At White Haven, Scotland, Nov., 1777
At White Haven, Scotland, Nov., 1777
his life on the ocean. He had served on peaceful merchantmen, and in the less peaceful, but at that time equally respectable, slave-trade…
At White Haven, Scotland, Nov., 1777: Jones
The wretched fiasco which attended the attack of the American fleet upon the "Glasgow" was greatly deplored by Jones. However, he refrained…
At White Haven, Scotland, Nov., 1777: British
After having thus eluded his pursuer, Jones skirted the coast of Cape Breton, and put into the harbor of Canso, where he found three…
At White Haven, Scotland, Nov., 1777: Mellish
Nevertheless, Jones, taking command of the "Alfred," and putting the "Providence" in the command of Capt. Hacker, left Newport, and laid…
At White Haven, Scotland, Nov., 1777: Milford
It was late in the afternoon when the "Milford " was sighted; and Jones, seeing that she could by no possibility overtake his squadron…
At White Haven, Scotland, Nov., 1777: Ranger
It so happened, that, on the very day Paul Jones received his commission as commander of the "Ranger," the Continental Congress adopted the…
At White Haven, Scotland, Nov., 1777: France
Early in October the "Ranger" left Portsmouth, and made for the coast of France. Astute agents of the Americans in that country were having…
At White Haven, Scotland, Nov., 1777: Brest
This was nothing less than a virtual invasion of England. The "Ranger" lay at Brest. Jones planned to dash across the English Channel, and…
At White Haven, Scotland, Nov., 1777: Drake
This craft was the British man-of-war "Drake," mounting twenty guns. Soon after his arrival in the bay, Jones learned the character of the…