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Different ways of estimating it in Britain and America 

 Ratings American ships properly rated Arma 

 ments of the frigates and corvettes Three styles of 

 guns used Difference between long guns and carron- 

 ades Short weight of American shot Comparison of 

 British frigates rating 38, and American frigates rating 

 44 guns Compared with a 74 50 



CHAPTER III 



1812 



ON THE OCEAN 



Commodore Rodgers' cruise and unsuccessful chase of 

 the Belvidera Cruise of the Essex Captain Hull's 

 cruise, and escape from the squadron of Commodore 

 Broke Constitution captures Guerriere Wasp cap 

 tures Frolic Second unsuccessful cruise of Commo 

 dore Rodgers United States captures Macedonian 

 Constitution captures Java Essex starts on a cruise 

 Summary 105 



CHAPTER IV 

 1812 



ON THE LAKES 



PRELIMINARY The combatants starting nearly on an 

 equality Difficulties of creating a naval force Diffi 

 culty of comparing the force of the rival squadrons 

 Meagreness of the published accounts Unreliability of 

 James ONTARIO Extraordinary nature of the Ameri 

 can squadron Canadian squadron forming only a kind 



