The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-05-08

Jones and his flying squadron of four
ships we're hanging of the month Of
the Humber in the autumn Of l779,
and when. after one of the NOS tsrrific
dusis ever fought between q brace Of
ships ut sea, the Bonhomme Richard.
commanded BY Csptain Jones, forced
her much heavier English antagonist,
the Scraps. to haul down her flag.
Everything connected with Paul Jones,
has. indeed ,uch spell Of romance
thrown around it by American enshu-
siasts that it is hard to explain Why
among ourselves he 10 little more thsn
q name. That he 10 still regarded in
this country asa pirate may be inferred
iron the fact that net maay years agoa
race horse called Psui Jones won tue
Chester cup, aud that hs bore bis name
because he wss the son Of Buccanesr.
At the commencement of ono Of his
novels Sir Walter Scott alludes to the
unssemly scare whieh t0sk pOsssssion
of Edio obnrRh aud ef Lieth. ita poft :.
when. in l7zS. Paul Jones sSd ,his little
sqasdron. a.rsyinG sAogS66er4s6s thsa
q thousand men, threatened Leith from
the sea. with the avowsd intention Of
lsvyi3g from the little town Q contribu.
tion of f3O0.COU. At tho moment there
were not fewer than 10000 soldiers,
some Of them regulars and the rest mil.
itia and Volunteers in Edinburgh
alone; but the terror excile6 in the
breasts of our fathers by. PAal Jones
proves beyond question that his fame rs
man OF unusually intrepid courage.
Of singular coolness in danger. and of
ready resources. had spread far and
wide. which makes it strange that more
should not be known - to the chief
incidents Of his history then is sordino-
rily current In England, evea among
what are called we'll Informed men.
John Psui-for this was his real
name-6rst saw the light At Arbiglsnd.
10 Kirkcudbris htshire, upon the edge
OF The Solway Firth. in the year 1747.
His father was . respectable gard ener,
whs was said in England to have once
been in the employ Of the Earl Of Sell
kirk su allegation which is indi enant-
ly denied by the American biegraphers
Of Paut Jones Re this - il mayt the
boy showed from the titst . psssl ldnats
psrtiality for = sailsr'S life. Heavss'
therefore bound apprentice by his ia.
ther TO . merchant engaged in the
Am ericaA trade. aud made his first voy
age to Virginia WHEN . lad Of twelve.
Ha was delighted with the country aud
at once became al American rather theu
an Euglishman in feelipe. He nAdS
many ether voyages. but his heart Va
in Virginis, and thither he returned in
1918. Great events were on tho eve OF
happening. aud, sympAthizing eagerly
with the American rebels. John Paul.
who had by this time added Jones to
his name. placed his services ~ sailor
of experience at the disposition Of the
colonists of 1875. Hs Was % Years old,
full If bodily viger and mental enetgY.
and with the advantage Of having be
fore he went to see received . Scotch
eiucatisn which was far better than
that picked up by mest of the naval
officers who had joined the american
rebellion On December %. 1775. he
was appointed first lieutenant Of the
Alfred. lying off Phil.dslphis. and it
was on board this little vessel that
Paul Jones hoisted with his own hands
the flag Of inispendset sAnasFtca fer
the first time it WAS ever displayed.
The fag consisted at irst sf thirsees
ALTERNATE. red and blue stripes 6pou i
white ground end not until. sAAny.
months later were the stars added to tAs
stripes. The Aimed. "a cofht tAny with
the Hornet, sloops aud the W1sp
schooner, both froa NaSylanAS put to
sss in Psbrusry. 1776. snd affsr many
: brush With kngiish vsssslA ii nose of
which was the Alfred Worsted. Panl
Jones returned to the land Of his sdop>
tion aud was put ip conmand Of the
Ranger. How Il ssms to - tbst -
the Ranger hs swooped davs sdpGh'
Lord Selkirk's beautiful country seat
on the coast of Galloway, and. finding
it, owner away from homo. carried of
the plate. which he subsequently re-
turned with very ehivalfons lettar. 20
the Cosntsss of 6elkirk. is wsil known
TO Seotchmen. Bat tha action BY whAh
his fame was indestructi6lt sStsblisbad
vas fought ON . Essoeh yeseel-~the
Bonhomms Richard-and Is 10 in con-
hection With this sctiea lhet splsetiQg
has been called anew to 5 strange and
evensful histegy. Waler l. s0na4ord
Northcote. son and private secretary 10
the ChancelioT a the Rxnk1aitSs ~
just written TO oontemporasy = say
that shere noKs sxieD - 4Ag-bs1nS
none other than The .6rst stas:spepgled
bannef svsf ssat Sby tho 0Aised10o8ess
which was preserved fseR eAQt4gh hy
Lieut.. .Jamss Bsyard s6taabsd q IN
action between The SersRi4 ,aqd sthe
Bonhomms Yich1sd n6 6tsfSolbA ~
.ss.. .sa.; .s:.' y: r., =. !: s.:3 .s:3sss,q fsss
some dinicslty ia ! sstablisAi,g :the -
thentidty 81 s6e dag ID qubdti0h. but
there can be no douhk thAs,i antl
il sosld be ncss vsfnAbts S6d i1ttf
eating relic, No sharpss soaisae ..s
ever iought st1sA tnah thst N which
the Serapis. casrying II guns Of heav-
Ter calibre.. tried conclusions With tbe
Bouhomms Richard With 40 guns. u
which six we're Only eighteen poaDdeFs
and the rest little es1sfslan ssId -
tilIery.
The action comusnesa = o'clesk y
the evening cf Sspto to2bg B3. IT'S. end
rnxsa v,fh Ne glp6tsGk jnao5sity b
meoalght for three and half hoars.
the TO vessels being locked togethee
for more than half that tins. device
to which Paul Jones hsd recoarss 70 in
order 10 negative the eupop6El lhAuRus.