CHAPTER VI.✦

The Career of Paul Jones. -- In Command of the "Providence." -- Capture of the "Mellish." -- Exploits with the "Alfred." -- In Command of the "Ranger." -- Sweeping the English Channel. -- The Descent upon Whitehaven.

CHAPTER VII.✦

Career of Paul Jones Continued. -- His Descent upon the Castle of Lord Selkirk. -- The Affair of the Plate. -- The Descent upon Whitehaven. -- The Battle with the "Drake." -- Lieut. Simpson's Perfidy.

CHAPTER VIII.✦

Career of Paul Jones Continued. -- His Search for a Ship. -- Given Command of the "Bon Homme Richard." -- Landais and his Character. -- The Frustrated Mutiny. -- Landais quarrels with Jones. -- Edinburgh and Leith threatened. -- The Dominie's Prayer.

CHAPTER IX.✦

Career of Paul Jones Concluded. -- The Battle between the "Bon Homme Richard" and the "Serapis." -- Treachery of Landais. -- Jones's Great Victory. -- Landais steals the "Alliance." -- Jones in Command of the "Ariel." -- The "Ariel" in the Storm. -- Arrival in America.

CHAPTER X.✦

Career of Nicholas Biddle. -- His Exploit at Lewiston Jail. -- Cruise in the "Randolph." -- Battle with the "Yarmouth." -- The Fatal Explosion. -- Samuel Tucker. -- His Boyhood. -- Encounter with Corsairs. -- Cruising in the "Franklin." -- In Command of the "Boston." -- Anecdotes of Capt. Tucker.

CHAPTER XI.✦

Hostilities in 1777. -- American Reverses. -- The British in Philadelphia. -- The Attack upon Fort Mifflin. -- Cruise of the "Raleigh" and the "Alfred." -- Torpedo Warfare. -- The Battle of the Kegs.

CHAPTER XII.✦

Naval Events of 1778. -- Recruiting for the Navy. -- The Descent upon New Providence. -- Operations on the Delaware. -- Capt. Barry's Exploits. -- Destruction of the American Frigates. -- American Reverses. -- The Capture of the "Pigot." -- French Naval Exploits.