The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-25
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The desperate nat.re of the sitaa-
ton. the Gire need of just such aaai-
tons to tac equipment Of tie army.
had been plainly communicated t. Cap
tain Jones. and he Was resolved to eff
feet the capture II 1t were humanity
possible. The matter had also been
reported to General Washington. and
such YVES his opinion of the necessity
Of a prompt distribution anl a SPEEDY
forwarding of tie supplies. If they
could be secured by the blessing Of
Providence. and SO little was his faith
had to eIdeavor TO keep the
balance between different colonies AMI
different bodies of troops. more or less
loosely coherent. that he had detailed
one of his own staff officers to accom-
pany the ship. with explicit instruc-
lions as Il the exact distribution and
the prompt forwarding which the
needs of the troops rendered neces-
cary when the captured ship should
reach port. which would probably lie
Boston. though circumstances might
render II advisable to take the longer
Journey to PHILADELPHIA. The officer
to whom this duty had been allotted
was Talbot. os whose capacity and en-
ergy General Washington already
though. i.isl.., the three woo'-s NJ
Lear military association only confirm
ing his previous opinion. 1t was I'M
Cerstood that Seymour. who was Jones
first lieutenant and would shortly be
promoted to a captaincy, would bring
back the transport If they were lucky
enough to capture 1t. In case they
were unsuccessful Talbot was TO re-
port himself to the commissioners at
Paris as military secretary until fur
Their orders, and Seymour was to COM
mand the Ranger when Jones should
get a better ship in France.
The Ranger was a small sloop of
war. a corvet Of perhaps 500 tons.
with a raised poop and a topgallant
~forecastle. built at Portsmouth. y. H.:
a new ship and one Of the first OF
those built especially for naval pur-
poses. She was originally intended
for twenty-six guns. but the number.
through the wisdom of her captain.
who had fathomed the qualifications
o. the ship. had been reduced to eight
GEN.. -four long twelves and the rest six
Founders and smaller, with II long
eighteen forward. She had been some
days In commission. and the effect Of
Jones' iron discipline was already APP
rntnnf In fIn ntSnncn IF confusion
and in tie cleanness and order of the
ship. Tie vessel had been very popu-
lar with the good people of Philadel-
phia. her commander and officers like
wise. many Of the latter. like Sey-
mour. icing natives Of the town. and
q constant stream of visitors had In
srccted Ler at all permitted hours.
course including many ladies'. coupled
with an Inherent vaniry and love of
finery and neatness on re part of the
cG%ptain-and. TO 60 him justice. his APP
probation of the necessity fer order
ana neatness-had caused him to
maintain his ship In the handsomest
possible trim. and lie had not scrlpled
to employ his private fortune TO heau-
tify the vessel In many snail ways.
the details of which would have es-
cared any eye but that of a
though tie general results were APP
parent.
That general appearance which
should always distinguish a trim and
well ordered vessel Of war from the
clumsy and Gisorderly trader was Dire
entirely to his efforts. Tie crew.
as we have seen. had chaeed CnSer the
unusual restraints of this stern discl-
pine. but they were unable. rs. in
deed In the last resort they would
have Teen unwilling. to oppose II.
Some of the older ne too. and some
of those who had sailed with Jones
in his already famous cruises. held ort
tie hope of lrrce prize money. rs.
what was better with many of them.
the chance of n blow at the enemy. Z
any of her cruisers of anything like
equal force appeared-a chance sure II
about in the frequented waters
of tie English channel.
The crew OF an American man-of-
war at that period. at least the native
portion of II. always In overwhelming
majority. was of much higher class
than the general run of %seafaring men.
Among those In the Ranger were sew
eral who had been mates of merchant
men-Bentley again among the num-
ber-men of some education and able
to serve their country as o.icers with
credit. had the navy been increased as
it should have been. and whose subor-
Ginste positions only indicated Their
intense patriotism. The low AMI de-
graded element which sometimes is
such a source of mischief and disaster
in ships crews was conspicuous by its
absence. The reputation OF CaptaIi
Jones rs a disciplinarian vas very well
known among sailors generally. AMI
only his reputation as a fighter and Il
successful prize taker woull have en-