The Tipton advertiser., 1876-05-18


Mr.. London to him, and learning tina,
Mrs. Hubbard was descendant ot
Willie Jones, he repeated to both
Colonel HUBBARD and herself the cause
of his uncle's change Of name, and
added that among his pictures hung
q portrait Of Allan Jones. Mr.. Lon
don was cultivated and highly in
telligent gentleman, but in exceed
ing'y delicate health, and the sus-
pense and anxiety Of his long waiting
on the action Of Congress no doub,
hastened his death, which occurred
before he received the reward Of the
| splendid genius which bad made ou,
arms as famous on sea as On land.
He left ere child, an interesting little
girl.
But what Of the Serapis OF a hun
dred years ago? Let us see. The
22d Of September, l..a, round Flam-
borough Head swept into sight his
majesty's msn-of-war Scraps. New
y built, thoroughly equipped, superb
" manned, with reputation for un-
rivaled speed, she moved majcsticslly
to the south with fleet of forty sail
and convoy. Awaiting her was e
battered Indaman owned by the
King Of France, commanded by a
man whose hands had been the first
to raise our battle flag "a pine under
which coils rattlesnake with reared
head ready to strike, and the motto,
Don't tread on ne') who, in his
first cruise of sixteen weeks as Cap
tain, gained sixteen prizes; who,
after weary delays in ship crank
ard Slow had crossed the ocean, aud
firing the shipping Of Whitehaven
made his name terror to the British
coast, and who now, still neglected
by Congress, owed his vessel to Louis
and his small squadron to the efforts
of Franklin. OF this squadron but
two were with him. OF these one
had put cut to sea as soon as she had
aseertained the force of the enemy
and the movements Of the other were
vsscillating and uncertain.
But there was no uncertainty or
hesitancy on board lie Bon Homme
Richard, where the men, fired by the
dauntless courage and invincible
spirit of their leader, made ready for
battle. Night came on, and glass in
hand, Paul Jones watched the enemy
gradually nearing, the Scraps with
the Countess Of Scarborough in her
wake. At last was heard the hail
from the Scraps, but the reply be-
ing equivocal, Simultaneous broad
side was delivered. At first fire, two
Of the American guns bursting. blew
up the deck and all the heavy guns
were deserted For an hour the
cannonading was fast and terrific;
then a lull, in which the English Cap
tain called out. Have you struck
colors?' to which rang out the cool,
stern answer, Il have not yet begun
to fight" Shortly after the two ships
came foul, and Paul Jones himself
lashed the enemy's head-gear to his
mizzenmast and the battle ragged.
Once defeat seemed inevitable, when
the Alliance approaching, whether
through treachery or confusion it was
never decided, opened fire, not on
the Scraps, but her consort, lie Bon
Homme Richard, and after a few
death dealing rounds retired. Still,
when the morning broke, gray and
chill, shorn of her glory, stripped Of
her pride, over the bleak waves Of
the North sea drifted the Scraps,
the prize Of American prowoss and
an eternal witness to the deathless
fame Of the victor. Europe was
electrified with the wonderful news,
and the fame of Paul Jones was at
it's height. At Versailles and Paris
he was caressed and courtel. Men
and women, King and subjects, We'd
in their efforts to do him honor.
From the princelv hands of Louis
XVI he received sword OF gold,
with the inscription, "Vindicati Maris,
Ludovicus NVI., Remuneration Siren
no Vindici." Franklin ard
Washington letters Of eongratulation,
and from Congress vote of thanks
and a gold medal. Yet this mans
claim was subject of long debate,
and nowhere has there appeared
comment on the coincidence Of
second Scraps this Centennial year.
His subsequent career, when, his
services ignored by his country, he
wandered first to Russia, then to
France, eating bread, broken-hearted,
in his exile dying in poverty and
want, is the record and the shame of
history"
The Charleston, S. c., Ne,os copies
the above sketch and says:
"Numerous descendants of the
illustrious brothers, Allan and Willie
Jones, are found in North and South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Ala,
bama. While the brothers Jones
were distinguished, their wives were