The National tribune., 1898-04-21
A MOST FORTUNATE ASSOCIATION.

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To Paul Jones, MISREPRESENTATION Cap
| tain in the navy1M q struggling young
| Nation without money to pay its poor
| sailors or even to supply them in foreign
ports with food ana clothing, such an
| alliance was of priceless value. But for it
| and the advantages it gave him, not only
in resources, but in influence where such
| power was needed, it is probable that his
naval career would have ended with the
capture Of the Drake.
| Certain it is that Dr. Franklin could do
| nothing for him, and for considerable
| time the bounty of the Due and Duchesse
de Charities and that alone saved him from
absolute want and his gallant crew from
| the actual pangs of hunger! Neither Jones
| nor the Yankee sailors who helped him
win his victories were men to forget such
bcneficencc, and no woman that ever lived
was wOrshiped with such homage of
brave men as Mary OF Orleans received
from the heroes of the little Ranger.
By these opportune helps Jones was en-
abled to maintain himself and his depend
ents from the middle OF May to the last of
July, when the Ranger sailed for the
United States and the Drake and the other
prizes were sold.
Before we leave the little Ranger "alOne
in her glory" it may be interesting to note
that though she was the first regular man.
of-war to fly the Stars and Stripes any
where; the first to show it and receive it's
salute in a European port; the first Ameri
can man Of-war to take ship of the enemy
within sight of his own coasts; that she
carried to France the first news of Bur
goyne's surrender, which turned the trcm-
bling scale of French politics in favor of the
American alliance and made our lndepend-
ence possible; Notwithstanding all this
wonderful garland Of unique laurels around
her name, the archives of our Government
do not contain complete roster of her
crew.
The Archives of the American RevOlu-
ton in the State Department contain only
a list embracing IS names. and these are
not in the form of roll, but are signatures
to a petition made to the American Com
missiOners at Paris by part of the crew
while the ship was at Brest, after the cap
turc of the Drake.
Capt. .Joncs'S reports and letters show
that the complement Of the Ranger was
six commissioned officers, 10 warrant Off
GERS and 121 petty officers, seamen and
boys; 1877. all hands, From various
sources l have ascertained the names and
ports of hail of all the officers and 81 Of the
men, in addition to the 70 names on file in
the State Department.; or 131 altogether,
leaving only six unaccOunted for.
No attempt has ever been made to pub
lish, officially or historically roster of
the Rangers personnel. Under such cir
cumstances offer the following which is
accurate and authentic as to 131 out of 1877,
leaving to oblivion only six Of these Argo-
nauts of American independence:
COMMISSIONER QFFICERS.-Capt.,
Paul Paul Jones, PhiladelPhia; First Lieut.,
Second Lieut.. Elijah Hall, Portsmouth
N. H.; Third Lieut., Richard Wallngford,
Philadelphia; Surg, Nathan Green, Ports
mouth; Purser. iHezekiah Ford, North
Carolina. e.
WARRANT Notwithstanding Master,
Natl
swain, John c. Robinson, Philadelphia;
Midshipman, Charles Hill Barnstabie,
Mass; Midshipman, Nathaniel Tanning,
Salem, Mass; Midshipman, Arthur Green.
Portsmouth,; Midshipman, Joseph Powers,
Portsmouth, Midshipmhn, James Meserve.
Salem; Carpenter, William HichbOrn, |
Salem; Sailmaker, Thomas Lowe, Boston.
PETTY OFFICERS AND SEAMEN. =
Hailing from Portsmouth, N. II. and vi
cinity: Charles Ball, William Young,
John Casey, Samuel ODorne, Daniel
Simon Staples, Solomon Hutchins, VIM
Charles Lamont, Daniel Sargent
Joseph Fernald, Theophilus Simpson,
John Goliath, Ephraim Grant, David Sar-
gent, Louis Boutelle.
Castine, Me-: Gabriel Gautier, Thomas
Staples, Charles Gaudreau, Daniel Sher-
burne, Nicholas Coverley, Francois Andre,
Reuben HanscOm, Joseph Matthew, VIM.
Chandler, John GrOsvenOr, Joseph Ifrin.
Hailing from Nantucket and other whaling
ports: Reuben Chase, Henry Martin, VIM.
Roberts, Thomas Turner, James Chase,
Reuben Joy, Albert Cogswell, Nathan Aid.
'ich, Robert Moore, Nathaniel Wills, Chas.
Ward, Darby DAILY, Amos Albert, Jonathan
Wells, Latham Gardner, James Nicholson,
Owen Starbuck, Seth Folger, William Nye,
freeman Lufkin, Paul Worth, William
Allen. Obediah Dowell, Andrew Anderson,