THE HISTORY OF OUR NAVY
CHASING A SLAVER, OFF THE AFRICAN COAST.
From a photograph, in the possession of Mr. Edward Trenchard, of the painting by Melbye.
THE
HISTORY OF OUR NAVY
FROM ITS ORIGIN TO THE PRESENT DAY
1775–1897
BY
JOHN R. SPEARS
AUTHOR OF “THE PORT OF MISSING SHIPS,”
“THE GOLD DIGGINGS OF CAPE HORN,” ETC.
WITH MORE THAN FOUR HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS
MAPS AND DIAGRAMS
IN FOUR VOLUMES
VOLUME III.
NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
1897
COPYRIGHT, 1897, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
MANHATTAN PRESS
474 W. BROADWAY
NEW YORK
TO ALL WHO WOULD SEEK PEACE
AND PURSUE IT