Evening journal., 1912-10-18

everything on deck.
In this action, the crews Of the YES
sells were about equal. The British
vessel mounted four guns more than
the American. The destruction on
board Of the Frolic could not be ex-
actly determined. but from the OBJ
seryations Of the American officers
and the declarations Of the English
there could not have been less than
thirty killed and about fifty wounded.
The Wasp had only fiye men killed
and five wounded
Lieutenant Biddle was placed on
board the Frolic. suspicious sail
being perceived to windward, Captain
Jones ordered him to proceed to
Charleston, or any other southern
port in the United States. The Wasp
intended to continue her cruise. The
ships then parted The suspicious
sail bore down very fast It was at
frst supposed she was one Of the
convoy. The Wasp was Immediately
cleared for action. AS she approach
ed, she proved to b. a seventy-four
the Poictiers, Captain Beresford. She
fired a shot over the Frolic and, hav-
ing passed her. overlook the Wasp,
the disabled state Of whose rigging
prevented her from escaping. After
she was taken possession Of. the
Poictiers returned to secure the
F'rolic. Both vessels we're carried
into Bermuda.
"On the return Of Captain Jones 10
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was not passed unnoticed by his
grateful countrymen. The Congress
of the United States voted him and
his crew twenty-five thousand dollars
in consideration Of the loss they
sustained by the recapture Of the
Frolic, also their thanks They order
ed gold medal TO be presented "a
the captain and silver one to each of
his officers.
Captain Jacob Jones was every
where greeted as a champion who had
fully maintained and vindicated the
naval character and upheld the honor
of the nation The Delaware Legis
lature appointed a committee to waii
upon him and express the pride ant
pleasure felt by the citizens Of hil
native state An elegant service O
silver appropriately engraved wal
presented to him by the State and hii
portrait was painted and hung in th'
State Capitol where II has since re
mained. Several OF the legislature
of other states passed commentator,
resolutions and the New York Stat
Society of the Cincinnati elected hin
an honorary member. He was th
hero of the hour. In conslderatiol
of his merits he was very soon pro
noted 10 command the Macedonian.
thirty-eight gun frigate, and after
wards was raised to the rank of Com
modore.
Jacob Jones lived TO the ripe age q
eighty-three, his death occurring 4
Philadelphia, on August 3, 1850, an
his remains we're inferred In th
graveyard adjoining St. Stephen
Church near Cecilton In Cecil COUNTY
Maryland, few miles from the home
stead where he had lived I'm his latte
years The Commodore having eS
pressed the wish that he be burie
in Delaware SOIL steps we're take
soon after his death which resulte
in the body being reinterred in th
Wilmington and Brandywine Gene
terry at Wilmington on October 25tl
1850. In 1861 tle Legislature of th
. State provided for a marble shaft
be erected over his grave, and TO da
we are almost within speaking di
tance OF the spot where his mort
: remains are quietly resting, ATT
; life's ftful fever he sleeps we'll" an
We are here today recalling his ga
liant deeds. and showing theret
that he is not forgotten, but that b