The ships of the new squadron sailed as they could be got ready, the _Chesapeake_ on April 27, 1802, the _John Adams_ not until September 19th. There is no special need to follow the blockade of Tripoli by Morris’s squadron: the many attacks upon the galleys, generally so close in shore as to make it difficult to absolutely destroy them; the rough experiences and dangers on such a coast from heavy weather. There were conspicuous cases of gallantry and of conduct which went far to form the character of the service yet in its infancy. Lieutenant David Porter particularly gave evidence of his coming fame. Morris, relieved temporarily by Commodore Rodgers, went home in October, 1803, to meet undeserved charges of want of vigor in his command, which ended in wrongful dismissal from the service. By the middle of 1803 a new squadron was formed of the _Constitution_, _Philadelphia_, and of five brigs and schooners, the _Argus_, _Siren_, _Nautilus_, _Vixen_, and _Enterprise_. Edward Preble was the commodore in command. It is a habit with some to call Paul Jones or John Barry the “father of the navy” as race sentiment or particular inclination may rule, but neither has a claim of the sort. Jones never served in the newly established service or had anything to do with its organization. The ephemeral navy of the Revolution had entirely passed away; the navy of 1794 was not a reconstitution; it was a new birth, and with this Barry’s connection was without special distinction. Jones was a Scot by birth; Barry was an Irishman. Both are in the first rank as naval officers, but neither did anything to form the new navy. This was the work of Edward Preble, American by long descent, tradition, and training. Born in Portland, Maine, August 15, 1761, he ran away when seventeen to go to sea in a privateer; he was shortly made a midshipman in the _Protector_, the largest ship of the Massachusetts state navy; was in several actions, and when the _Protector_ was captured became a prisoner in the prison ship _Jersey_, at New York. When released he was immediately again at sea, this time in the state privateer _Winthrop_, and was of the party which cut out an armed British brig from under the British fort in Penobscot Bay. When the United States navy came to life again he was commissioned one of the first five lieutenants. In 1799 he was promoted to captain and in command of the _Essex_ convoyed fourteen valuable merchantmen to China. His high temper and strict discipline were, in the early part of his Mediterranean service, to make him somewhat unpopular, but his great qualities soon brought an admiration and regard which have come down as a cherished tradition of the service, as warm to-day as a hundred years since. It is to him should be given the credit of establishing the character of the little navy which fought the War of 1812, covering itself with fame, and bringing a new respect to our country which owes