1: See Appendix A. 2: See p. 3. 3: See p. 18. 4: Memoirs of Rear-Admiral Paul Jones, Edinburgh, 1830; Professor Marion, John Paul Jones' Last Cruise and Final Resting Place, Washington, 1906. 5: Calendar of John Paul Jones Manuscripts, pp. 104, 105. 6: See p. 22 of log of Serapis. 7: See List of Officers of Ariel, p. 20. 8: Sherburne's Life of Jones, New York, 1851, p. 164. 9: Sherburne's Life of Jones, New York, 1851, pp. 156-171. 10: Sherburne's Life of Jones, New York, 1851, p. 129. 11: See log of Serapis for November 21, 1779. 12: See log of Alliance for January 19, 1780. 13: Richard C. Sands, Life and Correspondence of John Paul Jones, New York, 1830, p. 248. 14: Richard C. Sands, Life and Correspondence of John Paul Jones, New York, 1830, pp. 265-267. See Appendix H for Nathaniel Fanning's narrative of this transaction. Landais and his first lieutenant, Degge, were both tried by a court martial held on the Alliance, November, 1780, Captain John Barry, president; both were sentenced "to be broke, cashiered, and rendered incapable of serving in the American navy thereafter." The Board of Admiralty reported to Congress, March 28, 1781, that the plans of Jones for bringing clothing and stores to America were overset by Landais' misconduct, and Jones was exonerated from all charges for the delay. Naval Records of the Revolution, 1775-1788, Washington, 1906, pp. 170, 171, 173. 15: See Appendix E for Fanning's account of Jones' entertainment. Although he states it to have occurred about December 10th, it probably is that recorded September 2d in the Ariel's log. 16: See Appendix G for Fanning's account of the storm which wrecked the Ariel. 17: This letter is taken from the papers deposited in the British Museum, known as the Filkin Manuscripts, in ten note-books. They contain an extensive collection of memoranda—extracts from magazines, newspapers, contemporaneous publications, and Admiralty documents—collected by Mr. Filkin with the intention of writing another Life of Paul Jones. Mr. Filkin dying, his note-books were presented to the British Museum. Full copies of them are in the editor's collection. 18: From these receipts it would appear that the Queen of France was formerly the Count d'Artois. The James Dick who signs one of the receipts had served on the Lexington as midshipman, had been a prisoner of war in Mill Prison, was exchanged, and served on the Alliance with Dale. See Calendar of Jones Manuscripts, p. 182. There were seven privateers or letters-of-marque named Queen of France, of which the bonds are listed in the papers of the Continental Congress in the Congressional Library. 19: See Life of Richard Dale, by J. Fenimore Cooper, Philadelphia, 1846, Vol. II, p. 257. 20: For an account of Jones' efforts before Congress to obtain higher rank on the navy list, see letter from Captain James Nicholson to Captain John Barry, Appendix B. 21: See correspondence on the subject of the muster-roll and prize money, Sherburne's Life of Jones, New York, 1851, pp. 266, 364, 365, 366. 22: Narrative of the Adventures of an American Navy Officer who served during part of the American Revolution under the Command of Com. John Paul Jones, New York, Printed for the author, 1806. 23: For facsimiles of a page in the Serapis' journal, and letter of Midshipman Beaumont Groube, see pp. xxxvi-xxxviii. 24: Calendar of Jones Manuscripts, in Library of Congress, pp. 98, 99. 25: See Notes on a Wax Medallion, and Relative Letter, of Paul Jones, by Francis Caird Inglis, F.S.A. Scot., 1906, p. 18. 26: See Appendix C. 27: See Appendix D. 28: The Life of Paul Jones, from original documents in the possession of John Henry Sherburne esq., Register of the Navy of the United States. London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, MDCCCXXV. Also, The Life of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, by William Flavelle Monypenny, New York, 1910, pp. 60-61. 29: This inscription in Beaumont Groube's handwriting occurs on this page. It is repeated again on p. 20. Groube evidently saw that there was not room here for the list, the following pages being already filled in. 30: The company was superbly dressed, and the prince was distinguished from the rest by a brilliant star which he wore upon his left breast. 31: This was in the Bay of Biscay. 32: L—— had been apprized of their coming to take them, and was prepared to give them a warm reception, all hands being at quarters. 33: They were about a mile from the Alliance.