The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-10-14
Aud Jones was right. for knighthood
awaited Captain Pearson for his bra

| awaited Captain Pearson Tor his bra
very on this occasion.
| So ended the memorable battle, af-
ter three hours of furious fighting and
fearful carnage. All hands that were
able to move about at once set to
work putting out the fires in both
ships. After q hard fight this was &C
comolished aboard the Scraps, but on
the Richard the flames burned fercely
in snite of every effort.
The scene of wreck and carnage on
the American ship was awful. Dead
and wounded powder-boys,yo young men.
and grizzled veterans lay scattered
about everywhere. Four-fifths OF
the crew OF the Richard were
either killed or wounded. Owing to
the sinking of his vessel Commodore
Jones was never able to tell what his
loss was. In his journal he wrote:
A person must have been an eye
witness to form a just idea uf the tre-
mendous scene of carnage, wreck, and
ruin that everywhere appeared. Hu
manity can not but recoil from the
prospect of such finished horror and
lament that war should produce such
fatal consequences.
On the Scraps the scene was just
as dreadful, if not more so. Captain
Pearson did not make an official re-
port OF his loss, but it is estimated
that it was about one hundred killed
and an equal number wounded.
1t did not take long to discover that
the Bon Honme Richard was com
plete wreck and in sinking condi
ton.
So, for safety's sake, the wounded
and prisoners were transferred to the
Serapis.
Then part of the men went to work
at the pumps and the rest to fighting
the flames, in vain effort to save the
shattered, but gallant old vessel
Until nine O'Clock the next night every
effort was made to keep it afoat.
Then the vessel began to roll heavily
from side to side and it was evident
she was going to the bottom. The
men had barely time to get into the
small boats alongside when the prov
of the vessel lifted high in the air
and she plunged under the water,
stern foremost.
The Baltic fleet had escaped behind
Marlborough Head. during the fight,
because the Alliance and Vengeance
were remiss in duty. But the Coun-
tess Of Scarborough had surrendered
to tha Pallas after an hours conflict
Notwithstanding the wicked Landais
had poured some deadly shots into
that victor also, during the fight, and
killed several of her men. After toss
ing about on the North Sea for ten
days,Jones ran into the Texel with
his little squadron and prizes, few
hours before eleven English ships of
war shat had been sent after him.
appeared in the offing. But Jones
was safe from them.
When Landais reached France he
was deposed from his command on
the ground of insanity, and later on
was expelled from the French navy
John Paul Jones was unquestion-
ably the naval hero of the war of the
Revolution and his daring exploits Oh
the English and Irish coasts made
his name the terror of the British sea
port towns. After the close of the
Revolution, he entered the service of
the Gar of Russia, and further dis
tinguisaed himself in a war with
Turkey. He died in Paris on the 18th
of July, 1892. The next day an ap-
pointment for him to treat with Al
giers arrived from the United States