Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . corted bythe frigates Countess of Scar-borough and the Serapis. Thelatter carried fifty guns and theformer twenty-two, while Joneshad forty-four guns and threehundred and seventy-five men,two-thirds of whom were pris-oners of war, since he luulgreatly weakened his crew inorder to send home the manyprizes captured. The moment Jones iden-tified the enemy, he signaled paul his consorts to join him in 2>ursuit. Night
Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . corted bythe frigates Countess of Scar-borough and the Serapis. Thelatter carried fifty guns and theformer twenty-two, while Joneshad forty-four guns and threehundred and seventy-five men,two-thirds of whom were pris-oners of war, since he luulgreatly weakened his crew inorder to send home the manyprizes captured. The moment Jones iden-tified the enemy, he signaled paul his consorts to join him in 2>ursuit. Night had closed in and the moon wasshining, when the captain of the Serapis hailed Jones, who answered by openingfire. The enemy was equally prompt, and thus one of the most famous fightsin naval history began. It is almost past comprehension how Jones fought soterrifically when the disadvantages under which he labored are known. Firinghad scarcely begun when one of the guns on the lower deck exploded, killingseveral men. The survivors ran above, and the piece was not used again duringthe fight. Jones tried to close with the Serapis, but, finding he could not bring his. 126 AR JN THE .MIDDLE STATES AND ON SEA.
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