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Chapter XVIII

THE LONG PEACE BROKEN BY THE WAR WITH MEXICO. - ACTIVITY OF THE NAVY. -CAPTAIN STOCKTON'S STRATAGEM. -THE BATTLE AT SAN JOSE. -THE BLOCKADE. - INSTANCES OF PERSONAL BRAVERY. THE LOSS OF THE "TRUXTON." - YELLOW FEVER IN THE SQUADRON. -THE NAVY AT VERA CRUZ. - CAPTURE OF ALVARADO