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.
WORK OF THE PRIVATEERS. - THE "GEN. HANCOCK" AND THE "LEVANT." - EXPLOITS OF THE "PICKERING" THE "REVENGE." - THE "HOLKAR." - THE "CONGRESS" AND THE "SAVAGE." - THE "HYDER ALI" AND THE "GEN. MONK." - THE WHALE- BOAT HOSTILITIES. - THE "OLD JERSEY" PRISON-SHIP . •