. Maine in history and romance. conclusion. Jones didvisit his country, and his visit was a signal triumph for him and a deephumiliation for those who had once brought his pride so low. At that time the British post at Bagaduce under the name of FortGeorge was a refuge for the disaffected of the province, and a base fromwhich harassing raids were made upon the neighboring towns. Thecombination appealed irresistibly to John Jones, and he left the toopeaceful Canada for Bagaduce and vengeance. Unlimited opportunitiesfor mischief offered themselves to his nimble spirit; and he certainly dis-tingu
. Maine in history and romance. conclusion. Jones didvisit his country, and his visit was a signal triumph for him and a deephumiliation for those who had once brought his pride so low. At that time the British post at Bagaduce under the name of FortGeorge was a refuge for the disaffected of the province, and a base fromwhich harassing raids were made upon the neighboring towns. Thecombination appealed irresistibly to John Jones, and he left the toopeaceful Canada for Bagaduce and vengeance. Unlimited opportunitiesfor mischief offered themselves to his nimble spirit; and he certainly dis-tinguished himself in the species of petty warfare in which he engaged,and proved that the Rev. Mr. Baileys high opinion of his capacity wasnot without justification. On one of his many forays to the Kennebec, he boldly cut out aschooner and brought her safely to the Penobscot. Many smaller craftfell victim to his skill. The boldness of his feats and their success com-pelled the unwilling admiration of his enemies. His command, the. John Jones, Sometime Tory and Renegade 17 Jones Rangers, was known and dreaded throughout all the region be-tween the two rivers. But his sweetest revenge, and, incidentally, his most startling ex-ploit came in the early summer, no less a deed than the capture of Cushing under circumstances which covered that worthy gentle-man with ridicule. This feat can be no better told than in the words ofthe victorious Jones himself. In a letter written from Fort George,dated Sept. 4, 1780, he says: I have had two trips to the Kennebec,one by land, the other in a whaleboat. First by land: I went up anddown till I found where to strike. Thought it best to bring Cushing way I proceeded was as follows: I surrounded his house in themorning very early, sent two men to rap at the door. On his crying out,Who is there? I answered, A friend. A friend to whom? I an-swered, To the Congress, and we are from Georges river with an ex-press, for the enemy has l
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