, 1870-04-24

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81 al Jones efforts to bring her into port IL
Ile Countess Of Scarborough waa also
taken. snd brought into the Te1eL The vi
Engli-h. convoy escaped sataly into Scar
Our government instantly memoir lized ia
lin vain) the Dutch Government to eur. de
rcnder the Scotch pirate and rebel" Paul fl
JoEcF, and Boon afterwards, for this and
other grievances, declared war against the Of
Tending power. Light squadlons were ecns TO st
intercept Jones, and twenty mcn-of-waE were BE
employed in securing the coast, but he 70 z,
Efforts Of his enemies. On arriving in Paris y
Paul Was loaded with honors, The King pre-
eenting him with superb sword, and dccorat- p
ing him with tho order OF military merit. The b
Scraps had cost our government fifty thou c
sand pounds. | n
Soon after ia return to America in 1852, y
Congress bestowed gold medal on % mthe = =
services At sea; and he was cent TO solicit t
1ushce from tho Court Of Denmark, which e
| bad detained two American prizes a. :
Ee1gsn md Eessored them to TIE e., Engl!sh .lS,;
| u Ambassador, Paul Jones returned - r.t:s |
In 17sa, the restless knight-e7ant solicited
from Congress the rank OF Rear Admiral. ln-
tending to enter the service Of Russia, thea at
| war with the Turks, and eager for volunteers
Of all nations In writing to Mr. Ienerson 10
announce this intent, Jones says, havc not
fo1s1kcn q country that has had many dit5n-
terested and difficult prooft Of my STEADY
ous title Ut citizen of the United States"
and he goes on to hint that the knowledge ho
would Kan in 1nss Of sh,
county,. O. II l., y, w - : 70 sasa., Kass.s,
tho n' Gull Of Bothnia partly barred With ice.
after several fruitlesa attempts to thread i IN
t an open boat, be made the Swedish salorh
! steer for the Gulf OF Finland, aud after four
Z OF FIVE hundred milea Of navigation landed a
, Reycl Such yoyzge, and in : small fishing
q boat, hid never before been made. At ~.
|, Petersburg all went well. The Empress N
stautlr mado him 1sesr Admiral he was toasted
1, for 4 fortnight ii court, and welcomed In the
10 fjftt society.
i In tic war against the Turks. Paul Jones
d seems 70 have disnngn1shsd mmse, NJ. rar'r"l .5
u resolved, Il the wind had favored them, to
10 rrspple with tho Russians. then ret dre
n 10 teir own yeetcle. and perish with their enc
It. mes. A. i wss M! ths iurs:n neet ,b;Ia IL
at 0czalofi By storm coon after. rather
IN TOO blunt and honest report Of tins victory le'
til to paul Jonet' disgrace with Potemkin, who At
~ oncc cot him removed to the Northern seas,
mt where he eoou planned an expedition, to the
70. Mediterranean, to cut on the Turkish COM
.ic m,lnlcatou with Egypt and SPAIN and stop NC
IN: supply Of corn. rice, and coNee: He Also "Io.s @
t1i- to chastise the Agerines. and by an auiance
ing With R.ssia to obtain free navigation of the
to Elack Sea.
ons In a final memorial to Prince potenakin
his whose face was now averted from Paul Jones
NAL the brave advcnturcr rccspitulatea his serElce
tain sesins, the Turks with more arrogance thai
in was wise, when writing to ,s,o 50 psouu o1e
'sso1's sc c,n'ain as fl:%s fs.Rs On ,' rs o'
We june 17ss, aud another still more complet
We ou The 27th. :" 1t WAS L." he says, :" wh
the chased ashore two Of the large Turkish e. 81
ven, leys before the aoti,la WA ready 70 Fe shg
,ats II was vino gsre s9waHoW the idea o. esta, i
be- lirhilc battery and breaetworks on the lstl
the mus of kiubourn. 1t was who saved Che
lntly son md Ki1ntourn4 and made tho enomy
tbs their terror lose nine vesacls OF "af IN pr
.ler- cipitate hight. 1t was who towed the hoa
walls inc batteries and boarded the Turkish galle
both iu advance Of the line, whilst gentleme
inels since over-rg~atded remained Mtn n tne esss
COM Rerr at tho tail OF their regimen,
mt to sheltered from danger. I alone,' he cont
ed in ued, "nas neither promoted nor re"Arde
pur- While my enemies and rivals reared all t
n,ern honor though tneS et1a ,t Fs'nea ne 70 1n m
by ut prizes with their crews, which we're absolute
b1rrel in our power. having previously run agrou
ID the under our guns" The bold writer ends "
hnven honest indignation: :" III hne tune VIII tcs
txeen yea nor Nv syxindlei, @ but man tue and ioya
them .clv upon the attachment and friendship wn
ag al you promised me. l rely uron it becau:
With isc, because you are Just, and know yyou
were | lover OF truth" But it was Of no a@al.
% the intrigue1s conquered, aud dualfy Paul Jo
d, and left 1iussia in disgust
On the Returning to Paris. Tau Jones, indefat
se the bic as ever, wrote to the American Gov
mt ill., 1uent announcing his wist, to embark in
rplying French teet Of evolution, to acquire
Only knowledge which might make him more
in the tlly Of serving his adopted country. At
killed pan! Jones seems to have been honored
aho,a conrtcd.
= Iale. ~ I,7.- - American biogzaRher has taken
k, md ealiy sentimens-1 love letters and love "
= fnaa "rtten y Lt1n :. one Of LIS letters
4 very | Encl.h lailv you mention aln,nsd have
absent. ! h,bel the national hatEea against me-.
atcai 10 of The f1st and fairest ladies' Of that y
inG the ~ 1nv friends Indeed. I cannot i'm
lplain Of mhr ai7 fair lsdv should bo my enemy,
raca the t,pon tic large scale Of uni!eralrhlanth
h NOUS fecl acknowledged to bend before the {
OF poor ciCnrower Of beauty. Tho Engliah uatios
seeing ms Int will force them to esteem me
nrbulons This somewhat gssconading manner
.lrrender scterized all the dispatches and lette
ate Paul Paul Joncr. about whom i must bo a
TO the there was little thcatrical self -consciou
Forhy OF The latter part Of the life Of the cheyal
trent in Holland and Franco lie d
les went Paris, Of watcr on the chest, in 1872; ait
suddenly Calyinst. Lis funeral was attended by
ng ,oVn utaton Of the National Assembly, and =
he tte- tion wae rronouuced over his grave. l.
I'M a. will Of Taul Jones describes him. ss fot
c people ,Ie two Sotar,es employed. i'll parlor
adca Ees- tlrs, story above the entry in Tonruou
mss1 the heure 81 MI paaseras; tps9A
Il close to chair, sick in body. but was Of sound
and CON- memory. Judgment, and undesss.ndin
ID , left Ill Iis property to his two sisters.
- this vile the remains OF Paul Jones were rcmove
:ads tor Paris and sent 10 America in the United
4e nxeth- | fEr.ta ~ Tsxranee 10 he inferred
are ma1st Congress Cemetery At Washington
baHns arc In looking over some GoseInmen
} in 1inE. ments relating to rsul Jones, Colone
burn Their s,,rne, his 'ographt1, discovered that
their very | owe Of his return 10 America Paul jot
1e Dlu'dx ,aid into the hands Of Mr. Jcnetao
lives: Minister in France, the sum Of ESQ, ,0o'
lac oeen money due to the oflicers and mon
nd, Int g'n American squadron that had served
bla* LUZ rel,c. This tun was kept lying by frt
star int. till 1859, when, Aftef advertisements
10 comes IN rarers, various claimants came forw
it. LUCK received their shares, but without th
III cEanEea' seven year, OF interest properly due,
. the rue been often wondered At why the !
| Government never named ship IN |
he En6llHh, the memory of raul Jones. Il Appe'
Jones was ever, that III 1874 Congress did vote
an EnE4rh ruIu OF money for the building Of II
guns lho tc called tho Paul Jones. but the ve
II minutes, never built.
,'el' ua'ans That paul Jones wAs 4 captain
~. ~. | courage pronptitude and energy,
euA.e M ,Hs ! I've no doubt: bMt whether he col
Ile''' "11ne mau.ruyred flcct. and conducted
=, . | II ndct} enterprises. il doubtful His
ns !, Sete -: always held that he was only useful
ls n,o n,, ~ VI guerilla captain 1t sudden. dat
r. a.' ,t4e touch anl-go attacks The really
,o' .ne OF America and France, however,
AIN AIN 1"n,s. otherwise. Washington, delighted a
lute. 'unsS ture Of one Of Englandr crack frga
ssts ~ ~, TO Jones, speaking Of the action a.
49, vac" 49, mi,ation OF all the world. iafAy
iieo .t eager to crowd Jones vessels with n
.ne !.a, | collect under his flag every Avalla1
IL neH M, ~ s,s ard to give him carte blanche to
y y eHae' III Encl;tL coast. Adams, too, wElsinl
tassyt", sste,.oH1, saws: If could see prospect
Iss, dozen li1,e-of- battle ehps under the
) ~ tt.r, commanded by Commodore 7:
n, Mss. M ~ against NJ equal Hritish force. I
- .itrexs Tie event would BE- 70 glorious for
.,ra ~ Ccxs StAtee and lay so suze fou1datio1
l would DG Z f1C&