CONTENTS 



PA R T TWO 



CHAPTER I 

 1814 



ON THE OCEAN 



Strictness of the blockade Cruise of Rodgers Cruise 

 of the Constitution Her unsuccessful chase of La 

 Pique Attack on the Alligator The Essex cap 

 tured The Frolic captured The Peacock captures 

 the Epervier Commodore Barney's flotilla The 

 British in the Chesapeake The Wasp captures the 

 Reindeer and sinks the Avon Cruise and loss of 

 the Adams The privateer General Armstrong 

 The privateer Prince de Neufchatel Loss of the 

 gunboats in Lake Borgne Fighting near New Or 

 leans Summary 3 



CHAPTER II 

 1814 



ON THE LAKES 



ONTARIO The contest one of ship-building merely 

 Extreme caution of the commanders, verging on 

 timidity Yeo takes Oswego, and blockades Sackett's 

 Harbor British gunboats captured Chauncy block 

 ades Kingston ERIE Captain Sinclair's unsuccessful 

 expedition Daring and successful cutting-out expe 

 ditions of the British CHAMPLAIN Macdonough's 



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