THE LOG OF THE BON HOMME RICHARD

was three lighted lanthorns ranged in a horizontal line about fif

teen feet high, upon the fore, main, and mizzen shrouds, upon the
larboard side. This was done in order to undeceive the Alliance,
and which had the desired effect, and the firing from her ceased.
"And at thirty-five minutes past 12 at night, a single hand
grenado having been thrown by one of our men out of the main
top of the enemy, designing it go among the enemy who were
decks —

it,
huddled together between her gun on its way struck on
one side of the combings of her upper hatchway, and rebounding
from that, took direction and fell between their decks where

it
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communicated to quantity of loose powder scattered about the

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enemy's cannon; and the hand grenado bursting at the same time,
made dreadful explosion, and blew up about twenty of the enemy.
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This closed the scene, and the enemy now their turn (notwith

in
standing the gasconading of Captain Parsons) bawled out QUAR
TERS, QUARTERS, QUARTERS, FOR GOD'S SAKE1

It
was, however, some time before the enemy's colours were struck.
The captain of the Serapis gave repeated orders for one of his
crew to ascend the quarter deck and haul down the English flag,
but no one would stir to do it. They told the captain they were
afraid of our riflemen, believing that all our men who were seen
with muskets, were of that description. The captain of the Serapis
therefore ascended the quarter deck and hauled down the very
flag which he had nailed to the flag staff little before the com
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of the battle, and which flag he had at that time,

in

mencement the
presence of his principal officers, swore he never would strike to
that infamous pirate P. Jones.
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uThe enemy's flag being struck, Captain Jones ordered Rich

ard Dale, his first lieutenant, to select out of our crew number of
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men, and take possession of the prize, which was immediately put
execution. Several of our men believe three) were killed
in

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by the English on board the Serapis after she had struck to us,
by

for which they afterwards apologized saying that the men who