and had 81 wounded,---
More than 1900 persons were on Marlborough
. head, spectators of this bloody conflict.
!, Jones seems TO have been man capable Of the
: most daring deeds both from his bravery and his
arts Of deception. An instance of the latter
case Of attack upon English frgate, superior
a to him in force, off the Island Of Bermuda. Hap
pening 10 fall in with this frgate, he was immediate
. ly hailed, when he returned the name of ship Of
4 the British navy. This satisfied the English cap
tain, who as the sea was rough and as it was near
night, ordered him to keep company till the NOR
E row, when he would send his boat aboard But the
) morrow never dawned on the hapless Engllshman,
for JONES' getting up within pistol shot distance dis
. charged broadside into him, and Immediately
wearing ship discharged the other, when the I'm
\ glsh vessel sunk with every soul on board her.
I Jones then in the United States ifgate Ariel.
On peace taking place, he returned 10 Europe, and
= going TO St. Petersburgh was honored with COM
] mission in the Empress CathariDes tieet when the
. English under him refusing TO serve, he was trans
: ferred to command under the Prince OF Nassau,
1 then acting against The Turkish feet. Here by a
successful s;ratagem, he put the Turkish feet into
the power oil the Prince, who wantony set it on
fire. and thus balbarousiy involved the crews in
general destruction. On Jones' retirement from
the service, he went TO trance, and, alter living
through the first stages of the revolution, died In
the city of Paris 10 the year 1899.
i Education IS strangely neglected 10 some POI lions
of the Union grand jury Of The County Of Edge