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]