The Naval History of the United States. Volume 1
Chapter 18
The Gathering of the War-Cloud. -- The Revolution ended, but the War for Independence yet unfought. -- Outrages upon American Sailors. -- The Right of Search. -- Impressment. -- Boyhood of Commodore Porter. -- Early Days of Commodores Perry and Barney. -- Burning a Privateer. -- The Embargo. -- War Inevitable