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THE NAVAL HISTORY
OF THE
UNITED STATES
BY
WILLIS J. ABBOT
With Many Illustrations
VOLUME ONE
NEW YORK: PETER FENELON COLLIER, PUBLISHER.
Copyright, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1890 By Dodd, Mead and Company
All rights reserved
CONTENTS.
THE NAVAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.
PART I.
BLUE JACKETS OF '76.
CHAPTER I.
Early Exploits upon the Water. -- Gallop's Battle with the Indians. -- Buccaneers and Pirates. -- Morgan and Blackbeard. -- Capt. Kidd turns Pirate. -- Downfall of the Buccaneers' Power.
CHAPTER II.
Expeditions against Neighboring Colonies. -- Romantic Career of Sir William Phipps. -- Quelling a Mutiny. -- Expeditions against Quebec.
CHAPTER III.
Opening of the American Revolution. -- The Affair of the Schooner "St. John." -- The Press-gang and its Work. -- The Sloop "Liberty." -- Destruction of the "Gaspee." -- The Boston Tea-party.
CHAPTER IV.
The Beginning of the Navy. -- Lexington and Concord. -- A Blow Struck in Maine. -- Capture of the "Margaretta." -- Gen. Washington and the Navy. -- Work of Capt. Manly.
CHAPTER V.
Events of 1776. -- The First Cruise of the Regular Navy. -- The "Lexington" and the "Edward." -- Mugford's Brave Fight. -- Loss of the "Yankee Hero." -- Capt. Manly, and the "Defence." -- American Vessels in European Waters. -- Good Work of the "Lexington" and the "Reprisal." -- the British defeated at Charleston.