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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10, Chapter 12: (search)
els had entered the port of Amsterdam, a new cause of irritation arose. Near the end of July, Paul Jones, a Scot by birth in the service of the United States, sailed from l'orient as commander of a s vast superiority in Sept. 23. strength, engaged the Poor Richard. With marvellous hardihood Paul Jones, after suffering exceedingly in a contest of an hour and a half within musket shot, bore down ose anchor he hooked to his own quarter. The muzzles of their guns touched each other's sides. Jones could use only three nine-pounders and muskets from the round-tops, but combustible matters werehours conflict in the first watch of the night, Chap. XII.} 1779. the Serapis struck its flag. Jones raised his pendant on the captured frigate, and the next day had but time to transfer to it his tions, reclaimed the captured British ships and their crews, who had been taken by the pirate, Paul Jones, of Scotland, a rebel and a traitor. They, he insisted, are to be treated as pirates whose le