[Illustration] TWELVE NAVAL CAPTAINS _Being a Record of Certain Americans who made themselves Immortal_ BY MOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL AUTHOR OF "THE SPRIGHTLY ROMANCE OF MARSAC," "THE HISTORY OF THE LADY BETTY STAIR," "CHILDREN OF DESTINY," "THROCKMORTON," "LITTLE JARVIS," ETC. _WITH PORTRAITS_ NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS 1906 _Copyright, 1897_, By Charles Scribner's Sons. CONTENTS Page PAUL JONES 1 RICHARD DALE 28 THOMAS TRUXTUN 42 WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE 53 EDWARD PREBLE 83 STEPHEN DECATUR 102 RICHARD SOMERS 130 ISAAC HULL 145 CHARLES STEWART 167 OLIVER HAZARD PERRY 182 THOMAS MACDONOUGH 192 JAMES LAWRENCE 208 LIST OF PORTRAITS Paul Jones _Frontispiece_ Richard Dale _Facing page_ 28 Thomas Truxtun " 42 William Bainbridge " 53 Edward Preble " 83 Stephen Decatur " 102 Richard Somers " 130 Isaac Hull " 145 Charles Stewart " 167 Oliver Hazard Perry " 182 Thomas Macdonough " 192 James Lawrence " 208 PAUL JONES