The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-05

ter songs than four or five of those whi'
; have come down to us. They lack lite
airy polish almost wholly and the acad
mic muse must put ner fingers in h
ears every time she sees any one threa
enlng to say or sing one of them, but {
the other hand they are the product
/ habits of thought which were intenS
strong and rugged and they reflect
burning and ardent patriotism which wi
surely rescue them from oblivion. TT
flrst battle ever fought between America
and British seamen which could reall
be called battle was the duel betwee
the Bonhomme Richard, Captain Pal
zones, and the Scraps, Captain Pearson
Sept. %, 1873. Walt Whitman has con
memorated the fight in a glowing set
verses, his mothers grandfather "Ol
Salt Kossabone, having served wit
Jones. The contemporaneous celebratio
OF 1t was postponed until 1913. when tn
second war with Britain had Quickene
the American fancy, which then produce
| Paul Jones Victory" as follows:
An American frigate, a frigate of fame
With guns mounting forty, the Richar
by name,
Sailed to cruise in the channels of oil
| England
With a valiant commander Paul Jone
was his name.
Hurrah. Hurrahl Our country forever
hurrahl
We had not cruised long before he espie
A large forty-four and a twenty, like
WISE
Well manned by bold seamen, we'll laid il
with stores,
In consort to drive us from old England
Hurrah! Hurrahl Our country forever
hurrahl
About u at noon Pearson came alongside
With a loud speaking trumpet Whence
came your he cried.
Return me an anSwer-I hailed you be-
fore,
Or. if you do not. broadside I'll pour"
Paul Jones then said to his men. every
one:
Let every true seaman stand firm to his
gun!
Wen receive broadside from this bold
EngliShman.
And, like true Yankee sailors, return it
again.
The contest was bloody, both decks ran
with gore;
The sea seemed to blaze, while the cannon
did roar.
Flight on my brave bows" then Paul
Jones he cried,
And soon we will humble this bold Eng
hshmans PRIDE
Stand firm to your quarters-your duty
don't Shun;
The first that shrinks through the body
Though their force is superior, yet they
shall know
What true, brave American seamen can
do
The battle rolled on, till bold Pearson
Have you yet struck your coIors? Then
come alongsider'
But, so far from thinking that the battle
Brave Paul Jones replied: . 1 have not
yet begunr'
We fought them eight glasses, eight
Till seventy bold seamen lay dead on the
spot.
And ninety brave seamen lay stretched
in their gore,
While the pieces of cannon most fiercely
did roar.
Our gunner in great fright to Captain
we gain water quite fast, and our sides
in fame
Then Paul Jones he said, in the height of
his pride:
If we cannot do better, boys. sink along
side!'
The Alliance bore down and the Richard
did rake.
Which caused the bold hearts of our
seamen to ache;
Dur shots few so hot that they could not
stand us long,
And the undaunted union of Britain came
down.
TO US they did strike and their colors
hauled down;
The fame of Paul Jones to the world
shall be known;
His name shall rank with the gallant and
brave,
Who fought like a hero our freedom to
save.
Now, all valiant seamen, whereer you
may be
Who hear of this combat that's fought
on the sea,
Nay you all do like them, when called to
do the same.
md your names be enrolled on the pages
OF fame.
FOUR country will boast of her sons that
are brave,
gers to save;
hell call you dear sons, in her annals !
you'll shine,
md the brows of the brave shall green /
laurels entwine. /
10 now, my brave boys, have we taken
a prize,
hen God bless the mother whose doom
is to weep
he loss of her sons in the ocean so deed
good song, the more that it keeps close
} the facts. Jones remark to Pearson
hen asked if he had struck, was: Il
ave not yet begun to fight" The Al
of a crazy Frenchman. who
we'd for many years in New York and
led there. But more rolIicklng song,
nd one which shows the effect of being
imposed at the time, celebrates the first
ctOry of the American arms in the war
1872, having been fought in midocean
4 Aug. 10 of that year. 1t runs thus:
It ofttimes has been told
That the British seamen bold
oUld fog the tars of France so neat and
handy, o.
But they never found their match
Till the Yankees did them catch
the Yankee boys for fighting are the
dandy, o.
The Guerrero, a frigate bold.
On the foaming ocean rolled,
grandee, OF
With as choice a British crew
AS hammer ever drew
hey could fog the Frenchmen two to
one so handy, o!
When this frigate hove in view,
Says proud Dacres to his crew:
Some, clear ship for action, and be I
To the weather gage. boys. get her"
ave them to drink gunpowder mixed
with brandy. o!
Then Dacres loudly cries:
Make this Yankee ship your prize; 4
III can in thirty minutes, neat and
handy o.
Twenty-1ve's enough, I'm sure.
And if you'll do it in a score,
treat you to a double share of .
brandy, o.
The British shot flew hot.
Which the Yankees answered not
II they got within the distance they
called handy, O,
Now" says Hull unto his crew.
Boys, let's see what we can do;
we take this boasting Briton we're
the dandy, Or
The first broadside we poured
Carried her mainmaSt by the board