. The history of our Navy from its origin to the present day, 1775-1897. of Forth the Frenchcaptains became mutinous through fear of theBritish fleet sure to be sent fi-om the southwhen the tale of the attempt on Leith wastf)ld there. They gave the captain until the22d to make sail for other waters, and threat-ened to leave him if he did not do so. Butthey thought better of it afterwards. The Pallas did, indeed, disappear on the22d while the squadron was near Flambor-ough Head, but on the morning of the 23dthe flagship, with the Vengeance, fell in withher at daylight and found the Alliance wit
. The history of our Navy from its origin to the present day, 1775-1897. of Forth the Frenchcaptains became mutinous through fear of theBritish fleet sure to be sent fi-om the southwhen the tale of the attempt on Leith wastf)ld there. They gave the captain until the22d to make sail for other waters, and threat-ened to leave him if he did not do so. Butthey thought better of it afterwards. The Pallas did, indeed, disappear on the22d while the squadron was near Flambor-ough Head, but on the morning of the 23dthe flagship, with the Vengeance, fell in withher at daylight and found the Alliance withher. It should be told, by the way, that on the22d, while the Bonhomme RicJfard was lyingclose in shore, she was accosted by a man In asmall boat who said he had been sent by artiember of Parliament living near the coast toask for some powder and bullets for defenceagainst the pirate Jones, who was known tobe on the coast. Richard 242 THE HISTORY OF OUR NAVY been mistaken for a British warship. Cap-tain Jones sent a barrel of powder ashore. FroTn an engraving by Guttenherg^ after a drawing by Noitif, in the collection ofMr. IV. C. Crane. with a message of regret sayirtg that he hadno projectiles of proper size. But the day of all days in the career of JohnPaul Jones, the 23d of Septertiber, 1779, ^^^ THE HISTORY OF OUR NAVY 243 now at hand. At noon, as the four vessels ofthe squadron were jogging along to the north,they saw with mingled feeling of consterna-tion and hope a fleet that numbered forty-two:ships come around Flamborough Head. Ifthis was a war fleet the fate of the squadronunder the American flag was -sealed, and hewho was called in British state papers the^pirate Jones, a rebel subject and criminal ofthe state, would hang at Execution it was a merchant fleet un4er an ordinary^convoy the condition of affairs would be dif-ferent—it would be a most exhilarating condi-tion of affairs. There was a light breeze atthe time and the big flee
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