Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-10-19

would have sunk his ship. The Mlllord chaHeh
the Providence but quickly left astern. The
British ship kept firing at the Yankee long after
Il WAS out OF range. In contempt and dersion OF
this act OF the British captain, and knowing that
his actions were being watched through n glass.
Jones ordered single sailor to stand at the stern
and shoot musket at the pursuer every time ne
fred his big bow chaser.
After serious trouble with the Jealous Hop
kins Jones was finally given command OF the
Ranger, eighteen guns. He took number OF
prizes on the way, and finally put into a French
port. At Paris he met the American commissions
ers Sllas Dean. Benjamin Franklin ami Arthur
Lee and they secured him audience at the
French court. BY request he aided in planning
the operations OF DEstaing's feet, which was
shortly TO leave for America.
The heroic fighting career OF Jones Just
about to begin. though with the fame that he won
in the next few months came the undying hatred
OF all the people OF his native country and there
came also the loss OF the only woman he ever
loved. and whom he had hoped one day to make
his wife British privateers had rayaged the
American coast. had seized American merchan-
disc and had burned some American towns. Jones
believed in making reprsals. and he spread terror
and alarm along tia Irish. Welsh and English
coasts.
He chose. however as the place OF direct at
tack White Haven where he had lived as a boy
and a youth and the masts OF whose shipping
were in sight OF his birthplace. He contemplated
burning all the vessels at the place and ooting
the town. David Freeman. deserter from Jones'
ship, spread the alarm among the Inhabitants OF
the town. and Walllngford. one OF Jones lieu.
tenants. slow In carrying out some OF his In.
structlons. As II was. however. the eXpatriated
Scotsman succeeded In capturing one OF the forts
which guarded the place, leading the land attack
in person with his own hand he spiked every
gun In the fortAcatlon. and then turned his atten.
ton to the firing OF the shipping. As he was
ABOUT 70 carry out this design a vast armed mul.
titude appeared. They had been led 20 tho scene
by the deserter. David Freeman Not TO Se
baked in part OF his design. Jones succeeded
in boarding one OF the largest merchantmen in
the Solway and applied the torch
The Ranger had no sooner put out from the
Solway than II across the British manof-war
Drake. The Drake by far the heavier armed
and manned and better equipped vessel than
the Ranger, Jones, however. gave battle at once
and after a bloody fight he took the British yes.
sci and hauled down It's colors. He took his prize
into French port The French people were not
accustomed TO naval victories over the English
let alone TO victories won by an Inferior force
and the name OF Jones at became the syno
nym for heroism.
After spreading terror moro along the
coast Of the British Isles Jones returned to Amer
lea 10 find the war ended
Jones essentially a sailor OF fortune and
he went 10 St. Petersburg where he was made
an admiral in the Russian navy. on his way
thither be stopped long enough IN Denmark 10
hirt with the princess royal who fell violently in
love with him. Thirty English officers I'm the
service OF Russia threatened to resign II the nj.
rate" We're commissioned. Catharine said:
You'll have to double your number 70 make the
loss equal to the gain" They stayed in the sery.
ice After winning honors in naval battles for
Russia Admiral Jones went TO Paris There he
was alternately grave and gay. He could have
married into the houses OF any OF the nobility
but the memory OF Scotch girl was in his heart
and there It stayed TO the exclusion OF All other
loves until the day OF his death.