finally did sail it was toward the Bahama Islands. It was feared that they could not get into the harbor of New Providence, but John Paul Jones volunteered to lead the way, and then the rest followed and anchored safely in the bay. The next morning, Lieut. Jones sailed away with a good many military stores, which he had taken, and with the governor of the island, who was very much astonished, as you may suppose, at being taken captive. On his way back, he fell in with a British vessel, which got away from him, however, and soon he put into New London. Because of this successful little expedition, Paul Jones was made a captain and given a boat, the sloop “Providence.” With this vessel, he sailed out on the Atlantic and struck terror to English vessels, and to hostile settlements along the shore. After a short while he put into Newport with some valuable prizes. Then with the “Alfred” and the “Providence,” both, he made a voyage to Cape Breton. It was get-
