John Paul Jones Commemoration at Annapolis, April 24, 1906 |
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... feet . His battles were won not by his ships , but by his genius . Employing the feeble vessels given him or which he himself procured , he sailed forth boldly to strike the enemies of his country's liberty wherever he could find them ...
... feet . His battles were won not by his ships , but by his genius . Employing the feeble vessels given him or which he himself procured , he sailed forth boldly to strike the enemies of his country's liberty wherever he could find them ...
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... feet with such knightly dignity . The Marquis de Vaudreuil , the French admiral with whom Paul Jones once made a voyage , said : His talents are so wonderful and of such diversity that each day he brings forth some new proof of ...
... feet with such knightly dignity . The Marquis de Vaudreuil , the French admiral with whom Paul Jones once made a voyage , said : His talents are so wonderful and of such diversity that each day he brings forth some new proof of ...
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... feet , where dogs and horses had been buried , and the soil was soaked with polluted waters from undrained laundries . As busy feet tramped over the ground , the spirit of the hero who lay beneath might well have been moved to cry , in ...
... feet , where dogs and horses had been buried , and the soil was soaked with polluted waters from undrained laundries . As busy feet tramped over the ground , the spirit of the hero who lay beneath might well have been moved to cry , in ...
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... feet long by 120 feet wide . Since its disuse as a burial place the soil has been filled to a level and covered almost completely by buildings , most of them of an inferior class . The American ambassador in Paris , being satisfied that ...
... feet long by 120 feet wide . Since its disuse as a burial place the soil has been filled to a level and covered almost completely by buildings , most of them of an inferior class . The American ambassador in Paris , being satisfied that ...
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... feet to shoulders with small round top to fit head , like all coffins of that period . No plate could be found ; one may have been put on outer wooden coffin , few vestiges of which are left . Another corpse had been buried immediately ...
... feet to shoulders with small round top to fit head , like all coffins of that period . No plate could be found ; one may have been put on outer wooden coffin , few vestiges of which are left . Another corpse had been buried immediately ...
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Page 124 - The English commodore asked me if I demanded quarters; and, I having answered him in the most determined negative, they renewed the battle with double fury.
Page 126 - Richard afloat, and, if possible, to bring her into port. For that purpose, the first lieutenant of the Pallas continued on board with a party of men to attend the pumps, with boats in waiting ready to take them on board, in case the water should gain on them too fast. The wind augmented in the night, and the next day, on the 25th, so that it was impossible to prevent the good old ship from sinking.
Page 125 - Alliance, the leak gained on the pumps, and the fire increased much on board both ships. Some officers persuaded me to strike, of whose courage and good sense I entertain a high opinion. My treacherous master-at-arms let loose all my prisoners without my knowledge, and my prospect became gloomy indeed.
Page 124 - ... that she would sink, and the other two concluded that she was sinking, which occasioned the gunner to run aft on the poop, without my knowledge, to strike the colours.
Page 138 - D'Orvilliers and his judicious assistant the Chevalier Du Pavillion, who each of them honoured me with instructions respecting the science of governing the operations and police of a fleet, I confess I was not sensible how ignorant I had been, before that time, of naval tactics.
Page 112 - ... far short of the quantity expressed in the inventory which accompanied it. I have gratified my men; and, when the plate is sold, I shall become the purchaser, and will gratify my own feelings, by restoring it to you, by such conveyance as you shall please to direct. " Had the Earl been on board...
Page 126 - Richard afloat so as to reach a port, if the wind should increase, it being then only a very moderate breeze. I had but little time to remove my -wounded, which now became unavoidable, and which was effected in the course of the night and next morning. I was determined to keep the Bon Homme Richard...
Page 114 - Dougall, killed, and six wounded ; among whom are the gunner, Mr. Falls, and Mr. Powers, a midshipman, who lost his arm. One of the wounded, Nathaniel Wills, is since dead : the rest will recover.
Page 126 - They did not abandon her till after 9 o'clock. The water was then up to the lower deck, and a little after ten I saw with inexpressible grief the last glimpse of the Bon homme Richard.
Page 127 - Scarborough is an armed ship of 20 six-pounders, and was commanded by a king's officer. In the action the Countess of Scarborough and the Serapis were at a considerable distance asunder; and the Alliance, as I am informed, fired into the Pallas, and killed some men. If it should be asked why the convoy was suffered to escape, I must answer that I was myself in no condition to pursue, and that none of the rest showed any inclination, not even Mr. Ricot, who had held off at a distance to windward during...