The Naval War Of 1812 Or The History Of The United States Navy

_Strictness of the blockade--Cruise of Rodgers--Cruise of the_ Constitution--_Her unsuccessful chase of_ La Pique--_Attack on the_ Alligator--_The_ Essex _captured--The_ Frolic...

_The war on land generally disastrous--British send great expedition against New Orleans--Jackson prepares for the defence of the city--Night attack on the British advance guard...

_Commodore Rodgers' cruise and unsuccessful chase of the_ Belvidera--_Cruise of the _Essex--_Captain Hull's cruise, and escape from the squadron of Commodore Broke_--Constitutio...

_ONTARIO--Comparison of the rival squadrons---Chauncy takes York and Fort George--Yeo is repulsed at Sackett's Harbor, but keeps command of the lake--Chauncy sails--Yeo's partia...

_Blockade of the American coast--The_ Essex _in the South Pacific--The_ Hornet _captures the_ Peacock--_American privateers cut out by British boats--Unsuccessful cruise of Comm...

_President_ captured by Captain Hayes' squadron--Successful cutting-out expeditions of the Americans--Privateer brig _Chasseur_ captures St. Lawrence schooner--_Constitution_ ca...

_Overwhelming naval supremacy of England when America declared war against her--Race identity of the combatants--The American navy at the beginning of the war--Officers well tra...

_ONTARIO-The contest one of ship-building merely--Extreme caution of the commanders, verging on timidity--Yeo takes Oswego, and blockades Sackett's Harbor--British gun-boats cap...

_Causes of the War of 1812--Conflicting views of America and Britain as regards neutral rights--Those of the former power right--Impossibility of avoiding hostilities--Declarati...

_PRELIMINARY.--The combatants starting nearly on an equality--Difficulties of creating a naval force--Difficulty of comparing the force of the rival squadrons--Meagreness of the...

no means proved that 24-pounders were better guns than 18's to put on frigates; exactly as at a little later date it was vigorously contended that 42-pounders were no more effec...

Overwhelming naval supremacy of England when America declared war against her--Race identity of the combatants--American navy at the beginning of the war--Officers well trained-...

Blockade of the American coast--Commodore Porter's campaign with the _Essex_ in the South Pacific--_Hornet_ blockades Bonne Citoyenne--_Hornet_ captures _Resolution_--_Hornet_ c...

ONTARIO--Comparison of the rival squadrons--Chauncy's superior in strength--Chauncy takes York and Fort George--Yeo is repulsed at Sackett's Harbor, but keeps command of the lak...

Causes of the war of 1812--Conflicting views of America and Britain as regards neutral rights--Those of the former power right--Impossibility of avoiding hostilities--Declaratio...

ONTARIO--The contest one of ship-building merely--Statistics of the two squadrons--Serious sickness among the Americans--Extreme caution of the commanders, verging on timidity--...

PRELIMINARY.--The combatants starting nearly on an equality--Difficulties of creating a naval force--Difficulty of comparing the force of the rival squadrons--Meagreness of the...

Strictness of the blockade--Cruise of Rodgers--Cruise of the _Constitution_--Chased into Marblehead--Attempt to cut-out the _Alligator_--The _Essex_ captured after engagement wi...

The _President_ captured by Captain Hayes' squadron--Successful cutting-out expedition of the Americans--American privateer _Chasseur_ captures _St. Lawrence_--The _Constitution...

The war on land generally disastrous--British send great expedition against New Orleans--Jackson prepares for the defence of the city--Night attack on the British advance guard-...

Commodore Rodgers' cruise and unsuccessful chase of the _Belvidera_--Engagement between _Belvidera_ and _President_--_Hornet_ captures a privateer--Cruise of the _Essex_--Captai...