Career of Paul Jones Continued. -- His Search for a Ship. -- Given Command of the "Bon Homme Richard." -- Landais and his Character. -- The Frustrated Mutiny. -- Landais quarrels with Jones. -- Edinburgh and Leith threatened. -- The Dominie's Prayer. CHAPTER IX. Career of Paul Jones Concluded. -- The Battle between the "Bon Homme Richard" and the "Serapis." -- Treachery of Landais. -- Jones's Great Victory. -- Landais steals the "Alliance." -- Jones in Command of the "Ariel." -- The "Ariel" in the Storm. -- Arrival in America. CHAPTER X. Career of Nicholas Biddle. -- His Exploit at Lewiston Jail. -- Cruise in the "Randolph." -- Battle with the "Yarmouth." -- The Fatal Explosion. -- Samuel Tucker. -- His Boyhood. -- Encounter with Corsairs. -- Cruising in the "Franklin." -- In Command of the "Boston." -- Anecdotes of Capt. Tucker. CHAPTER XI. Hostilities in 1777. -- American Reverses. -- The British in Philadelphia. -- The Attack upon Fort Mifflin. -- Cruise of the "Raleigh" and the "Alfred." -- Torpedo Warfare. -- The Battle of the Kegs. CHAPTER XII. Naval Events of 1778. -- Recruiting for the Navy. -- The Descent upon New Providence. -- Operations on the Delaware. -- Capt. Barry's Exploits. -- Destruction of the American Frigates. -- American Reverses. -- The Capture of the "Pigot." -- French Naval Exploits. CHAPTER XIII. Last Years of the War. -- Disastrous Expedition to the Penobscot. -- Wholesale Captures on the Newfoundland Banks. -- French Ships in American Waters. -- Taking of Charleston. -- The "Trumbull's" Victory and Defeat. -- Capt. Barry and the "Alliance." -- Close of the War. CHAPTER XIV. Work of the Privateers. -- The "Gen. Hancock" and the "Levant." -- Exploits of the "Pickering" -- the "Revenge." -- the "Holkar." -- The "Congress" and the "Savage." -- The "Hyder Ali" and the "Gen. Monk." -- The Whale-Boat Hostilities. -- The "Old Jersey" Prison-Ship. CHAPTER XV. The Navy Disbanded. -- Aggressions of Barbary Corsairs. -- A Disgraceful Tribute. -- Bainbridge and the Dey. -- Gen. Eaton at Tunis. -- A Squadron sent to the Mediterranean. -- Decatur and the Spaniards. -- The "Enterprise" and the "Tripoli." -- American Slaves in Algiers. CHAPTER XVI. More Vigorous Policy. -- Commodore Morris sent to the Mediterranean. -- Porter's Cutting-Out Expedition. -- Commodore Preble sent to the Mediterranean. -- His Encounter with a British Man-of-War. -- The Loss of the "Philadelphia." -- Decatur's Daring Adventure. CHAPTER XVII. A Stirring Year. -- The Bombardment of Tripoli. -- Decatur's Hand-to-Hand Fight. -- Lieut. Trippe's Bravery. -- Lieut. Spence's Bold Deed. -- Somers's Narrow Escape. -- The Floating Mine. -- The Fatal Explosion. -- Close of the War. -- The End. _PART II._