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Read Ebook: The history of our Navy from its origin to the present day 1775-1897 vol. 1 (of 4) by Spears John Randolph
Font size: Background color: Text color: Add to tbrJar First Page Next PageEbook has 181 lines and 111683 words, and 4 pagesThe Story of Arnold's Extraordinary Fight against Overwhelming Odds on Lake Champlain--A Thousand Sailors, of whom Seven-tenths were Picked Men, Armed with the Heaviest Guns, were Pitted under a Courageous Leader against 700 Yankees, chiefly Haymakers, Poorly Armed and with Insufficient Ammunition--Savages with Scalping Knives Aided the British--A Desperate Struggle at the End--The Best All-around Fighter under Washington. AN EARLY AMERICAN FLOATING BATTERY, 1 COMMODORE ESEK HOPKINS. , 3 THE FIRST NAVAL FLAGS, 4 THE "BOSTON TEA-PARTY." , 13 A BRITISH ARMED SLOOP. , 19 A BRIG OF WAR LOWERING A BOAT. , 29 THE ADMIRALTY SEAL, 33 THE FOUNDERS OF THE AMERICAN NAVY. , 37 VESSEL OF WAR SALUTING, WITH THE YARDS MANNED. , 40 FACSIMILE OF A LETTER FROM ABRAHAM WHIPPLE TO GENERAL LINCOLN DURING THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON. , 42 NICHOLAS BIDDLE. , 45 A FRIGATE CHASING A SMALL BOAT. , 48 A LETTER FROM ESEK HOPKINS. , 50 A CORVETTE. , 52 COMMODORE ESEK HOPKINS. , 55 AN ENGLISH "SEVENTY-FOUR" AND A FRIGATE COMING TO ANCHOR. , 59 JOHN BARRY. , 65 FACSIMILE OF ACCOUNT BETWEEN DUDLEY SALTONSTALL AND ELISHA HINMAN. , 67 ST. PIERRE, MARTINIQUE. , 70 JOHN PAUL JONES. , 75 BURLINGTON BAY ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN. , 83 SIR GUY CARLETON. , 86 GEN. BENEDICT ARNOLD. , 88 THE BATTLE OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN, 92 PLAN OF THE ACTION OF OCTOBER 12, 1776, 93 MAP OF THE FIGHT ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN, 1776, 94 THE FIGHT ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN, OCTOBER 13, 1776. , 97 A VIEW ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN, SHOWING THE FIGHT OF 1776. , 101 BROADSIDE DESCRIBING THE ENGAGEMENT ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN. , 106-109 JOHN BAZELEY. , 120 JOHN PAUL JONES'S COMMISSION, 136 MAP OF THE BRITISH ISLES. , 139 AN ENGLISH CARICATURE OF JOHN PAUL JONES. , 143 "PAUL JONES THE PIRATE." , 149 MAP OF THE AMERICAN COAST, 161 SIGNATURES OF JOHN MANLY AND HECTOR MCNEIL, 181 FACSIMILE OF A LETTER FROM THOMAS THOMPSON TO CAPTAIN MCNEIL. , 183-4 A TYPICAL NASSAU FORT--FORT FINCASTLE. , 187 AN ENGLISH FRIGATE OF FORTY GUNS. , 191 "A PROCLAMATION." , 198 "AN ORDINANCE ASCERTAINING WHAT CAPTURES ON WATER SHALL BE LAWFUL." , 202 ALEXANDER MURRAY. , 208 JOSHUA BARNEY. , 210 A RELIC OF TWO REVOLUTIONARY CAPTAINS--BILL OF LADING FOR JOHN BARRY SIGNED BY JOSHUA BARNEY. , 216 "THE HOWES ASLEEP IN PHILADELPHIA"--A CARICATURE DRAWN FORTH BY THE DOINGS OF REVOLUTIONARY PRIVATEERS, 219 A PERMIT TO VISIT ONE OF THE PRISON SHIPS. , 223 MAP OF THE WALE BOGT AND ITS VICINITY, 225 RICHARD DALE. , 231 PIERRE LANDAIS. , 236 LEITH PIER AND HARBOR. , 239 Add to tbrJar First Page Next Page |
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