CHAPTER VII
Chapter VII
CAREER OF PAUL JONES CONTINUED. - HIS DESCENT UPON THE CASTLE OF LORD SELKIRK. - THE AFFAIR OF THE PLATE. - THE DESCENT UPON WHITEHAVEN…
Chapter VII (IV)
W E NOW come to the glorious part of the career of Paul Jones upon the ocean. Heretofore he has been chiefly occupied in the capture of…
CHAPTER VII: Jones
We shall for a time abandon our account of the general naval incidents of the Revolution, to follow the career of Paul Jones to the end of…
CHAPTER VII: Selkirk
He was cruising in seas familiar to him as a sailor. Along the Scottish shores his boyhood hours had been spent. This knowledge he sought…
CHAPTER VII: England
This incident, simple enough in reality, the novelist Fenimore Cooper has made the germ of one of his exquisite sea-tales, "The Pilot."…
CHAPTER VII: Drake
After the wind and tide had defeated the midnight attempt made by Jones to capture the "Drake," that craft had remained quietly at her…
CHAPTER VII: Ranger
Such Hastily the American officer noted the condition of the prize, and returned to his own ship for aid. All the boats of the "Ranger"…
CHAPTER VII: Simpson
When the "Drake" was in condition to sail, Jones put her in command of Lieut. Simpson, and the two vessels left the bay. This choice of…
Chapter VII (V)
ET us now abandon for a time our consideration of the progress of the great naval war on the ocean, and turn our attention to a humbler…
CHAPTER VII: Americans
This incident, trivial in itself, is typical of that ingenuity and fertility of resource, which, more than any thing else, contributed to…
CHAPTER VII: Chauncey
With all his energy and unswerving fidelity to the cause of his country, Chauncey probably did nothing of more direct benefit to the United…