Category: History - American
The Curious Chain of Events that Led to the Creation of a National Sea Power--The _Gaspé_ Captured by Men Armed with Paving-stones--Tea Destroyed in Boston--The Battle of Lexington and the Attack of the Machias Haymakers on the _Margaretta_--British Vengeance on Defenceless Po...
The Curious Chain of Events that Led to the Creation of a National Sea Power--The _Gaspé_ Captured by Men Armed with Paving-stones--Tea Destroyed in Boston--The Battle of Lexing...
2. CHAPTER II. FIRST CRUISE OF THE YANKEE SQUADRON 48A Fairly Successful Raid on New Providence, but they Let a British Sloop-of-war Escape--Character of the First Naval Commander-in-chief and of the Material with which he had to...
3. CHAPTER III. ALONG SHORE IN 1776 63Brilliant Deeds by the First Heroes of the American Navy--Why Nicholas Biddle Entered Port with but Five of the Original Crew of the _Andrea Doria_--Richard Dale on the sleek _L...
4. CHAPTER IV. HE SAW “THE COUNTENANCE OF THE ENEMY” 84The Story of Arnold’s Extraordinary Fight against Overwhelming Odds on Lake Champlain--A Thousand Sailors, of whom Seven-tenths were Picked Men, Armed with the Heaviest Guns, we...
5. CHAPTER V. UNDER THE CRAGS OF THE “TIGHT LITTLE ISLE” 112The Saucy Yankee Cruisers in British Waters--When Franklin Sailed for France--Wickes in the _Reprisal_ on the Irish Coast--Narrow Escape from a Liner--A Plucky English Lieutenan...
6. CHAPTER VI. JOHN PAUL JONES AND THE _RANGER_ 134The First Ship that Carried the Stars and Stripes--Dash at a Convoy that Failed--When the Dutch were Browbeaten--The _Ranger_ Sent on a Cruise in English Waters--A Ship Taken of...
7. CHAPTER VII. THE FIRST SUBMARINE WARSHIP 157It was Small and Ineffective, but it Contained the Germ of a Mighty Power that is as yet Undeveloped--When Nicholas Biddle Died--He was a Man of the Spirit of an Ideal American...
8. CHAPTER VIII. PRIVATEERS OF THE REVOLUTION 196A Tale of the American Patriots who Went Afloat outside of the Regular Navy--Their Part in Driving the British from Boston--Remarkable Work of the _Lee_--Truxton as a Privateer-...
9. CHAPTER IX. JOHN PAUL JONES AND THE _BONHOMME RICHARD_ 227A Condemned Indiaman, Ill-shaped and Rotten, Fitted as a Man-o’-war--A Disheartening Cruise with Incapable and Mutinous Associates--Attempt to Take Leith, and the Scotch Parson’...
10. CHAPTER X. AFTER THE _SERAPIS_ SURRENDERED 260Richard Dale too Bright for the British Lieutenant--A Fair Estimate of Captain Pearson of the _Serapis_--The Treachery of Landais--Remarkable Escape from Texel--Honors for the V...
11. CHAPTER XI. THE YEAR 1779 IN AMERICAN WATERS 280Lucky Raids of British Transports and Merchantmen--Disastrous Expedition to the Penobscot--The _Trumbull’s_ Good Fight with the _Watt_--The First Yankee Line-of-battle-ship--Whe...
12. CHAPTER XII. BUILDING A NEW NAVY 303When England, in her Efforts to Wrest Commerce from the Americans, Incited the Pirates of Africa to Activity, she Compelled the Building of the Fleet that was, in the End, to Br...
13. CHAPTER XIII. WAR WITH BARBARY PIRATES 333A Squadron under Richard Dale Sent to the Mediterranean--The Dey of Algiers became Friendly, but the Bashaw of Tripoli Showed Fight--Fierce Battle between the Schooner _Enterpri...
14. CHAPTER XIV. DECATUR AND THE _PHILADELPHIA_ 345Story of the Brave Men who Disguised a Ketch as a Merchantman and Sailed into the Harbor of Tripoli by Night, Drew up alongside the Captured _Philadelphia_, and then, to the Ord...
15. CHAPTER XV. HAND-TO-HAND WITH THE PIRATES 359A Fight against Odds of Three Gunboats to One--Decatur and Macdonough Leading the Boarders--Cold-blooded Murder and the Vengeance that Followed--When Reuben James Won Fame--Elev...
16. CHAPTER XVI. WHY WE FOUGHT IN 1812 383A Stirring Tale of the Outrages Perpetrated on American Citizens by the Press-gangs of the British Navy--Horrors of Life on Ships where the Officers Found Pleasure in the Use of...
17. CHAPTER ITHE CURIOUS CHAIN OF EVENTS THAT LED TO THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL SEA POWER--THE _GASPÉ_ CAPTURED BY MEN ARMED WITH PAVING-STONES--TEA DESTROYED IN BOSTON--THE BATTLE OF LEXING...
18. CHAPTER IIA FAIRLY SUCCESSFUL RAID ON NEW PROVIDENCE, BUT THEY LET A BRITISH SLOOP-OF-WAR ESCAPE--CHARACTER OF THE FIRST NAVAL COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF AND OF THE MATERIAL WITH WHICH HE HAD TO...
19. CHAPTER IIIBRILLIANT DEEDS BY THE FIRST HEROES OF THE AMERICAN NAVY--WHY NICHOLAS BIDDLE ENTERED PORT WITH BUT FIVE OF THE ORIGINAL CREW OF THE _ANDREA DORIA_--RICHARD DALE ON THE SLEEK _L...
20. CHAPTER IVTHE STORY OF ARNOLD’S EXTRAORDINARY FIGHT AGAINST OVERWHELMING ODDS ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN--A THOUSAND SAILORS, OF WHOM SEVEN-TENTHS WERE PICKED MEN, ARMED WITH THE HEAVIEST GUNS, WE...
21. CHAPTER VTHE SAUCY YANKEE CRUISERS IN BRITISH WATERS--WHEN FRANKLIN SAILED FOR FRANCE--WICKES IN THE _REPRISAL_ ON THE IRISH COAST--NARROW ESCAPE FROM A LINER--A PLUCKY ENGLISH LIEUTENAN...
22. CHAPTER VITHE FIRST SHIP THAT CARRIED THE STARS AND STRIPES--DASH AT A CONVOY THAT FAILED--WHEN THE DUTCH WERE BROWBEATEN--THE _RANGER_ SENT ON A CRUISE IN ENGLISH WATERS--A SHIP TAKEN OF...
23. CHAPTER VIIIT WAS SMALL AND INEFFECTIVE, BUT IT CONTAINED THE GERM OF A MIGHTY POWER THAT IS AS YET UNDEVELOPED--WHEN NICHOLAS BIDDLE DIED--HE WAS A MAN OF THE SPIRIT OF AN IDEAL AMERICAN...
24. CHAPTER VIIIA TALE OF THE AMERICAN PATRIOTS WHO WENT AFLOAT OUTSIDE OF THE REGULAR NAVY--THEIR PART IN DRIVING THE BRITISH FROM BOSTON--REMARKABLE WORK OF THE _LEE_--TRUXTON AS A PRIVATEER-...
25. CHAPTER IXA CONDEMNED INDIAMAN, ILL-SHAPED AND ROTTEN, FITTED AS A MAN-O’-WAR--A DISHEARTENING CRUISE WITH INCAPABLE AND MUTINOUS ASSOCIATES--ATTEMPT TO TAKE LEITH, AND THE SCOTCH PARSON’...
26. CHAPTER XRICHARD DALE TOO BRIGHT FOR THE BRITISH LIEUTENANT--A FAIR ESTIMATE OF CAPTAIN PEARSON OF THE _SERAPIS_--THE TREACHERY OF LANDAIS--REMARKABLE ESCAPE FROM TEXEL--HONORS FOR THE V...
27. CHAPTER XILUCKY RAIDS ON BRITISH TRANSPORTS AND MERCHANTMEN--DISASTROUS EXPEDITION TO THE PENOBSCOT--THE _TRUMBULL’S_ GOOD FIGHT WITH THE _WATT_--THE FIRST YANKEE LINE-OF-BATTLE-SHIP--WHE...
28. CHAPTER XIIWHEN ENGLAND, IN HER EFFORTS TO WREST COMMERCE FROM THE AMERICANS, INCITED THE PIRATES OF AFRICA TO ACTIVITY, SHE COMPELLED THE BUILDING OF THE FLEET THAT WAS, IN THE END, TO BR...
29. CHAPTER XIIIA SQUADRON UNDER RICHARD DALE SENT TO THE MEDITERRANEAN--THE DEY OF ALGIERS BECAME FRIENDLY, BUT THE BASHAW OF TRIPOLI SHOWED FIGHT--FIERCE BATTLE BETWEEN THE SCHOONER _ENTERPRI...
30. CHAPTER XIVSTORY OF THE BRAVE MEN WHO DISGUISED A KETCH AS A MERCHANTMAN AND SAILED INTO THE HARBOR OF TRIPOLI BY NIGHT, DREW UP ALONGSIDE THE CAPTURED _PHILADELPHIA_, AND THEN, TO THE ORD...
31. CHAPTER XVA FIGHT AGAINST ODDS OF THREE GUNBOATS TO ONE--DECATUR AND MACDONOUGH LEADING THE BOARDERS--COLD-BLOODED MURDER AND THE VENGEANCE THAT FOLLOWED--WHEN REUBEN JAMES WON FAME--ELEV...
32. CHAPTER XVIA STIRRING TALE OF THE OUTRAGES PERPETRATED ON AMERICAN CITIZENS BY THE PRESS-GANGS OF THE BRITISH NAVY--HORRORS OF LIFE ON SHIPS WHERE THE OFFICERS FOUND PLEASURE IN THE USE OF...
33. ii. 26;cruising in Brazil, 152; fight with the British frigate _Java_, 153–173; wounded, 155; conducts his ship while his wounds are being dressed, 156; paroles 378 of the _Java’s_ cre...
34. i. 335;Barry, Captain John, i. 39; commands American brig _Lexington_, 63; cruises off Virginia capes, 64; encounters British tender _Edward_, 64; sinks the _Effingham_, 188; captures...
35. ii. 203, 204;Buchanan, Flag Officer Franklin, iv. 188; his difficulty in finding a crew, 195; wounded, 210; his report of the fight, _ib._; Confederate fleet of, at Mobile, 380; sends the _T...
36. ii. 375;Butler, General Benjamin F., sent to attack the forts on Hatteras Islands, iv. 100; his report at, 107; occupies New Orleans, 338, 339; his plan for blowing up Fort Fisher, 508–...
37. ii. 273;capture of the _Detroit_, 276, 278, 279; in command of the _Niagara_, 292; brings up the gun-boats, 322; criticized for inactivity, 335, 336; acts as second to Commodore Barron...
38. iv. 486;_Florida_, Confederate cruiser built at Liverpool, iv. 416; her first voyages, 417; Captain John Newland Maffitt appointed to command of, 418; is fired at by Captain Preble of t...
39. iii. 363;his sincere desire to stop the traffic, 364; captures the slave-ships _Martha_ and _Chatsworth_, 364–366; the “original prohibitionist of the navy,” 367; is sent to Canton to pr...
40. iv. 250;assembles a fleet at Paducah, 255; inspects the crews, 256; seeming insolence of Captain Walke to, 266; joins the expedition to Fort Donelson, 268; is seriously wounded, 271; ag...
41. iii. 394;Galveston, Texas, blockaded by the _South Carolina_, iv. 44; bombarded by Captain James Alden of the Federal frigate _South Carolina_, 121; the foreign consuls protest against t...
42. iv. 402;Jones, Captain Jacob, encounters the _Frolic_ in a gale, ii. 106; captures the _Frolic_, 107–117; surrenders the _Wasp_ and the _Frolic_ to the frigate _Poictiers_, 118, 119; re...
43. ii. 179;challenges Captain Greene, _ib._; compelled to raise the blockade, 180; recaptures the _William_, 181; captures the _Resolution_, _ib._; is chased by the _Peacock_, 182; the _Pe...
44. iii. 276;45. iii. 136;repairs to Vergennes, Vt., _ib._; in command of a squadron, 144, 145; his careful preparations, 147–150; his squadron assembled, 152; an interested audience, _ib._; the battle o...
46. iv. 358;Morris, Captain Charles, wit of, in an emergency, ii. 58; shot through the body in the _Guerrière_ fight, 88; placed in command of the _Adams_, iii. 57; runs the blockade in the...
47. iii. 239;_Peacock_, British brig, encounters the American sloop _Hornet_, ii. 181; the battle, 183; her captain killed, _ib._; sinks, 184; good treatment of the officers and men by the A...
48. iv. 137;Porter, Midshipman David, assists Lieutenant Rodgers in charge of captured French frigate _Insurgent_, i. 323; sent to Tripoli, 335; sent from the _Enterprise_ to take possessio...
49. i. 323;brings the ship safely into St. Kitts, _ib._; ready to move his fleet in one hour, ii. 28; starts to intercept a big fleet of merchantmen, 29; chases the _Belvidera_, _ib._; fir...
50. iii. 392;Stewart, Captain Charles, sails from Boston, iii. 242; overhauls and captures the British war-schooner _Picton_, _ib._; falls in with the British frigate _La Pique_, 243; finds...
51. iv. 293;_Sumter_, Confederate cruiser, iv. 407; Captain Semmes takes command of, 408; captures the _Abby Bradford_, 412; cruises in the Caribbean Sea, 413; on the Brazil coast, 414; is...
52. Volume IV: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71797In the original book, the index entries for "Biddle, Captain Nicholas" referring to Volume II. actually refer to his nephew, "Biddle, James", and some of those are in Volume III...