Evening star., 1928-11-18

| f1cer was about to run him through,
when Mayrant ran across the deck land
was actually one Of those who boarded
| the enemy at that very moment" 1t
is thus that glory in war and fame N
peace have not infrequently been won.
! Henry Gardner, however, describes
Mayrant as earning the particular COM
mendation of Jones, who afterward
wished to mention him in report
Mayrant observed it would satisfy him
| If private letter were written to his
sister Josephine. Then my sister will
communicate the contents of the letter
lima, whose good opinion very much
wish to enjoy"
The said young ladys name is given
as Miss Florence Huger of the South
Carolina family still prominent in
| Charleston.
Meeting Jack Robinson. the bosun,
| hurrying about the deck, Jones' who was
already scenting victory, gayly asked
him whether they should surrender
mo, SIR" was the .bo'suns reply. II
think we've still get a shot in the
locker"
That shot was now tried. The en-
emy's main hatch was partly open, and
Jones directed Tanning to lie out on the
yardarm of the maintop and try to drop
grenades into it, Gardner carried him
| two buckets of grenades. and Tanning
crept out on the arm with Jerry Evans
| Of Nantucket and Peter Nolte, Swede.
At the third attempt Fanning's grenade
went into the 2-foot opening. It fell
among the powder monkeys and fired
more than so cartridges, which blew up
| the hatchWay and wrecked the star
board guns. More than so men were
Il JoI Nri Iod ar ma
time the weakened mainmaSt of the
Scraps crashed overheard.
Fanning'S grenade and the boarders'
charge ended the fight. Capt. Pearson
himself hauled his colors down. But
the smoke of battle hid his movements,
and his gunners continued to lombard
| the rumpled timbers of the careening
Richard Mayrant was compelled to
come back to the rails and shout to
Dale, who was trying to save the burn
ing mainmast:
He has struck Stop firing and come
on over
Dale sprang over and asked Capt.
Pearson to pass on board the Richard.
At that moment the Scraps first liell-
tenant appeared. Seeing the Americans,
he asked:
HAS the enemy struck, sir?"
mo, sir, I have struck" was Capt.
Pearson's melancholy reply.
Dale hurried below to stop the can
nonading while Pearson slowly crossed
to the smoking Richard and offered his
sword to Jones with slight bow.
Neither he nor his lieutenant spoke.
Jones, with chin in air, received their
swords and handed them to Midship-
man Potter. He told Capt. Pearson he
had fought "heroically," and added:
II hope your sovereign will suitably
reward YOU"
Capt Pearson again bowed. but re-
NAMED silent as he was escorted to
Jones' cabin.
TT was nearly midnight and the spec
tators on the shore went home. Capt.
Cottineau in the Pallas brought up the
Scraps companion, the Countess of
Scarborough, which he had taken after
| a brief fight. Capt. Ricot in the Ven-
geance had remained safely in the rear.
The moon still shone clear and strong,
and under it's light Capt. Jones pre-
pared to get full nights sleep for the
first time since leaving Lorient. Since
the beginning of the cruise he had had
only from three to four hours sleep a
night, having suffered much from in
somnia. But first the dramatic artist
| in him had its say. He wrote little
note for the Duchess of Chartres:
THE enemy surrendered at 35 min
utes past 10 pm. by your watch, which
consult only to fix the moment OF
victory"
On the Richard. beset by both fire
and water, lay 81 dead and 106 wound
ed out of total electives of $40. On
the smoking Scraps az were dead and
| 134 wounded, 13 mortally. Only about
| 100 Of Jones' men were fit for duty,
with all prisoners to guard and care
| for. It was desperate night for DR..
| Brooke and DR.. Bannatyne, the two
rival surgeons.
The carpenters tried to plug the
holes In the Richard, but In vain, and
| the next morning Jones ordered all the
wounded British and Americans trans
ferred to the Scraps and prepared to
follow himself.
Landais, In the Alliance, meantime
sailed round and round the two ships,
but made no offer to help. The Pallas
took of some of the Richards prison.
ers, and Jones' also permitted Capt.
Pearson to go to the French ship. All
| the other British officers made a COM
mon mess on the Scraps with their late
enemies until port was reached
! 1t was Jones hope that somehow he
could take the Richard into port, but
the harder his men worked the lower
she sank. Fire had missed her powder
only by few inches and the timbers
of the lower deck aft were found to be
too rotten to repair Her masts remained
upright, but between decks daylight
YaWned almost To the Water'a edae At