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Show 1 PACL JONES-WKATE (?) HIS VONOERFUL FlCHT IN THC DON HOMME fllCHARD. -the ttallle MM va for Two llAttranlth lfa ftlilpa ti.l.il Tfltetlier, Ttilrl)un Maul t MmmU n-l Ttitlr lt titer hat. (I It Hi OptinlnK I It tha. tCepyrlclit. ll. br Attwrtean rea Avaoe h IWb. IIokK tittbi rtwrihl 1 .,(VTT lUTIWlMiTfiiml f7'yN nrnllro trMHlt 4SRf LPrry ,,m,0 Itkl,,ml , T' 1 llie33.lof-Mpm H ;V Ur.'ITTC. Ilhinl- tie with tk Iltlt-h(ftmtFrarlt Iltlt-h(ftmtFrarlt that time l one nf tti most r nownnl on record, nnd Jonr won Ma victory l.r eliter ('luck power nf commnDd and kI nrnmatialilp. Xn doubt In tlii eye ot llit conaerratlvo nilf r of tU kjna,t"nftM,onilihowwhOfymrttIi1ipl with hltu tli" YarArrUed Ilflton had mm wave tUt were ec..llftr, iiottoiayunor-lhulux. iiottoiayunor-lhulux. lr If tAiice, after lie had parted com Irinjwilh the alonp ItinKrr.wUli nMtli hanrittLe l.twllali wtrni In ITT. Old Kotfjlini would l..vn held ' ! ehnuld nml An re r.ot turned chair and !t down until ''onler1 reached him to m to work Kiln. Hut Jonce km 1m til on a tlllTcrvnt t,ttcrn,a-ndonelJr whllo amu-liut Mm m If villi "IMorlllchanr Almanac" l Kit nrKm the motto, "If jou want ttihlnn done, pi Ami do It," nml atarted at onr to Ret the thing nmre.thl heart ft new cwwl with whlrlilo pummel HrltUb pride. Ho went tn rati. where money a ml frtemla were it the coutniAn I ot the Amcrleaii caiim, ami In u ehort time ho Lad under Ma onlrr nit old Irvllnnmn, refitted, a thlpof war, Rtnrrctia(.tiuAn,rt brl ntnl a cutter. Tlit Imtlamnn bad American u(B err and frewj In fait, tltQ craw wn rt motley fne. Tli oilier wel in n n I nl onicfml lT rrrnrhnwn. JonrclirlitsnM LU rA I 'not HIchaul In irri)pnU1oo of tlia IncMrnt tliAt tooL Mmtn I'rl,Anl tliU lrmino lu l'rctich th Iton llemtiiA Itlchnnl. Ilo mi nwla i i-omniAiul-rlu-cliUf of tin Cocl to for a Wt nut Imrlty onuM Rurntco lilt rilit. but lio found out aritrwnnl lliAt Krrnth Jtulouir couM and did rrd tlm ilrltof tltwrittrn iirotUlomiiuJi rwLlc't I li ftrmametit aaIL AiiionitotlirrorlKltinl tliloif for a hata. ! nlllirr. Jour orerliAiiInl tht Kir lianl after ' li HAt tUllrtrcd to lilm rcaJy fur sri. Ilrlir!-t mm wtr lJ-jAUivlcn, nn I ti vrn a tlnsl drckol fclilp wltli Lut twtitriKht iorti fur trr twtntylnkt 1'.'. Jnflitl flKlitOlKiun-ltrmmomtiwl on Hie oii dttk, And a1o cut t t If port 4 i Iwlmr for aIi lA-poumlsni to m futiubt on rlllior Aid. Thrw of roiirMi roiiM !o umI only In a firorible . Tli iisiiaI arm inrrt for ft rt cUa tcwcI at that tlm nat lloutii!er, and the vnlUnt ca tain pro- pnrd to ritflit AnjthinAftont thut Ur tlm )lrltinli Cnt, Iirnc4 lilt anxktjr to luru Auiiislirnvjrcun After komowecki of adrrnttiro and th titntiun up of iimnr UrtMnj( project that ere thrtl If tho cleinrnta-on of thrU watoilccndupon Ijpllh, th-jM-a Iort ot JMInburtihi and drmand n nnwri of Oli,nu Joiie met A flft on tho 23d of hrptcuibvr. oft t Uiuboni hewl, on tht fftt ftwwt ot KnuUtid, unJor convoy of twu j The moment thl flrct nppeaml IntlRht the liniTi cotitnunJrr knew whit wa te-fvr te-fvr him, for h hail prerluua ino lrde cf Iharef-ieU anl their atrt-UKth. Hit own iWt IumI len mluertl to Ihrm tewel tlt lllehanl.tho iunn-o-wnr AlllancK nndtho men. Kant matt I'uIIih. Slanal went at I imMtupatt tho UlcliArd forArliw. The ! Alltaiu waa tha fxuit vrwcl nnd Almt , fchrtt.1, her csptnln aa)lii2 tu tho rajtalu ot tho l'all.n that If ono of tha htrantcir jroridto bo a fifty sun tctct the (iho AuittlcAiu) had iiotUliiff to do but run war, A MMiii at tho A II I unco hal n uood t lour of tho 14) h !! htm n ho hauled up nnd Uod for land. ThoIMliM.tnUuiidt.rktAiid lull n Movement of tha Itichard, did tho Mine. Tli lUehird alotio motolou tho tuieuv', vihlcu proved to bo tho btfftpUvf tacl ;oxt. H forty four cum nml tho &MrlwroueN of 1 twrntr two Afuir tlArk, rnd br the lljjht II oflhamoon.thoHlchard and tho HrU W tloM-dln and d!lvrtd bnmJiIOf iniut-I iniut-I tatieotihly, , Jit thU nrt rolley Taul Jone' inatn hope ) wen ahatterrd, for two of tho alx M pound lj erathAtlft hal IntrudiicM Itli an mneh W rare on hit low-r derk burkt nnd torj B throuKUthtdrik bxv'. UIHnjrnr woupil ffi Iuk iitfttrljr All the peuntit intfu'Mnrouid M them. Tho m it promftly refund lo work l the rcmuluhitf ftiir Uay icune, ilrrmln ( m thent rotten and unnnf. '1M i-ndncnl tU toitihit tu OltO ItrlHrtlt 1 i puiiUdeM B au th Uithard nul 18 puumleni on tho l rVnnt. 'er half nn lujiir afirrthe Itrnt L' hot tla mo Ahlrw tnntjwmervd t rlono n 'tuarterajxttlikivplntl up A furloua lan k rionadtf. 'i itocoiupAulon uhlD of Ibe NrflpK Hi llM)uirloroiiiih,kUeuiptwl tutako nhand TH lu tht lliiht At thla fetaue, Imt wm drlvenolT HI and captured by tho AlUantw and the 1'ab J U At thu tn. I or nuuthrrliHlf hoiirof n tnancuurliiK tht main nJiliMAnti wrru LaB fuul ot null other, the lllchanl having J run aboard of tht rVrupU, Injwa on ffi AUir tho cotlUIiMi there vraa a lull In tho 93 firing, and the citftiiin of the HrapU, ah H uUnc th meaning of tho alkncacftha H AmertrAti ruhn, ewllt-d out to J ohm, "Have UU yo'utnick jour tviout" '1 he anther h'avo Dj a ley to Jone chariu ter ai a man for war. IB It via, "I liavo not )rt In fciin to llfiht " Wk In a fvw umment the reU drifted Q apart ami Jonna, In tr)lun toytt Afaior aU position far hi lluhtcannnu,ai(Aln rautboltlcburd f.ml of tht Sernpla, ll B hm promptly Unlinl tha hen Ittenr of tht B eujjnj utiUonit mliaenmiut, Thotrurla B iv m drlf (1 ntonk'thlo each other, head and M frnt tho Ami-nun puttliiK(n additional 2 LuiicatJ lipldUifiiitutbAtDOkltlon. Thu captam of the BerapUdrotipolAiinnrhor In the bop that thta mmldcAiiMlho Ulcli arj to awIoic H ar, bnt tfct faat nlui wrio liotnini! Next tboKuclUbtr mI nrd Inif tut ere rpubml The I nit Id ih n ltriian In onrneit. Tht tewwli i r.- to t'nn that tba tainmeta of thn herapla 1 vl 1 1 U run Into the irt ot tho Ulrhard In orfer to have room to enter the proper (tuna. A few illicharfcn of the heavy pin f f the HerApli drove tu Atnerlean eamni from the gundecke to the ruireMtlt atvl the tipperdeck, whert they continued the Unlit itnlUntly wltlt muiUt anil tml Krcnndea, Jonre luccreded, by jrMnal Attention, In Lt-rilnft to ot hU qnnrter decki;iin In action tho whole time, nnd hli mntterly courapahatlti tffett on themenarouiMt hlni. The crew of the Menard comprised men of cvtry Afafarlng nattou-Hpanltrdit, Itnllana, Mntara, and even Ilritbli knb-Ject knb-Ject -and ni uncetttln itu Joim ot their truUwottlilntP4 In a fljiht that ho lnd fcbirvwd a battalion of marine arnwl with rnuik"ta to tnalnt aln order Hot under tlm Inspiration of ih boar the men proved wort Iit of their lender, and In fnrt It ivould ham Wn a lorry ipcclnwti nf n anllor wiioo blond wonlJnt itlf uitlt tho en tbunlamnof tuttio when bo found hltmwlf rn t e detlc of a innti' war with I'tul JubMfornleatler. It wa a time for lu dividual valor on board tho Menard, tftd after Ulnjf driven Away from their Rum, tho men carried the fljtht alofi.nnd In a abort time dro every man on tlw fVrapU UhiWilrrkf. .SV,tAiUne.l Utli llila they clltnljed out on the overbaiijtlnic yard Hhd dn ikhI ei loalte down on the lint(he f tht enemy ()ueitrenaldnpprl llinmaii A hatch, exploded A pit of Cnrtridjl, an I triNlaml terrible In roc, killlnit t.ver ffl ineii and wounding a atltl Kteater number. num-ber. 1 ho Imi to tho crew of the BernpU by IIm etplfMloii eUAlkke-l the chance Mimewhril, furuptotlut tliut tht hurflUbmau h-l tUK QOAIITUJ. theljrttof It In being nhl to work her Kun. In a abort Line, however, the lit (Hiuallty waa restored lu n inol aiiiuular ni-inncr. Tht Alliance, whlib iluniitc tha 11 Sbl had bten at andliiir olf, rnme up ucro theitrrnoflhtMcbardnndopdinl a lira thatdhtriiAli1amai to frlenl and U. Kteral attempt to warn lhaoflUTrof the AIHanea U, and after two or threo dU rhirv,'froui br K'ini JoiuVmen tndtu nUiudon two jcuna that tbry b it liejfun to flttht fliialii on the main dx.k It w.ia tl irk, but the imuu ahonr, and thrrn er dl tluiulldut(tnark that nhould hato piv tnteilthU calamity. Wheu It waa nvtr tUltlcbarilbexautOM-ttla. Ibo Alliance lia 1 adde.1 to her laka by thow llly-nlmul hut . 1 ho alarm rtl anions the o-pleuntboUlcharl o-pleuntboUlcharl that aho mut aoou ,o tothol'oltoiu.AnilaiiAU act or humanity n hundred priaonereth-itwirolntho mur hold were re'eanM. They were put to wurk et tho punijie, but ono of them eteatml and crawletl IbioUfilt the porta and told tbi captain or tht SerupU that the Mihard tiiutanotiyUll. Aliout lhl time nu under un-der olllccr of tho 1 1 It hard, rnluinjf buth I Jonea nnd bl lUuienant, whoweru ultli I thuprltoncranttho pump, cnllM out for ! nu a iter. 1he tianpla then iwtiturtr hoard , i ratutake tho price, Imt thvko mm quick I ly mwllid The damano to the Itichard iltid beciiAORreil that her enemy bad bud teaamtolooktipuubrr a A pike, for be aldr l'tn In a alnklu tmdUlon thu waa on lire lit aetcnili luce. Ihohtlearf her t hull on a line with the KUita of tha Kro U I bad lcii rut nway ho that ho looktil IlLo j a bariQ rather thnti a ihtp, and the huU passed tbrotiRb butnovn dka without , touching. Intheconfuiloii that follonrd the nn-MithorlM nn-MithorlM cry for quarter front tho deck of the Klcliard, Junta aunt; out a denial thatrcacbrdlbtearaotthocaptalu ot tha Herapla, and Mlth a couple nf nun UarlDtf illrrctly on tht malunwut ot tho J'.aclUb' lean aoon rnuaed that to totter, ami cum more the table were turned Ihe captain ot I bo berapli haalfl do u hl colore with Ida own handa, 1U men n.fnina to rxoo themklveauudeckiinilertho tltllraa tiro from the rlculna of the Mcbard. Tho Utttlo lJtcl three hour and a half. The law wa nearly equal, About IV) on a al le, nearly half of tin in Mil I. Tho KIchard hnd about W) men mptuM an 1 tho Bora pi ovir VW 'lho imrullar lr-(Utiutauciaof lr-(Utiutauciaof the battlo aavitl tba enw from Annihilation, fur In n flht ao pro lout;lAtclu quarter nothing abort of (ImtcouM Iwtxpvctod. A It turned out lho men un tho Itichard Kt out of ranuf the low Ore of the itutuot tho Herapli i-arly In the union and tho) on tha btti r tekl toik alullor U luw to lacunu thoabuta front Mm nun In tl 'rl(u!n uut on the utpvr dt-rkoflhelLUhanl. Home houta after tho SernpU truck the llkhanl Mink, but not until her wounded hud bri.it reinoted. Jonvi took hla lUt-t nti 1 hi priu tu I lolland, mid 1 1 KnulMi M)trutiietit promptly dcmatidiil from tho Dutili Km eminent tho urrend?r of tho darlni Yauket ai n pirnto. Afrtlrrlnsdl plomatlo epUodo waa lho nult, but n oun promUo uu finally iffeetrd by whitli , Vraupw gtt the pitwa, the hcntburoutfli tin J the Kraida, and Jon una forcM to puttoMHL Ibrouijb the machination of It faction dvlbtad lo KitglUli (uUreala thin 1 w a dJtio yblIo a whole tie. t of bit ant mlm win l)ln lu wait tu muucu upou Mm In tbeAlUiiicu-lha I'rvtich oatAln baWiitf bnti dUruUt-d for hla con lint In tht com-Utulth com-Utulth tho 6vrala Jotiea aalleil forth, I clndisl thn llrftlali benttuel ablpi, nud coa reached trcuih vuiler, (jsonon U Kiuiuu |