The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-07-18
PAUL JONES AND OUR NAVY.
-rStuences OF the Doughty Little Ad-
zuiral in the Early Organization
Of the Service.

John R Spears, the author OF His
zssry Of Our Navy writing i'll COL
ss1ev's tor July I, tells the full story OF
John Paul Jones. He says:
Ths biographies OF John Paul Jones
fbo-n John Paul. in Scotland). show
shst he was a sailor in the merchant
service at twelve. a second mate at
seventeen. a master at twenty. and
xhat when twenty-six. being then IN
command OF the brig Two Friends,
Ev7no IN the reach of the Rappahan-
neck -iver. he left the merchant SER
yics and settled down for life. as he
supposed. on a plantation of 5000
acres OF good Virginia land, which he
had lust inherited from his brother
William. William had inherited the
laud from an uncle named Jones. and
had assumed the uncle's name when
ne did So It was provided that John
Paul should also add the name OF
ZONES when taking the estate, and
thus John Paul.. the merchant captain
OF excellent repute, became John Paul
ZONES. Virginia planter. That he
was thus made in law and in fact
:seIlow-citizen of Washington seems
to be worth mention, because igno-
= rance OF facts has led people into er-
scr ic regard to the status OF this ia
Zacr> tighter OF the revolution. John
Paul Jones was a rebel or a patriot
according to the point OF view, but
Ehs statement that he was a pirate
comes only from ill-mannered igno-
rance. How Jones, the planter, won
The regard of his neighbors, how he
RnocEed down British naval lieu
tenant for speaking insultingly of Vlr-
sinia women, and how that little fra
cas- was taken seriously by all Of the
Colonial newspapers OF the day, can
be but mentioned here. The story OF
what he did for the American navy
begins in I775. It was then apparent
that war with the old country was at
hand. and the Virginians saw that the
people Of Massachusetts, woud be the
ones 10 bring on the rupture The
v:reinians were fully determined to
stand by the New Englanders IN this
crisis, while Jones, with his natural
instinct for war. was so anxious to- do
mis- part that he left his plantation,
ana With his little twentv-ton sloop
sta1 ed on a voyage to Boston. early
N m spring. He was visiting IN
New York. for his voyage was that OF
"a vachtsman. when the news OF the
battle OF Lexington arrived April o1.
Seeing that war had come sooner than
he expected, Jones turned back home
sc prepare for actual service. The
ezssase was made in three days. show
zns nat he would carry on sail when
IN q hurry. even on a tiny sloop. and
sh@ iay he arrived (April 27) he
..s7cte 10 four members of the Conti-
mental congress. asking them to keep
a5rz. n mind in connection with ANY
&srx,ejslo1; that may be taken for q
:clar:.l force
While Cones waited for a reply.
-s~c French frigates-one OF which.
E~z TerpSchore. was new-came into
champion Roads, They were carry
:ssrs Louis Philippe, Duke of Chartres,
2or = sch booling voyage, for the Duke
.psas 10 become high admiral Of
France. From his own and the neigh
se.7;no plantations John Paul Jones
: Sczded his sloop with produce pleas
: ~ - sailors just in from sea voy-
:~ase, and going down to the French
Sa;cs. offered the load with his COM
pI:u?en,S. The Duke was he who be-
game Philippe Egalite during the
French revolution: he was not afraid
81 3os;ng dignity by making friend
y ,i1e Virginian planter. and he kept
Zones on the Te:psichore for three
8azS as guest.
Iha1 was great social triumph for
Cones. but !; was planned and secured
~wi1a a patriotic end in view. For
VIXEN torres LETT the ship he carried