General Miles's Expedition to Puerto Rico, as seen from the Deck of the "St. Paul". Hobson Sinking the "Merrimac" in the Entrance to Santiago Harbor, June 3, 1898. Rear-Admiral Winfield Scott Schley. Monitors at League Island Navy Yard, Philadelphia. Training Ship "Alliance"--Type of the Last Wooden Sloops-of-War. Training Ships "Portsmouth" and "Lancaster" at Brooklyn Navy Yard. "Racing Home"--The Battleship "Oregon" on her way from San Francisco to Key West. Hammock-Inspection on a Battleship. Armored Cruiser "New York" on her way to Puerto Rico. New York's Welcome to the Battleship "Texas". Spanish Merchant Steamer "Panama," Captured April 25, by Lighthouse Tender "Mangrove". Forward 13-inch Guns on Battleship "Indiana". Forward Deck of Dynamite Gun-Vessel "Vesuvius". Hospital Ship "Relief". Religious Service on Battleship "Iowa," off Havana. The Battleship "Maine" Leaving New York for Havana. Bombardment of Matanzas, Cuba, by the "New York," "Cincinnati," and "Puritan," April 27, 1898. Ironclads in Action. Bombardment of Forts at Entrance of Santiago Harbor, Cuba, May 6, 1898. Torpedo-Boat "Ericsson". Deck-Tube and Projectile of a Torpedo-Boat. Crew of the "Indiana" Watching the "New York" Capture a Prize. Hurry-Work at Night on Monitor "Puritan" at League Island Navy Yard, Philadelphia. PART I BLUE-JACKETS OF '76. CHAPTER I. EARLY EXPLOITS UPON THE WATER. -- GALLOP'S BATTLE WITH THE INDIANS. -- BUCCANEERS AND PIRATES. -- MORGAN AND BLACKBEARD. -- CAPT. KIDD TURNS PIRATE. -- DOWNFALL OF THE BUCCANEERS' POWER.