. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... -, andthe navy was still weak and unable to service to the cause, American Cruisers. The privateers were unusually active, andwere hunted with unremitting vigilance bythe English war vessels. They managed toinflict great loss upon the commerce ofGreat Britain, however. A number ofAmerican cruisers were fitted out in France,and kept the English coast in terror. John Paul Jones, a native of Scotland,who had been brought to Virginia at anearly age,
. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... -, andthe navy was still weak and unable to service to the cause, American Cruisers. The privateers were unusually active, andwere hunted with unremitting vigilance bythe English war vessels. They managed toinflict great loss upon the commerce ofGreat Britain, however. A number ofAmerican cruisers were fitted out in France,and kept the English coast in terror. John Paul Jones, a native of Scotland,who had been brought to Virginia at anearly age, was one of the first -naval officerscommissioned by Congress. He was givencommand of the Ranger, a vessel ofeighteen guns, and by his brilliant and daringexploits kept the English coast in a state ofterror, and even ventured to attack exposedpoints on the coast of Scotland. In 1779he was given command of a small squadronof three ships of war fitted out in FrancCtand sailing from LOrient, proceeded on acruise alonsf the coast of Great PAUL JONES SEIZING iili. flyLUVEK PLATE OF LADY SELKIRK. 443 446 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. On the twenty-third of September he fellin with a fleet of merchantmen convoyed bytwo English frigates, and at once attackedthem. The battle began at seven in theevening and was continned for three hourswith great fury. Jones lashed his flagship,Ahe Bon Homme Richard, to the EnsfHsh
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