The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-18

Prief Review. of important and Interesting
New Publications.

American Navy THE EfIrontery OF Paul
Jones' tells Of the impudcnt ana successful
ergrossi,n- Of that redoubtable sailor upon the
british foe. " Ia no wonder that the British
fol, themselves justified in Offering 10000
lu.rpn- for Paul Joness head. II they had
occurred his head the money would certainly
have teen well spent. from their point OF view:
End inasmuch as he was clever enough to Keep
his head safely on HIS shoulders the reward
was saved to them. and therefore Tn this
particular they are not to he charged
with extravaganza. In his account Of the at
tack upon Whitchaven. where Wallingford.
Iou,s's gallant Lieutenant was to have set
fire to- the shipping In the eastern hait OF tho
larnor Mr.. Gibbs nec'ects to crafty reason
milo curiosity He records the fact that at tho
criiical moment Of the attack there was no
slu " Wallingford or his work. and he pro-
rounds the question: What could he the
trouble with Wallingford?" But with that he
droIs the matter. and Lieut.. Wallingford may
10 Nany trying to ignite wet gunpowder In
the eastern half Of Whitehaven harbor to
H. : dny. for all that this story shows to
contrary In another story. relating the
experience ~ Lieut.. Cushing in his blowing no
rt'lc COME crate ironclad. the Albemarc.
cutter fI,l oi brave armed men IL left In
similar rredcament They may have sur
,lypI: they may have gone down In the dark
Nators: the story simply cuts them adrift
with the intimation that the work pressing
utou them was to row for their livrs. The en-
rnsamnnt- between the Bonhomme Richard
IN the Serauis. the Constitution and the
Currrinrc the Wasp and the Frolic-
A thos" early and celebrated battles are Wv
r!'y re- atcd here Little Jarvis In the maintop.
stout cart. Hull renling his smal'.clothes
IN the excitement of battle. Bainbriige return
Ing the sword Of the MORALLY wounded Capt.
Lambert. Porter. great work in the Essex.
iarracui as prizrmaStcr n. the age OF twelve
ris al, here. with pictures to make II the more
interesting Cannons roar, ships are hulled
art winged. shrieks are drowned in cheers.
rroUi and runc'ilious CAPTAINS perish IA
result Of the conspicuousncss OF their epau-
irt-. and the Americans fire on the downward
roll ~ the ship aud generally win We notice
here that battles had habit Of being on in
the war OF 1872. and even "a far back as the
Revolution II il To Ice remarked also that
raya. gunners century ago discharged their
rec-s amid the disFaction OF tattle"as calmly
asthoueh engaged In target practice. Ofcourss
there was PREPAREDNESS. ani the want OF II.
IN those days, though Capt. Mahan had not
then given pccu! ar sanction TO the word. To
.ay ~ the Donhomme Richard that she fred a
roadside which Grak-d her rotten timbers
rom stem to stern" page M seems Ia msie
& tie llilruty. IL gives tno same impression
~ when one says MY tooth aches me" or MY
rose itches me"-avkwarl expressions
'o- the grammarian. though they arc
recommended by certain popularity. TO
c!v,c,ually rake page ~ and TO COM
retrly enguf' page 40 are examples
~ the split nhnitive. This treasnent
- the inanitive "a calculated. OF course. to be
Ia.niul To some On rage ~ It is said that
a slot came aboard the Constitution. kill
ing two men and smashing through boat In
which two tigers were chained" This Ia
another case in which the historian ignores
the natural curiosity Of the reader. There Ia
nothing before or a'terwarl concerning the
tigers Nobody can know. from the story. why
'hey were there. or whether the shot that
Iassed through the boat in which they were
chained hitthem or missed them. or liberated
them. or eft them still confined. In tho story
81 the battle between the Constitution and the
Guer ri're II anears that the Guerrares
'oremast was hot away twice II goes
ovrrtoard ~ itse.! on page lOl. ard on the
reN rage II goes overheard in company with
he mainmas' on rage 81 IL Ia said that In
III there was no confidence in the navy"
nri on rage III II Is sail that the war With
lr!roll AMI the gallant deeds OF the American
officers had made the service popular with the
Iuhlic." II may he. though il seems curious.
that the navy was popular because nobody had
confidence In II. On page 1913 We read; 1T
soon became evident 10 Bainbridge that Capt
Iamtert's guns carried better than his own. so
began lufing up repeatedly In order to shorten
rha dis,arc. for an effective brn,dsplo" This
cen hardly he called a finished sentence. s,iIl
her. can be no doubt that IL was Banhridse
who began to lufT M. and this ia the importan,
Ioin', But on maze lg5 We real that the
,upcrorlty OF the punnary of the Americans
,Ni5l, -
shots. had been from the first far surerior 10
,hnt O, the Enp;ishmsn." mt fortbis ohserv,
ton. though we have tried hard we can mad no
apolary
n Mrs. J.zeb.I UuckIehnck. who IA one ~
IN, characters In "Th. House of tho Sorcersr'
Richard q HairerN CO.. n somewhat f.ver.
IN story or negro life in Por, ROYAL nv Mr.
Ual!ane McTau had hcen somavhnt lass nro.
r,iscuous and ire. and cnsy I'm her love arrairs
(, +, prohohl. tina, Mr. UurkI.bsck bar bus.
band. would have lived 10 accumulate n
,arye fortune I'm the rum husincss AMI
would NO, hayo rerished nissrnhIv an
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