The Naval History of the United States

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.

CHAPTER VII

11 pages in this part of The Naval History of the United States.

Chapter VII

CAREER OF PAUL JONES CONTINUED. - HIS DESCENT UPON THE CASTLE OF LORD SELKIRK. - THE AFFAIR OF THE PLATE. - THE DESCENT UPON WHITEHAVEN…

Chapter VII (IV)

W E NOW come to the glorious part of the career of Paul Jones upon the ocean. Heretofore he has been chiefly occupied in the capture of…

CHAPTER VII: Jones

We shall for a time abandon our account of the general naval incidents of the Revolution, to follow the career of Paul Jones to the end of…

CHAPTER VII: Selkirk

He was cruising in seas familiar to him as a sailor. Along the Scottish shores his boyhood hours had been spent. This knowledge he sought…

CHAPTER VII: England

This incident, simple enough in reality, the novelist Fenimore Cooper has made the germ of one of his exquisite sea-tales, "The Pilot."…

CHAPTER VII: Drake

After the wind and tide had defeated the midnight attempt made by Jones to capture the "Drake," that craft had remained quietly at her…

CHAPTER VII: Ranger

Such Hastily the American officer noted the condition of the prize, and returned to his own ship for aid. All the boats of the "Ranger"…

CHAPTER VII: Simpson

When the "Drake" was in condition to sail, Jones put her in command of Lieut. Simpson, and the two vessels left the bay. This choice of…

Chapter VII (V)

ET us now abandon for a time our consideration of the progress of the great naval war on the ocean, and turn our attention to a humbler…

CHAPTER VII: Americans

This incident, trivial in itself, is typical of that ingenuity and fertility of resource, which, more than any thing else, contributed to…

CHAPTER VII: Chauncey

With all his energy and unswerving fidelity to the cause of his country, Chauncey probably did nothing of more direct benefit to the United…

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