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John Paul Jones: the Bon Homme Richard vs. the Serapis...
John Paul Jones: the Bon Homme Richard vs. the Serapis...
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September 28, 1779
THE LONDON EVENING POST, England, Sept. 28, 1779 The front page has a report which has: "...arrived express at the Admiralty with the alarming account that the celebrated American corsair, Paul Jones, had entered the river Humbert...and chased a vessel to within a mile of the pier where he sunk, burnt, & destroyed 16 sail of valuable vessel..." with more on this.
Then the report continues with the more notable accomplishment of John Paul Jones: "...with the further disagreeable intelligence that Pul Jones's squadron, after having done more mischief...had fell in with the Baltic fleet...and had taken their convoy, the Serapis man of war of 44 guns, Capt. Pearson, and the armed ship hired to government by a gentleman of Hull, called the Countess of Scarborough, Capt. Piercy of 24 guns. This action was seen by thousands of spectators..." with more, including mention that: "...The Serapis man of war lost her main mast, bowsprit and mizen top mast before she struck; and the Countess of Scarborough made an exceeding good defence against one of the 32 gun frigates. The enemy's 44 gun ship was not in the action and the Serapis struck to Jones's ship and the other 32 gun frigate...".
Great to have this very notable content on the front page. Plus, there is additional reporting on John Paul Jones found on page 3.
Page 2 begins with a fine account of the Battle of Stono Ferry, a victory for the British but it also hastened their retreat to Beaufort.
This is followed by a lengthy letter from Genera Prevost concerning his actions in the Charleston vicinity.
The back page has most of a column taken up with fine reports concerning events in America, including the actions of Sir Henry Clinton (see), and a report that: "...belonging to one of Paul Jones's squadron...it appears that Jones's orders were not to burn any houses or towns. What an example of honour and greatness does American this shew to us! while our troops are running about from town to town on their coast and burning every thing with a wanton, wicked, & deliberate barbarity..." with more.
Four pages, folio size, never-trimmed margins, red tax stamp on page 3, very nice condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
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