EENBOW, JOAN, a brave English admiral, was b. in Shropshire in 1650. He first distinguished himself as captain of a merchantman, in a bloody action with Sallee pirates. lie attracted the notice of James If., who gave him a commission in the navy. After the revolution, lie obtained the command of a large ship, and in the course of few years was made rear-admiral. 'lie high,confidence reposed in him by king Wil Liam is borne in memory by a very bad pun on his name, said to have been perpe'xated by the taciturn monarch. Objecting to several names proposed for the command of an expedition, he said: " No these are all fresh-water bcaus, we need another kind of beau; we must send Jknbow." The most memorable of this gallant sailor's exploits was his last, where his stubborn valor contrasted nobly with the dastardly behavior of his cap tains. Off St. 31111111a, in the West Indies, on the 19th Aug., 1702, lie carne up with a superior French force under admiral Du Casse. For four days he kept up a runnino tight with the enemy, almost deserted by the rest of his squadron. On the morning of
the 24th, his right leg WaS Kmashed by a chain-shot. Its officers condoled with him. "I had rather have lost theta 110(11," said the sturdy admiral, "than have seen this dis honor brought upon the English tuition. But, hark' ye—if another shot should take me off, behave like men. and fight it out I" As soon as his wound was dressed, he was car ried to the quarter-deek, and directed the fight while it lasted. The enemy sustained severe loss; but the infamous cowardice of the other captains, who actually refused to obey the admiral's signals, made the contest hopeless, and B. sailed away to Jamaica. 'Ile died of his wound on the 4th November. The recusant officers were tried by eourt.marshal, and two captains were shot. B.'s employment of explosive vessels at St. Maio seems to have Leen an anticipation of lord Dundonald's method at Basque roads.