=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.
THE MEN WHO CROSSED THE MOUNTAINS, DEFEATED THE INDIANS AND BRITISH,
AND MADE THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THE FIRST WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE UNITED
STATES