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 VIII

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

Chapter VIII

Chapter VIII (II)

ON THE OCEAN. - THE "HORNET" SINKS THE “PEACOCK." - THE BLOCKADE. - ADVEN- TURES OF THE "SALLY." - HOSTILITIES ON CHESAPEAKE BAY. - THE…

Chapter VIII (IV)

HE year 1813, that brought to American sailors upon the lakes such well-earned laurels, opened auspiciously for the stars and stripes upon…

CHAPTER VIII: Hornet

On the 24th of February, as the "Hornet" was giving close chase to a suspicious brig near the mouth of the Demarara River, a second…

CHAPTER VIII: Fernald

Among the blockade-runners of the New England coast, Capt. Dan Fernald of Portsmouth stood foremost. When a shipload of Maine timber was…

CHAPTER VIII: Stewart

When, by the gray light of early morning, the lookout on the "Constellation" saw the British fleet lying quietly at their anchorage down…

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