New-York tribune., 1905-07-16

at the Imperial table The palaces OF thu grad
dukes were thrown open to him. and for 4 1ms
he was made to think he was the most populzR
man in the land
Yet in all this the crafty hand Of Potemkins wa
at work. He knew that Jones had a generous
heart. manly nature. and that II made 70 believe
that Russia loved him he would IN return for that.
1--we fight all the harder in her behalf And ths
Muscovite statesman judged rightly. AZ soon
Jones had hOisted his flag the Waiodimes "a
showed that he would let no danger. however great
prevent him from doing bis duty. he planned at
tacks which were so bold that his Russian COM
rades often denounced them IN advance as fool
hardy But Notwithstanding he victorious
Soon after the struggle with Turkey had
begun. however, Jones perceived that Potemkins
and the bureaUcrats OF whom he chief were
using him only as "a tool to their own stat
ues-' He discovered that the was not being
fought so much for the sake OF religion or OF na~
tiOnaI honor as TO satisfy the ambition OF a small
coterie Of sycOphar-s and he came 70 realize
that most of them. ike a few Russian stafss-
men Of the present time. had rather win the good
graces OF the and the social distinction ana
wealth which such favOritisrn brings By dscsas
than by merit. Hardly had Jones started out to
sink the infdels' than he was instructed In IA
art stin used by some Russian generals and ad-
mirals Of painting reports.
The Prince of Nassau Siegen % hs safd Ia ann
of his letters. told me that il we gained any a.
vantage over the Turks must exaggerate Il %
the utmost. replied that I had never adoDsaa
th's method OF heishteniug my personal tmpoa-
tauce"
At another time. after Jones and hi, re-, -
achieved a decisive victory over the enemy b.
Iouhd that no mention az all was made OF hfa
services and as he himself told OF the Incident,
Ine rear admiral gave al the credit OF ths
aHar Coy affair Jones meant the fghO to ia
FElnce OF Nassau. and the prince. who had hardly
spoken one word during the affair save 70 uaalxa
1r1 e1lravasant profession OF regard for ths reaz
admiral now began to give himself airs
AT the end OF the campaign Jones found hfr,zsfs
bIacucaAy an outcast. Potemkine and the bursars-
GGaJs, G, not content with taking to themselves ALI tb
' u '4e war sought also 70 ruin the admiral
Ihey feared that Jones might win the ear az ,ba
hckle Catherine II and persuade her srainq, tD.,
AccoEulhs!y they are said have plotted tho com
pee u-SsFace OF Jones. which would prevent bin
VeI again entering the imperial palace The con-
splracy to ruin him was enacted as foIlovs a.
the admiral was sitting in his apartuenrs in e.
Ie'eIsOuIs one morning young girl entered ana
began 70 dance before him. When Jones ors-rat
Her OUT sne uttered a piercing scream which
caused small sized panic the house and brourbs
70 the scene woman who said she was tho xirl's
, mother Without giving any further explanatios
the woman and the girl down the street sDrsad-
IAS the news that Jones had committed a bastard.
" crime Enemies OF Jones soon told the new. =.
the Empress. and although her own court was a.
cused of dOings as bad as what was rsia,.1 -,
hef OF Jones. she was persuaded shut her door.
against him. The grand dukes and mobiles dId filxa
| had fhafs
nattIes was Stunned by the Russians as II he vs-s
stricken with the plague
Through the championship OF Count sigur. a closa
friend OF the fighter the real facts were AZ ssa
brought out and the conspiracy exposed The ola
| woman who posed as the mother was proved q,
( be a desperate character who made a Iivtaz bv
blackmail and kindred crimes. Jones himself wrote
the Empress in protest against the caiumny heaosd
upon him, and among other things he uttered q
sentence which especially illustrates bis frank nat
ure- His words
Take soldiers word. madam; am innocents
1t was manly, noble letter. and Il proved trt-
umphant over the treachery OF the courters Jones
was recalled to court. but il late to undo
the wrong. His disgust profound TO be
overcome. While the Empress tried to persuads
him that he again in honor, the bureaucrats
still continued malign him 7 alone" he said.
in his own account OF his life at St PetsrsburS,
have obtained promotion, though I was ths
commander, and was alone responsible II Is pain
fuI to reflect how many malevolent and dsceicful
persons surround the great, and particularly
crowned heads. Since am too frank and TOO sin
cere TO make my way at the court OF Russia WITH
ont creating powerful enemies. nave ths pnlioS-
The dTuiicity of Potemkiue showed itself IN many
other forms besides that which made John paul
Jones victim. II was through his csnnlng as q
diplomat that Russia obtained many or her South
ern provinces, and IL was Potemklne who va
Crimea He founded the towns OF Khersou. Kertch.
SkOaey b 2ea and d ss Be @se Sea- ne e IL Iii his %
never let his right hand know what his LETT was
with loaded dice he used such means. The En-
press for example, In 17SI announced that she de-
sired to inspect his government which t1clncsa
the lands he had secured in the South for ths
crown. and POtemkine prepared In ais character.
istic way win much honor for himself out os
her visit as possible. He ordered great number og
villages to be constructed along her route and
dressed a multitude OF half starved peasants y
elegant clothes line the streets and play the part
of prosperous citizens All this delighted C&ths-
rine. who made PoteTkine the reciplent Of stiu
more decorations Indeed. he succeeded so well BY
falsehood and vile that his corruptnz influences q
still felt in Russian politics.
To-day. however. Russia Is paying the penalty
for POtemkiue methods OF statesmanship. The
provinces which he added the empire are those
most hOneycOmbed with dissensiOn. and the very
ship that was after him the first TO
raise the standard Of rebellion Meanwhile John
Paul Jones has risen to ever greater majesty
of fame his final funeral being the most imposing
that has ever been ACCORDED 70 naval o11eer.