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| SERAPIS AND BONHOMME RICHARD. A. D. 1779. |
| Remarkable Action; Sketch of the Hero, John Paul Jones; Receives a Commission in the United Colonial Navy; Hoists the First American Flag on Sea; The French Salute the “Stars and Stripes;” France Gives Him a Large Merchantman, which he Names the Bonhomme Richard; Sketch of Jones’ Later Life; Lafayette; Franklin; Additional Ships Fitted out for Jones in France; Description of the Bonhomme Richard; Sailing of the Fleet; Richard Dale; Cruises on the Coast of Scotland; Discovery of the Serapis Convoying About Forty Merchantmen; Description of Her; The Serapis Stands Out to Protect Her Convoy; The Two Vessels Engage as Night Comes On; Two of Jones’ 18 pounders Burst at the First Discharge; Captain Pearson, of the Serapis, Inquires whether the Bonhomme Richard has Struck; Jones Replies that He has Not yet Commenced to Fight; The Vessels Come Afoul Again; Jones Lashes Them Together; The Americans Drop Hand-grenades and Matches Down the Hatches of the Serapis and Cause a Terrific Explosion; The Serapis Finally Surrenders; Jones Transfers His Men to the Serapis; The Bonhomme Richard Sinks; Jones Carries His Force to the Texel; One of the Most Remarkable Sea Fights on Record. | [II-13] |
| WASP AND FROLIC. A. D. 1812. |
| The American Sloop Wasp Encounters the English Sloop Frolic; The Fight Begins in a Rough Sea; Accurate Firing of the Americans; The Frolic Terribly Shattered; She Surrenders; The Wasp and Her Prize Overtaken and Captured by a British 74. | [II-45] |
| CONSTITUTION. A. D. 1812. |
| Description of the English Squadron Sent to American Waters; They Discover the U. S. Frigate Constitution and Give Chase; She Escapes and Reaches Boston, by Good Seamanship; Puts to Sea again and Meets the Guerrière; A Sharp Conflict; The British Frigate Dismasted and Compelled to Surrender; Controversies Regarding the Relative Strength of the Two Frigates; An English View of the Fight. | [II-50] |
| LAKE ERIE, 10th SEPTEMBER, A. D. 1813. |
| Importance of This Victory; Observations by Roosevelt; Sketch of Oliver Hazard Perry; He Equips a Fleet on Lake Erie; Strength of the Enemy’s Forces; Captain Robert Heriot Barclay in Command of the Latter; His Brilliant Career; Description of the American Fleet; The British Discovered Near Put-In-Bay; Perry Prepares to Meet Them; The Battle Opens; Perry’s Flag-ship Suffers Severely; Her Guns Disabled; Perry Leaves in an Open Boat, for the Niagara; He Brings Her Into Action and Forces the Enemy to Surrender in Short Order; Condition of Both Fleets; The Losses; Perry’s Famous Letter; Incidents Related by Surgeon Parsons. | [II-67] |
| ESSEX, PHŒBE AND CHERUB. |
| A Remarkable Engagement; First Appearance of Farragut in History; Sketch of Captain Porter, Commander of the Essex; Sent to the South Sea to Destroy the English Merchant Marine; Success of His Mission; The English Send Commodore James Hillyar to Look After Him; Porter Goes Into Valparaiso Bay, a Neutral Port; The Phœbe and Cherub Appear in the Harbor; Friendly Salutations of the Opposing Commanders; Various Incidents; Hearing of Other English Vessels, Porter Determines to Escape to Sea; Meets with an Accident in Rounding a Point; Attacked by the Phœbe and Cherub while Attempting to Regain Her Former Anchorage; She is Terribly Cut Up, and Finally Surrenders; Later Incidents; Farragut’s Observations. | [II-97] |
| BATTLE OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN, SEPTEMBER 11th, A. D. 1814. |
| Important Results of This Battle; Events Relating Thereto; Both Nations Begin the Building of a Fleet; Captain Thomas McDonough; The English Invade the Country by Land and Water; Relative Strength of the Two Armies and Navies; Captain Downie in Command of the English; The Hostile Fleets Meet Off Plattsburg, September 11th, 1814; Good Judgment of Captain McDonough in Selecting a Position; The Battle Begins; Steady and Accurate Firing on Both Sides; McDonough’s Flag-ship, after Having all the Guns on one side Silenced, Shifts Round, and with the Other Broadside Decides the Day; Concluding Remarks; Honors to McDonough. | [II-124] |
| THE CONSTITUTION IN ACTION WITH THE CYANE AND LEVANT. A. D. 1815. |
| A Singular Action; Captain Charles Stewart; History of the Constitution Prior to this Event; She Meets the Cyane and Levant and Captures Both After a Short Action; Details of the Fight; Skillful Management of the Constitution by Captain Stewart; He Carries His Prizes to Porto Praya; Discovers a Large Vessel Outside the Harbor; He gives Instant Orders to Put to Sea; Three British Vessels of War Turn Up; The Cyane Escapes to New York; The Levant Returns to Porto Praya Harbor, where the English Recapture Her; Good Judgment of Captain Stewart; Later History of the Constitution. | [II-150] |
| MONITOR AND MERRIMAC. MARCH 9TH, A. D. 1862. |
| Origin and History of the Merrimac; Strength of the Union Fleet at Hampton Roads; Government Preparations to Meet the Ironclad Merrimac; The Latter Makes Her Appearance; Sinks the Cumberland and Compels the Congress to Strike Her Colors; The Guns of the Union Fleet Harmless on the Armor of the Merrimac; The Monitor puts in an Appearance; Her History, and That of Captain Ericsson, Her Inventor; Details of Her Engagement With the Merrimac; The Latter Finally Retires; Armament of the Opposing Ironclads; Subsequent History of the Monitor. | [II-165] |
| FARRAGUT AT NEW ORLEANS. |
| The Government Determines to Regain Possession of the Mississippi; Farragut sent to the Gulf; The Army Under Gen. Butler to Co-operate With Him; Description of the Approaches to New Orleans, the Obstructions and Fortifications; Strength of Farragut’s Fleet; He Determines to Pass the Forts; The Fleet Advances on the Night of April 23-24; Detailed Account of the Thrilling Incidents; New Orleans at His Mercy; The City Surrenders; Destruction of Property by the Confederates; The Forts Surrender; Minor Details. | [II-182] |
| ATLANTA AND WEEHAWKEN. JUNE 17TH, A. D. 1863. |
| The Blockade-runner Fingal Converted Into the Ironclad Atlanta; Description of Her; Confidence in Her Ability to Destroy the Monitors; She Leaves Savannah to Break the Blockade and Encounters the Weehawken; A Trial of Heavy Artillery and Heavy Armor; The Atlanta Strikes Her Colors in Fifteen Minutes After the Battle Begins; Details of this Extraordinary Engagement; Practical Results of this Fight. | [II-205] |
| KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA. JUNE 19TH, A. D. 1864. |
| Origin and History of the Alabama; Her Destruction of Our Commerce; Eludes Our Cruisers; Discovered in Cherbourg Harbor by Captain Winslow, of the United States Steamer Kearsarge; Semmes, of the Alabama, Challenges Winslow; The Former is Escorted Beyond the French Jurisdiction by the French Ironclad Couronne, June 19th, 1864; The Kearsarge Clears for Action; The Battle Opens; Terrible Effects of the Latter’s Guns; The Alabama Soon Disabled and Sinking; She Surrenders; An English Yacht, Permitted to Pick Up the Prisoners, Among Whom are Captain Semmes and Other Officers, Treacherously Makes Off With Them to England; Letter of Secretary Welles to Winslow; Other Interesting Particulars. | [II-210] |
| MOBILE BAY. AUGUST 5TH, A. D. 1864. |
| Farragut’s Movements After the Battle of New Orleans; His Promotion; Prepares to Attack Mobile; Minor Incidents; Description of the Enemy’s Fleet and Fortifications; Names of Farragut’s Vessels and Their Commanders; The Order to Advance; Sinking of the Monitor Tecumseh by a Torpedo; Splendid Manœuvring of the Fleet; Heavy Cannonading on Both Sides; Surrender of the Confederate Ironclad Tennessee; Further Details of this Great Battle; Honors to Farragut. | [II-226] |
| CUSHING AND THE ALBEMARLE. OCTOBER, A. D. 1864. |
| The Confederates Discovered Building an Ironclad on Roanoke River, North Carolina; She Makes Her Appearance, Destroys One Union Vessel, and Injures Several Others; Lieutenant Cushing; His Singular Character and Daring Adventures; He Sinks the Albemarle with a Torpedo, while she is Lying at a wharf; His Official Report; His Subsequent Career; His Death. | [II-256] |
| FORT FISHER. DECEMBER A. D. 1864, JANUARY A. D. 1865. |
| Importance of the Place to the Confederates; The Largest Fleet That Ever Sailed Under the American Flag Invests It, Under Admiral Porter; The Army Co-operates With the Fleet; Failure of the First Attack; Gen. Terry Arrives With Reinforcements, and a Fresh Investment of the Place Begins January 13th, 1865; Details of This Famous Engagement; Fort Fisher Surrenders; Appearance After the Battle; Other Incidents; Blockade-runners. | [II-273] |
| DEEDS OF VALOR ON THE SEAS. |
| Captain Silas Talbot; Ancestry; In the American Camp; Commands a Fire-Ship; Grapples the “Asia”; Promoted; Captures the “Pigot”; Again Promoted; Fits Out the “Pigot” and the “Argo”; Captures three Prizes from the West Indies; The “King George”; A Terror to the Coast; Talbot Captures the “King George”; “Argo” Returned to her Owners; Talbot in Command of a Private Armed Ship; Captured by an English Fleet; The Notorious Prison Ship “Jersey”; Taken to England; Dartmoor Prison; Three Attempts at Escape; Exchanged for an English Officer; At Paris; Sails for America; Captured by a Privateer; Reaches New York; Retires to a Farm; Selected to Command a New Frigate; In Command of “Old Ironsides”; Captures the “Sandwich”; Questions of Rank; Withdraws from the Service; Buys Land in Kentucky; Characteristics; Death; Burial in Trinity Church, New York; The Whaleboat Men of the Revolution; George Raymond; The Connecticut Fleet; A Terror to the British; Daring Leaders; Captain Mariner; Captain Hyde; Mariner Visits a Tavern in Disguise; Major Sherbook Denounces Mariner; Mariner Searches the Major’s House; Captures the Major; Captain Hyler at Egg Harbor; Captures an English Corvette; Hyler Visits New York in Disguise; Searches for a Notorious Tory; Captures an East Indiaman; Hyler on Land; Captures a Hessian Major; Captures four Trading Sloops; Usefulness of the Whaleboat Men ended with the War; Captain James Drew; In the English Service; Persecuted by a Lieutenant; Knocks his Persecutor Down; Escape by Swimming; Arrives at Philadelphia; Goes to France; In Command of the “De Brock”; Loaded with Gold and War Material; Lands in Maryland; Cargo Escorted to Wilmington; Arms to Headquarters; Treasure to a Mansion; The Gold Stolen; Drew Mans his Ship; Fights an English Ship; Drew’s Former Persecutor in Command; The Duel on the Deck; Drew Kills the Commander and Captures the Ship; Drew’s Marriage; Captures two Prizes of Immense Value; Drew’s Fatal Banquet; Loss of the “De Brock”; Drew’s Body Washed Ashore; The Churchyard at Lewes, Delaware; Stephen Decatur; Story of the Barbary Pirates; The Frigate “Philadelphia”; Captured by Pirates; The Bashaw of Tripoli; The “Philadelphia” added to the Bashaw’s Fleet; The “Mastico”; Decatur Burns the “Philadelphia”; Chased by Pirates; Commodore Preble; Submission of the Bashaw; McDougall and the “Wyoming”; Searching for the “Alabama”; In Japanese Seas; The Prince of Nagato; Independent Pirate; His Captures; Fires on the “Pembroke”; McDougall at Simonoseki; Fights three Japanese Vessels and Shore Batteries; Disables the Ships; Silences the Batteries; Demands Indemnity; The Share of the United States; Captain McGiffen; Graduate of Annapolis; In the Chinese Service; Battle of the Yalu; Battle between Modern Ships; The Chen Yuen; Desperate Fighting; McGiffen Thrashes a Coward; Five Hours Action; McGiffen Terribly Wounded; Returns to America a Physical Wreck; His Death. | [II-289] |
| OUR NEW NAVY. |
| Use of Armor for Ships; Harveyized Nickel Steel; Modern Explosives; Vessels of the New Navy; The Question of Fuel; Torpedo Boats; Torpedo Catchers; Speed; The Navies of Europe; Of China and Japan; Need of a Better Navy; Merchant Vessels; Ship Yards; Machinery; Duty of Officers; Training of Officers; The Naval Academy; History of the Institution; Course of Instruction; Marine Corps; Revenue Marine; Marine Hospital Service; Light Houses; Training Ships; Life Saving Service; The Flag. | [II-337] |
| THE EXPLOSION OF THE MAINE. |
| The Maine at Havana; The Explosion; Loss of Life; Captain Sigsbee’s Telegram; Description of the Maine; Divers and Wrecking Apparatus; The Flag Hauled Down; Naval Board of Inquiry; The Testimony; The Finding of the Court; Feeling in the United States; Forbearance of the Nation; Chaplain Chidwick; Rumors of Retaliation; The President and his Advisers. | [II-398] |
| DEWEY’S ACTION AT MANILA. |
| First Serious Encounter between the United States and Spain; The Philippine Islands; Area and Population; Discovery of the Group; Religious Orders; Island of Luzon; City of Manila; Commerce and Manufactures; Bay of Manila; Arrival of the United States Squadron; Partial Destruction; Breakfast; Bombardment Resumed; Complete Destruction of the Spanish Ships and Forts; Dewey’s Despatch; Vessels Composing American Fleet; The Action in Detail; Secretary of the Navy Congratulates Dewey; Congress Votes a Sword for Dewey; Medals for Officers and Men; Dewey Made a Rear Admiral. | [II-415] |