The Naval History of the United States. Volume 1

Chapter 15

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The Navy Disbanded. -- Aggressions of Barbary Corsairs. -- A Disgraceful Tribute. -- Bainbridge and the Dey. -- Gen. Eaton at Tunis. -- A Squadron sent to the Mediterranean. -- Decatur and the Spaniards. -- The "Enterprise" and the "Tripoli." -- American Slaves in Algiers.