CHAPTER X

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

CAREER OF NICHOLAS BIDDLE. - HIS EXPLOIT AT LEWISTON JAIL. - CRUISE IN THE "RANDOLPH." - BATTLE WITH THE "YARMOUTH." - THE FATAL EXPLOSION…

CRUISE OF THE "ESSEX." - A RICH PRIZE. - THE MYSTERIOUS LETTER. - CAPE HORN ROUNDED. - CAPTURE OF A PERUVIAN PRIVATEER. - AMONG THE BRITISH…

Σ CAREER OF NICHOLAS BIDDLE. - HIS EXPLOIT AT LEWISTON JAIL. - CRUISE IN THE "RANDOLPH." BATTLE WITH THE "YARMOUTH." - THE FATAL EXPLOSION…

We abandoned our consideration of the general naval events of the war, to turn to a recountal of the exploits of Paul Jones at the close of…

Aside from the naval operations on the ocean, the year 1776 had seen the thick clouds of gunpowder-smoke floating across the placid surface…

One of the first ships to get to sea in this year was the "Randolph;" a new frigate commanded by Nicholas Biddle, who thus early in the war…

Therefore, seizing a loaded pistol in each hand, Capt. Biddle walked to the prison, accompanied only by a young midshipman. As the two…

But a few days were spent in port. Getting to sea again, the "Randolph” fell in with the "True Briton," a twenty-gun ship, flying the…

Early in 1778 Biddle again took the sea with the "Randolph," supported this time by four small vessels, fitted out by the South Carolina…

The horrible accident which destroyed the "Randolph " came near being the end of the "Yarmouth," her antagonist. The two battling ships…

Among the more notable commanders who did good service on the sea was Capt. Samuel Tucker, who was put in command of the frigate "Boston"…

Feb. 10, 1778, Capt. Tucker was ordered to carry the Hon. John Adams to France, as envoy from the United States. The voyage was full of…

Of the part Tucker played in the siege of Charleston, of his capture there by the British, and of his exchange, we shall speak later. At…

CRUISE OF THE "ESSEX." - A RICH PRIZE. - THE MYSTERIOUS LETTER. - CAPE HORN ROUNDED. - CAPTURE OF A PERUVIAN PRIVATEER. - AMONG THE BRITISH…