Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28


 Ia single gun to bear in reply.
 Do you striker" called Jones from the break of the poop, his men massed behind him for a rush through the gangways, to one or two of the off, cers who were stationed there.
 "Yes, yes; God help usv' cried wounded officer. "What else can we dor?
 Where's your captain2
 Dead, sir" answered one of the seamen who had been seized by the boarders. Him you killed when you boarded"
 "Poor fellow! He was a brave man and fought his ship we'll"
 Captain, the frigate is bearing down upon us!' cried one of the Rangers men.
 Aye, aye. We'll, gentlemen, we can not take possession, so we will have to leave you to your consort,'' he said to the British officers. "Give the captain of the Acasta the compliments of Cap tain John Paul Jones of the American Continental ship Ranger and say that he will find me in the British channel. Thank him for our entertainment to- night" he said, lowing courteously, and then: Back to the ship, all you Rangers. Let that mans sword alone, sirrah! He used it well. Let it re- main with him on his own ship. But first haul down and bring the Juno's flag with us."
 The men hastily scrambled over the rails to their own ship, the grapnels Ln.. ship slowly gathered way and slipped by the stern of the Juno, whose mig zenmast fell a moment after, and she lay rolling, ghastly, shattered hulk ion the waters, fire breaking out for ward
 The frigate, coming down rapidly on the starboard tack, luffed up into the wind and fired broadside at the rap- idly disappearing Ranger, which, how ever, did no harm and was only an- swered by a musket shot in contempt, and then she. ranged down beside her battered and shattered consort As soon as she reached the side of the Juno she was hove to, and boat was sent off at once. An officer stepped on board. He was mortified at the scene of carnage which presented It. self The ship aloft was a wreck; the decks were perfect shambles; wound ed and dying men lay around in every position. The masts were gone; the ship was full of shot holes; the water was rushing and gurgling in through the shot holes below the water line; flames were breaking out forward.
 Where is Captain Burden2' cried the officer.
 Dead" replied the wounded first lieutenant in hollow voice.
 Did you striker
 What was the ship with which you fought?'
 The American ship Ranger, Captain John Paul Jones. He says he will see you in the English channel. Heavens, Lawless, isn't this awful? Three fourths of ours are dead or woundedl The cursed rebel captured the Mellish; we ranged alongside at quarters; they got in the first broadside; the main top mast went then the jib; they fell off, raked us through the stern, boarded; Jones cut down Burden with his sword; we could not get gun to bear; they were pounding through us; we could not keep the men at quarters; we struck; they took our flag, too; then you came down, and he sheered off; then the mizzenmast went I ex- pect the fore will go next"
 Whats his force? Was it a frig- ate?'
 "I can answer that" said the brave master of the Mellish, who had gained the Juno and fought well in the fight. She's a sloop of eighteen guns"
 Less than ours! We have twenty can't understand it. Our men did well. And she goes free, and look at usr'
 Ship is making water fast. We can't get at the fire forward, either, sir" reported one of the Juno's off, cers.
 Can't we save the ship?" queried Lieutenant Lawless of the Acasta.
 .sNo. It will be as much as we can do to get of the wounded, fear"
 Back" cried Lawless, turning to the cutter in which they had come, ito the Acasta, and tell her to send all her boats alongside. This ship is a per- feet wreck. She must sink in a few minutes. We have hardly time to get the wounded off. Lively! Bear hand for your lives, men!'
 However, in spite of all that could be done by willing and able hands, some of the helpless men were still on board when the Juno pitched forward suddenly and then sank bow foremost into the dark waters, carrying many of her gallant defenders into the deep with her. Among them on the quar- ter deck lay the body of the dead cap tain, the sword which the magnanim- ity of his conquerer had left to him lying by his side
 And this IS vvor .7rnn the sea!
 (To Be Continued.)
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