The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-07-02
COUNT sE6uR AND PAUL JONES.


Ion mud Paris. In The year 1850. Whit th
oonm rrmuined in ST relcr,hnrgh, erioying
The HI}hr'i confidence aud regard al Illr Eu,-
pro- 'Hihohnf, Paul J0HcS, whom hr sttles
tho eelotlbtrd american. t.nys The Revirw)
arrived IA Nnssia " scekinp, rs he had always
ianr. fresh battles nndndgruturra Though
he earried no lrttcra at introduction Il ih.
French Ambnasador, tie latter, considering
very American as - n companion IN aims,
introduced him 10 The Empress by whom he
wa most graclonsly received. mud snon nftr
appointed rem admiral /" the Russian nR-
" The British officers IN 9ettirr, deglnrcd
III consequence, that lhcy would resign their
commissions aud aceur mentions, ihni 1t
required all the Wisdom and authority Of AL.
mlfal hfelR 90 make them dcsia from such a
resolution " so indignant were they nj find
M llat az elevated rank wa. conferred m.
On "A Wnrrini whom they STYLED "A reheI u
pirate, aud II leleu.' II Is known. rfobnhiv.
10 most ui our READERS ihnt Paul Janpa wn,
recalled from his Russian command through
the Vaccinations OF hisenemirs, aud when
again nj ~ Pelersburgh consigned 10 dis.
Rfafe Tor u curtain period. Americans eau.
mol but cherish m interest IN the reputation
81 Que 10 whose vnlor aud skin they were
largely shdchtrd IN their revolutionary strng.
gle II is, therefore, with particular enmpa
T
hon from the pen OF the Count de Seeur,
whose evidence on the subject Is irrelragn.
Bile
= can cite an example which grenily con.
tf'huted, by the snd reflections II suggested,
10 impress, more strongly than eyer. upon my
mind, the love 81 u noble liberty. In spite of
NIL The storms which It's enemies, aud even
IL lhrhds, have created, too frequently, u.
round II,
fhnl Jones, n shnrer in the victories of the
fflnce de- Nassau, had returned 10 Peter.
bufRh H. enemies unable 10 bear the tri
nihPh ol man whom they uenled rs way.
hhond, rebel, nnd corsnir. resolved 10 de
troy him, Jlis alrociiy which ought 10 be-
imputed 10 some onvions covar,Is, wns.
think, weary unlustly attributed To the English
oliteo IN the knasian navy, aud 10 The mrl.
chhhls VINO we're their Guuntrymen. Ihesr
III truth, did not disguise their luminosity H.
ghina RAUL Jones bnl II would be nnjnn To-
hliN upon all u bnse intrigue. nheh w, prr.
hhrs, but the work al two or three person..
WHO hnVc continued unknown.
lie American Rear Admiral wns lnvornbl,
welcomed nl court often Invited 10 Dime
by lhe Empress, and received, with disiin
hon, into HE bel society ia the city on q
sndden' 'a'hhrlne commanded him 10 nppca,
no more ~ her presence.
lie was informed thu he was licensed Of nm
infamous crime, OF ASSEMBLING n ,nunf gui
ot tonrlrrn, OF grossly violating her aud thai
probably, "''er some preliminary mlormo.
lion, he would be tried by the Court OF A..
mn"Ily IN which there were many Enelis,
officers, who were strongly prriudleeda gnins.
him
as soon as The order was known, ever,
one sb'u0"ndrd tic unhappy American no
one spoke to him, people avoided snlnliu,
e'p', ana every door "hs shut against him
n'' nose Wy whom hot yesterday, he Ind
p'en eagerly welcomed, nov hfol from him
ms Il he h"d been infected with u phgue be-.
sues no advocate would take oharPe Of hi
ehn5e, ana no public mhn would consent to
llsirn TO hun al hat, even his servanIs
would not continue IN his .crt,ee aud Pau.
'enes, whose exploits every one Ind, so re-
1onuP} p'eh rehdy 10 pprlaln,, aud who's
ilehosh'p hhd been sought "itrr, ianud him
atil, hlnnc, ~ The midst 81 m ,mmtnsr pa.
ai'l'on Fr'ersbnfgh, great cnphai, BEGAN,
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