tleship "Oregon" on her way from San
Francisco to Key West.

Hammock-Inspection on a Battleship.

Armored Cruiser "New York" on her way to Puerto Rico.

New York's Welcome to the Battleship "Texas".

Spanish Merchant Steamer "Panama," Captured April 25, by
Lighthouse Tender "Mangrove".

Forward 13-inch Guns on Battleship "Indiana".

Forward Deck of Dynamite Gun-Vessel "Vesuvius".

Hospital Ship "Relief".

Religious Service on Battleship "Iowa," off Havana.

The Battleship "Maine" Leaving New York for Havana.

Bombardment of Matanzas, Cuba, by the "New York,"
"Cincinnati," and "Puritan," April 27, 1898.

Ironclads in Action.

Bombardment of Forts at Entrance of Santiago Harbor, Cuba,
May 6, 1898.

Torpedo-Boat "Ericsson".

Deck-Tube and Projectile of a Torpedo-Boat.

Crew of the "Indiana" Watching the "New York" Capture a
Prize.

Hurry-Work at Night on Monitor "Puritan" at League Island
Navy Yard, Philadelphia.

PART I

BLUE-JACKETS OF '76.

CHAPTER I.

EARLY EXPLOITS UPON THE WATER. -- GALLOP'S BATTLE WITH THE
INDIANS. -- BUCCANEERS AND PIRATES. -- MORGAN AND
BLACKBEARD. -- CAPT. KIDD TURNS PIRATE. -- DOWNFALL OF THE
BUCCANEERS' POWER.

In May, 1636, a stanch little sloop of some twenty tons was standing
along Long Island Sound on a trading expedition. At her helm stood
John Gallop, a sturdy colonist, and a skilful seaman, who earned his
bread by trading with the Indians that at that time thronged the
shores of the Sound, and eagerly seized any opportunity to traffic
with the white men from the colonies of Plymouth or New Amsterdam. The
colonists sent out beads, knives, bright clothes, and sometimes,
unfortunately, rum and other strong drinks. The Indians in exchange
offered skins and peltries of all kinds; and, as their simple natures
had not been schooled to nice calculations of values, the traffic was
one of great profit to the more shrewd whites. But the trade was not
without its perils. Though the Indians were simple, and little likely
to drive hard bargains, yet they were savages, and little accustomed
to nice distinctions between their own property and that of others.
Their desires once aroused for some gaudy bit of cloth or shining
glass, they were ready enough to steal it, often making their booty
secure by the murder of the luckless trader