SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL
The Leading Facts. 1. John Paul was born a sailor in Scotland and went to America. 2. He was in America when war broke out; offered his service and was made lieutenant. 3. Congress sent him to France, and Franklin sent him to prey on English commerce. 4. Paul Jones won the great sea fight in the Bon Homme Richard. 5. John Barry was born in Ireland, and went to sea early. 6. Congress made him captain in 1776, in charge of the Lexington. 7. Barry set the country talking by capturing a war vessel and four transports. 8. John Barry won more naval victories in the Revolutionary War than any other office. 9. Named first commodore in 1794 by the Secretary of the Navy.
Study Questions. 1. Give an account of John Paul's boyhood. 2. What of his first visit to America? 3. How did Paul happen, at so early an age, to have full charge of a vessel? 4. Why did he go to Virginia a second time? 5. Why did he hasten to Congress as soon as war began? 6. How did Paul Jones prove his right to be captain? 7. Tell the story of the battle between the Drake and the Ranger. 8. Picture the battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis. 9. What rewards came to Paul Jones? 10. Where is he buried? 11. Give an account of John Barry's youth. 12. When the war came, what was Barry's action? 13. What was the first victory on the part of the navy? 14. What was the outcome of the battle on the Raleigh? 15. What were Barry's experiences in the Alliance? Picture Barry's last battle.
Suggested Readings. Paul Jones: Beebe, Four American Naval Heroes, 17-68; Abbot, Blue Jackets of '76, 83-154; Frothingham, Sea Fighters, 226-266; Hart, Camps and Firesides of the American Revolution, 285-289; Hart, How Our Grandfathers Lived, 217-219; Seawell, Paul Jones.
John Barry: Griffin, Commodore John Barry, 1-96.