The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-25

first British prize to Philadelphia AM
gave joy to the patriots. John Adam
was right gleeful. 1--WE begin to maxi
some little figure in the navy way" h
wrote, and Richard Henry Lee dis
patched the news to General Charlie!
Lee at Williamsburg.
All this time Jones is doing duty OF
Hopkins feet down at the Bahamas
and up the Atlantic to New London
doing duty as lieutenant, and NJ
doubt doing it well. But Captain Joh1
Barry was in Independent command Of
the first vessel purchased, the frs
commissioned and the first to bring Q
prize to Philadelphia.
Jones honored Barry during life
They were fast friends. Jones declared
Barry ought to have been appointed
an admiral. Jones's friends must not
now ignore Barry. They must be link
ed together as did President Roosevelt
when he combined their names in a
message to congress recommending the
erection Of monuments, not to Jones
alone, but to Barry also. The Scotch.
man Jones and the Irishman Barry
were united in friendship and in unity
and in action during the American
Revolution. and they shall not be now
divided, so that one shall be ignored in
the city Of his life and death and the
other honored, even numerically and at
the expense Of his friend Barry. They
were fitting counterparts. Jones, i'm
petuous, daredevil, audacious, bril-
liant; Barry, though Irish, was self-con-
trolled, cooler, collected, sagacious and
always entrusted with important but
| hazardous enterprises, often sent out
with instructions, Take no prizes"
His missions often We're more import
ant than battles won Toward the
close of the Revolution he commanded
the whole American navy and Wash.
ington had command of all the army.
When the present navy was founded
in 1914 Washington appointed Barry
the first or ranking officer. He super
intended the building of the United
States, the first frigate of the new
navy. 1t was built in Philadelphia.
is model is in one of the museums Of
Independence hall, labeled THE Amer
lea, built at Portsmouth, N. H., in 177S,
under superintendency of JONES'" when
the America was not given over to
Jones until Barry had been taken from
its building and assigned to the ALI
ance, the finest and quickest ship Of
the American navy. SO, even in that
Barry's work was credited to Jones.
In that same museum is block Of tim
Der of the Alliance, labeled Command
cd by John Paul jones'" He never
had direct personal command of the
Alliance. 1t had but two command
ers, Pierre Landais, the Frenchman,
and John Barry, the Irishman. Our
lrisll-American citizens want a monu-
ment to Barry at the capital of the ma
ton, yet let him be ignored in his own
city.
detract nothing from Jones. He is
worthy Of the highest honor Nothing
is too good for his memory, but his
nobility of character would scorn to
rob others of the merits due them.
MI who served our country in the
Revolutionary war are the founders Of
the American navy. But the one first
commissioned, to the first vessel that
brought the first prize to the seat of
the government, who bore the commits
sion of captain, merits more than Lieu
tenant Jones. the title Of founder of
the American navy. Barry was first
He fought the last naval battle of the
Revolution with the British man-of-war
the Sybillc. General Jackson ut New
Orleans but followed Barry's example
in whipping the British after peace had
been. unknown to them. signed Jones'
bones are being sought. Barry's lie in
Old st. Mary's church yard, Fourth
street near Spruce. Jones, the Scots
man, served our country we'll and
bravely, and the land rings in applause.
Justly so. when justice is done others.
Barry was Irish born. He was a Cath
ollie. He has been ignored, his services
unrccognizrd. aud even his acts Of mer-
it assigned to others. His birthplace
and his faith were not barriers to his
serving our country in it's hour of trial
in the day when. as Jones declared,
some gentlemen were afraid of being
lE'nged' if they took up service for
America. I any of the naval heroes
can justly be called the founder of the
American navy it is John Barry.
Martin I. J. Griffin.
Philadelphia March 8. 1908.
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