Description of Medal........................................ 127 Biographical Sketch of John Adams........................... 127 21 CAPTAIN THOMAS TRUXTUN. XXII [_Action with the Vengeance._] Description of Medal........................................ 128 Biographical Sketch of Thomas Truxtun....................... 128 Resolution of Congress Voting a Medal to Captain Truxtun, etc............................ March 29, 1800... 129 Captain Thomas Truxtun to the Secretary of the Navy.................................. February 3, 1800... 130 Journal of Captain Truxtun of Occurrences on board the United States Ship Constellation.. February 1, 1800... 130 President John Adams to the Secretary of the Navy.................................... March 31, 1800... 132 John Adams to Captain Thomas Truxtun... November 30, 1802... 132 22 PRESIDENT THOMAS JEFFERSON. XXIII [_Third President of the United States of America._] Description of Medal........................................ 133 Biographical Sketch of John Reich........................... 133 Biographical Sketch of Thomas Jefferson..................... 133 23 COMMODORE EDWARD PREBLE. XXIV (p. lvi) [_Naval operations against Tripoli._] Description of Medal........................................ 135 Biographical Sketch of Edward Preble........................ 135 Resolution of Congress Voting a Medal to Commodore Preble................................... March 3, 1805... 136 President Thomas Jefferson to Congress. February 20, 1805... 136 Commodore Preble to the Secretary of the Navy................................ September 18, 1804... 137 R. Smith to George Harrison................ June 26, 1805... 150 24 PRESIDENT JAMES MADISON. XXV [_Fourth President of the United States of America._] Description of Medal........................................ 151 Biographical Sketch of James Madison........................ 152 25 CAPTAIN ISAAC HULL. XXVI [_Capture of the Guerrière._] Description of Medal........................................ 153 Biographical Sketch of Isaac Hull........................... 153 Resolutions of Congress Voting Medals to Captains Hull, Decatur, Jones, etc................... January 29, 1813... 154 Captain Hull to the Secretary of the Navy.. July 21, 1812... 155 Captain Hull to the Secretary of the Navy................................... August 30, 1812... 157 Captain Hull to the Secretary of the Navy................................... August 30, 1812... 159 26 CAPTAIN JACOB JONES. XXVII [_Capture of the Frolic._]