_PART V._ THE NAVAL WAR WITH SPAIN. CHAPTER I. The State of Cuba. -- Pertinacity of the Revolutionists. -- Spain's Sacrifices and Failure. -- Spanish Barbarities. -- The Policy of Reconcentration. -- American Sympathy aroused. -- The Struggle in Congress. -- The Assassination of the "Maine." -- Report of the Commission. -- The Onward March to Battle. CHAPTER II. The Opening Days of the War. -- The First Blow struck in the Pacific. -- Dewey and his Fleet. -- The Battle at Manila. -- An Eye-witness' Story. -- Delay and Doubt in the East. -- Dull Times for the Blue-jackets. -- The Discovery of Cervera. -- Hobson's Exploit. -- The Outlook. CHAPTER III. The Spanish Fleet makes a Dash from the Harbor. -- Its total Destruction. -- Admiral Cervera a Prisoner. -- Great Spanish Losses. -- American Fleet Loses but one Man. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. VOLUME ONE Spilling Grog on the "Constitution" before going into Action. _Frontispiece_. Commodore Esek Hopkins. Siege of Charleston, S.C., May, 1780. Captain John Paul Jones quelling the Mob at Whitehaven, Scotland, Nov., 1777. The Action between the "Bon Homme Richard" and the "Serapis," September 23, 1779. Commodore Barry. Shortening Sail on the "Lancaster"--The Oldest Cruiser in Commission. Commodore Decatur. Derelict. Cutting Away the Flag. Commodore Perry. Barney Regains his Ship. Toasting the Wooden Walls of Columbia. Commodore Macdonough. Hull Makes a Reconnoissance. The British Squadron. Lieut. Allen Fires a Shot. Commodore Rogers Hails. Explosion on the "President". "Hull Her, Boys!" Loading. Ready to Board. Engagement of the Frigates "United States" and "Macedonian," Christmas Day, 1812. Assuming to be British Men-of-War. Marines Picking Off the Enemy. In the Cross-Trees. Perry's Recruits. Drilling the Raw Recruits. Commodore Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie. Perry's Victory--The Battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813. Making Ready to Leave the "Lawrence". Awaiting the Boarders. "I am Commodore Rogers". Beating to Quarters. The Last Shot of the "Chesapeake". On Board the "Chesapeake". The Peruvian Privateer. The Duel at the Galapagos Islands. Firing the Howitzer. VOLUME TWO Destruction of the "Maine," Havana Harbor, Feb. 15, 1898. _Frontispiece_ The Fight with the "Boxer". The Surrender of the "Boxer". On the Way to Lake Erie. Hiram Paulding Fires the Guns. The Captain of the "Reindeer". The End of the "Reindeer". Lieut. Richmond Pearson Hobson, who Sank the "Merrimac" in Santiago Harbor, June 3, 1898. The Descent of Wareham. Sharp-Shooters. The March on Washington.