Belt"

CHAPTER IV.

The War on the Ocean. -- Commodore Rodgers's Cruise. -- The
Loss of the "Nautilus." -- First Success for the British. --
The Escape of the "Constitution." -- The "Essex" takes the
"Alert." -- The "Constitution" and the "Guerriere"

CHAPTER V.

An International Debate. -- The "Wasp" and the "Frolic." --
The "United States" and the "Macedonian." -- Ovations to the
Victors

CHAPTER VI.

Bainbridge takes Command of the "Constitution." -- The
Defeat of the "Java." -- Close of the Year's Hostilities on
the Ocean.

CHAPTER VII.

The War on the Lakes. -- The Attack on Sackett's Harbor. --
Oliver Hazard Perry ordered To Lake Erie. -- The Battle of
Put-in-Bay.

CHAPTER VIII.

On the Ocean. -- The "Hornet" sinks the "Peacock." -- The
Blockade. -- Adventures of the "Sally." -- Hostilities on
Chesapeake Bay. -- The Cruise of the "President".

CHAPTER IX.

Decatur blockaded at New York. -- Attempts to escape through
Long Island Sound. -- The Flag-Ship struck by Lightning. --
Torpedoes. -- Fulton's Steam-Frigate. -- Action between the
"Chesapeake" and "Shannon".

CHAPTER X.

Cruise of the "Essex." -- A Rich Prize. -- The Mysterious
Letter. -- Cape Horn rounded. -- Capture of a Peruvian
Privateer. -- Among the British Whalers. -- Porter in
Command of a Squadron. -- A Boy Commander. -- The Squadron
lays up at Nookaheevah.

CHAPTER XI.

War with the Savages. -- The Campaign against the Typees. --
Departure from Nookaheevah. -- The "Essex" anchors at
Valparaiso. -- Arrival of the "Phoebe" and "Cherub." -- They
capture the "Essex." -- Porter's Encounter with the
"Saturn." -- The Mutiny at Nookaheevah.

CHAPTER XII.

Capture of the "Surveyor." -- Work of the Gunboat Flotilla.
-- Operations on Chesapeake Bay. -- Cockburn's Depredations.
-- Cruise of the "Argus." -- Her Capture by the "Pelican."
-- Battle Between the "Enterprise" and "Boxer." -- End of
the Year 1813 on the Ocean.

CHAPTER XIII.

On the Lakes. -- Close of Hostilities on Lakes Erie and
Huron. -- Desultory Warfare on Lake Ontario in 1813. --
Hostilities on Lake Ontario in 1814. -- The Battle of Lake
Champlain. -- End of the War upon the Lakes.

CHAPTER XIV.

On the Ocean. -- The Work of the Sloops-of-War. -- Loss of
the