A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . the works with the bayonet,and in a few^ minutes the fort wastheirs and its garrison were the valuable stores, theydestroyed the works and returned tocamp. The fort at Paulus Hook (onthe site of Jersey City) was takenin the same manner. These suc-cesses put an end to the maraudingexpeditions which Clinton was send-ing into Connecticut. A Great Ocean Victory.—Duringthe years named the Americans had done little on the had taken numerous prizes, but the lack of warvessels prevented any
A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . the works with the bayonet,and in a few^ minutes the fort wastheirs and its garrison were the valuable stores, theydestroyed the works and returned tocamp. The fort at Paulus Hook (onthe site of Jersey City) was takenin the same manner. These suc-cesses put an end to the maraudingexpeditions which Clinton was send-ing into Connecticut. A Great Ocean Victory.—Duringthe years named the Americans had done little on the had taken numerous prizes, but the lack of warvessels prevented any further success. In 1779 there wasa change. Paul Jones, a bold seaman of Scotch birth, madea daring raid on the British coast, where he burned shippinglying in harbor. On September 23, being then in commandof the Bon Homme Richard and some smaller ships, sup-plied by France, he met a British merchant fleet convoyedby the frigate Serapis and a smaller consort. The Richard was much inferior to the Serapis in weightof guns and general efficiency. But it had Paul Jones for. Anthony Wayne. 222 FROM COLONIES TO UNITED STATES.
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