| Chapter | | Page | | I. | The Beginnings of the Navy. | 11 | | II. | Biddle and the "Randolph." | 28 | | III. | War on the Enemy's Coast. | 35 | | IV. | Paul Jones's Cruises. | 42 | | V. | Barry and Barney. | 60 | | VI. | Hostilities with France. | 85 | | VII. | Tripoli. | 104 | | VIII. | Impressment. | 150 | | IX. | The War of 1812.—The "Constitution" and the "GuerriÈre." | 157 | | X. | The First Sloop Action. | 177 | | XI. | Decatur and Bainbridge. | 183 | | XII. | Captain James Lawrence. | 196 | | XIII. | The Cruise of the "Essex." | 210 | | XIV. | Perry and Lake Erie. | 246 | | XV. | The Sloop Actions. | 263 | | XVI. | Macdonough and Lake Champlain. | 280 | | XVII. | Stewart and "Old Ironsides." | 292 | | XVIII. | The War with Algiers. | 307 | | XIX. | The War with Mexico. | 318 |
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