Una storia illustrata del Nuovo Mondo : contenente una storia generale di tutte le varie nazioni, gli stati e le repubbliche del continente occidentale ..e una cronologia completa degli Stati Uniti per il tempo presente .. . Durante l'estate, uno squadrone era montato fuori dalla Americancommissioners di Parigi, il comando di che è stato dato al FRU-dore John Paul Jones. Salpò dal Porto di Lorient, in luglio, theBon Homme Richard di quaranta pistole, accompagnato dalla AUiancethirty-sei, il Pallas, trentadue e la vendetta, dodici. Dopo la cattura di diverse navi sulla costa della Scozia, egli minaccia-ene

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An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . During the summer, a squadron was fitted out by the Americancommissioners of Paris, the command of which was given to Commo-dore John Paul Jones. He sailed from Port LOrient, in July, in theBon Homme Richard of forty guns, accompanied by the AUiancethirty-six, the Pallas, thirty-two, and the Vengeance, twelve. After capturing several vessels on the coast of Scotland, he threat-ened to lay the town of Leith under contribution; but a storm comingon, he set sail, and directed his course to Flamborough Head. Onthe night of the 23d of September, while cruising off the Head, hefell in with the Serapis, of forty-four guns, which was convoying theBaltic fleet, in company with the frigate Countess of Scarborough.The people of the surrounding country w^ere gathered on the heightsabout the Head, and witnessed the novel scene. The Serapis hadevery advantage over the Richard in the number and calibre of guns, and in being more manageable than her antagonist. This advan CAPTURE OF THE SERAPTS. 401. CA-PTURB OF THB SERAPIS lag-e was omewhat lessened, however, by the Serapis running heroowspri^ between the poop and mizzen-mast of the Bon HommeRichard ;vhen Jones, with his own hands, lashed it fast, and broughtthe two vessels together. The ships were thus engaged from half-past eipU till half-past ten, the muzzles of their guns touching eachothers .ides. One of the men on the Bon Homme Richard carried aoasket jf hand-grenades out on the mainyard, and threw them amongthe crew of the Serapis. At half-past eight, one of these combusti-bles exploded a cartridge-magazine, blew up among the people abaftthe main-mast, and rendered all the guns on that side useless. Thetwo ships were frequently on fire during the action, and the spectaclewas inexpressibly awful. At last Captain

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1860
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• bookyear1868