Chapter V
EVENTS OF 1776. - THE FIRST CRUISE OF THE REGULAR NAVY. - THE "LEXINGTON " AND THE "EDWARD." - MUGFORD'S BRAVE FIGHT. - LOSS OF THE "YANKEE HERO." - CAPT. MANLY, AND THE "DEFENCE." - AMERICAN VESSELS IN EUROPEAN WATERS. - GOOD WORK OF THE
Abbot's fighting history of the American navy — privateers and frigates, the Bon Homme Richard and the Constitution, told battle by battle with the smoke still in the rigging.
EVENTS OF 1776. - THE FIRST CRUISE OF THE REGULAR NAVY. - THE "LEXINGTON " AND THE "EDWARD." - MUGFORD'S BRAVE FIGHT. - LOSS OF THE "YANKEE HERO." - CAPT. MANLY, AND THE "DEFENCE." - AMERICAN VESSELS IN EUROPEAN WATERS. - GOOD WORK OF THE