"Frolic." -- Fruitless Cruise of the "Adams." -- The
"Peacock" Takes the "Epervier." -- The Cruise of the "Wasp."
-- She Captures the "Reindeer." -- Sinks the "Avon." --
Mysterious End of the "Wasp".

CHAPTER XV.

Operations on the New England Coast. -- The Bombardment of
Stonington. -- Destruction Of the United States Corvette
"Adams." -- Operations on Chesapeake Bay. -- Work of
Barney's Barge Flotilla. -- Advance of the British Upon
Washington. -- Destruction of the Capitol. -- Operations
Against Baltimore. -- Bombardment of Fort McHenry.

CHAPTER XVI.

Desultory Hostilities on the Ocean. -- Attack Upon Fort
Bowyer. -- Lafitte the Pirate. -- British Expedition against
New Orleans. -- Battle of the Rigolets. -- Attack on New
Orleans, and Defeat of the British. -- Work of the
Blue-jackets. -- Capture of the Frigate "President." -- The
"Constitution" takes The "Cyane" and "Levant." -- The
"Hornet" takes the "Penguin." -- End of the War.

CHAPTER XVII.

Privateers and Prisons of the War. -- The "Rossie." -- Salem
Privateers. -- The "Gen. Armstrong" gives Battle to a
British Squadron, and saves New Orleans. -- Narrative of a
British Officer. -- The "Prince de Neufchatel." --
Experiences of American Prisoners of War. -- The End.

CHAPTER XVIII.

The Long Peace broken by the War With Mexico. -- Activity of
the Navy. -- Captain Stockton's Stratagem. -- The Battle at
San Jose. -- The Blockade. -- Instances of Personal Bravery.
-- The Loss of the "Truxton." -- Yellow Fever in the
Squadron. -- The Navy at Vera Cruz. -- Capture of Alvarado.

CHAPTER XIX.

The Navy in Peace. -- Surveying the Dead Sea. -- Suppressing
the Slave Trade. -- The Franklin Relief Expedition. --
Commodore Perry in Japan. -- Signing of the Treaty. --
Trouble in Chinese Waters. -- The Koszta Case. -- The Second
Franklin Relief Expedition. -- Foote at Canton. -- "Blood is
Thicker Than Water".

_PART III._

BLUE JACKETS OF '61.

CHAPTER I.

The Opening of the Conflict. -- The Navies of the
Contestants. -- Dix's Famous Despatch. -- The
River-gunboats.

CHAPTER II.

Fort Sumter Bombarded. -- Attempt of the "Star of the West"
to re-enforce Anderson. -- The Naval Expedition to Fort
Sumter. -- The Rescue of the Frigate "Constitution." --
Burni