BOSTON
PUBLISHED BY ESTES AND LAURIAT
Copyright, 1887,
By Estes and Lauriat.
University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge.
CONTENTS.
| Chapter | Page | |
| I. | The Beginnings of the Navy. | [11] |
| II. | Biddle and the "Randolph." | [28] |
| III. | War on the Enemy's Coast. | [35] |
| IV. | Paul Jones's Cruises. | [42] |
| V. | Barry and Barney. | [60] |
| VI. | Hostilities with France. | [85] |
| VII. | Tripoli. | [104] |
| VIII. | Impressment. | [150] |
| IX. | The War of 1812.—The "Constitution" and the "Guerrière." | [157] |
| X. | The First Sloop Action. | [177] |
| XI. | Decatur and Bainbridge. | [183] |
| XII. | Captain James Lawrence. | [196] |
| XIII. | The Cruise of the "Essex." | [210] |
| XIV. | Perry and Lake Erie. | [246] |
| XV. | The Sloop Actions. | [263] |
| XVI. | Macdonough and Lake Champlain. | [280] |
| XVII. | Stewart and "Old Ironsides." | [292] |
| XVIII. | The War with Algiers. | [307] |
| XIX. | The War with Mexico. | [318] |