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JOHN PAUL JONES
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prised and frightened occupants, it was taken. They then set fire to one of the British merchant-men, and as the red flames rose crackling, in the pale morning light, from the doomed vessel, Paul Jones stood near her, pistol in hand, to shoot down any Britisher who should approach the burning craft, or try to save her. He took three British soldiers away with him as souvenirs, and as the two little boats made their way back to the waiting “Ranger,” a great crowd of astonished and terror-stricken inhabitants stood gaping on the shore.
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