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Front cover

Contents

• INTRODUCTION
• I
• The United States frigate Constitution, on July 17th, 1812 falls in with a British squadron, but escapes, owing to the masterly seamanship of Captain Isaac Hull
• II
• The Constitution under command of Captain Hull, captures the British Frigate Guerriere, under command of Captain Richard Dacres, August 19th 1812
• III
• The United States sloop of war Wasp, Captain Jacob Jones captures the English sloop of war Frolic, October 18th 1812
• IV
• October 25th, 1812 the British frigate Macedonian, commanded by John Carden is captured by the United States frigate under command of Stephen Decatur
• V
• Captain Vm Bainbridge in the Constitution captures the British frigate Java off the coast of Brazil
• VI
• Gallant action of the privateer schooner, Comet of 14 guns, against three English vessels and one Portugese, January 14th 1813
• VII
• The United States sloop of war Hornet, Captain James Lawrence takes the British brig Peacock
• VIII
• The United States frigate Chesapeake is captured by the English frigate Shannon
• IX
• The United States brig Enterprise commanded by William Burrows captures HBM Sloop of war Boxer
• X
• On September 10th 1813 the American fleet on Lake Erie, under the command of Oliver Hazard Perry captures the English naval force under Commodore Barclay
• XI
• The American privateer brig General Armstrong of 9 guns and 90 men repulses a boat attack in the harbor of Fayal
• XII
• March 28th, 1814 the United States frigate Essex, under Captain David Porter is captured by two English vessels the Phoebe and Cherub
• XIII
• The United States sloop of war Peacock commanded by Captain Warrington takes the British Sloop of war L'Epervier
• XIV
• The United States sloop of war Wasp under command of Captain Blakeley captures British sloop of war Reindeer June 28th 1814.
• XV
• September 11th the American forces on Lake Champlain under Captain Macdonough, capture the English squadron under Captain Downey
• XVI
• The United States frigate President under command of Captain Decatur is taken by a British Squadron after a long chase.
• XVII
• February 20th 1815 the Constitution under Captain Stewart engages and captures two English vessels.
• XVIII
• The British brig of war Penguin surrenders to the United States brig Hornet, commanded by Captain James Biddle
• XIX
• The chsae of the Hornet, sloop of war, by the Cornwallis a British line-of-battle ship