[Healeys] NOT Healey related

[David Ward]

This snippet of information will be mainly for the consumption of the American
listers.
As this is taking place not very far away from me, naturally I am most
interested, especially as my own ancestors had very strong connections with
the American Colonies.
JOHN PAUL JONES..............1747---1792

Quoted as a American pirate, traitor, privateer, daring corsair, however the
British library list him, "the pirate", some even say he was a dastard
rascal.
In his battle with the English off the English East coast off Flamborough Head
he was in command of the Bonholmme Richard where he was locked together with
the English frigate Serapis, they continued to fire point blank broadsides
into each other for a number of hours, right at the last as the English
captain struck his colours and surrendered,  the Bonhomme Richard was sinking
the " dastard rascal " boarded the Serapis pinched it [ stole ] and sailed off
to Holland.
The Bonhomme Richard has laid on the sea bed for over 300 years,
undisturbed..........................until now.
A number of vessels are right now searching for what ever remains of this most
famous shipwreck, using side scan radar, and every other available search
device at their disposal.
I am given to understand that four wooden vessels have been identified and it
is hoped that one is the jackpot...........we can only hope so.