Matthew Calbraith Perry: A Typical American Naval Officer. William Elliot Griffis

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VI. THE NAVAL APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM.

       VII. DUELLING.

       VIII. MEMORIALS IN ART OF M. C. PERRY.

       INDEX.

OUR EARLY NAVY.
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I.The Child Calbraith.—A Real Boy1
II.Boyhood’s Environment.—Under the Flag of Fifteen Stars10
III.A Midshipman’s Training Under Commodore Rodgers19
IV.Men, Ships, and Guns in 181228
V.Service in the War of 1812.—The Flag kept flying on all Seas38
AFRICA. SLAVERS AND PIRATES.
VI.First Voyage to the Dark Continent.—Lieutenant Perry goes to Guinea50
VII.Perry locates the Site of Monrovia.—The African Slave Trade58
VIII.Fighting Pirates in the Spanish Main65
EUROPE AND DIPLOMACY.
OUR FLAG IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.
IX.The American Line-of-Battle Ship.—Among Turks and Greeks72
X.The Concord in the Seas of Russia and Egypt.—Czar and Khedive81
XI.A Diplomatic Voyage in the Frigate Brandywine.—Andrew Jackson’s stalwart policy.—Perry rehearses for Japan.—Naples pays up91
SHORE DUTY. TEN YEARS OF SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.
XII.The Founder of the Brooklyn Naval Lyceum.—Master-Commandant Perry99
XIII.The Father of the American Steam Navy.—The Engineer’s status fixed.—The Line and the Staff110
XIV.Perry discovers the Ram.—The Trireme’s prow restored.—The “Line-of-Battle” changed to “Bows on”120
XV.Lighthouse Illumination.—Lenses or Reflectors?129
XVI.Revolutions in Naval Architecture.—The new middle term between Courage and Cannon.—Caloric138
XVII.The School of Gun Practice at Sandy Hook.—Bomb-guns and the coming Shells146
XVIII.The Twin Steamers Missouri and Mississippi.—Iron-clads and Armor156
COMMODORE OF A SQUADRON. AFRICAN WATERS.
EXTIRPATING “THE SUM OF ALL VILLIANIES.”
XIX.The Broad Pennant.—Our only Foreign Colony.—Powder and Ball at Berribee167
XX.Science and Religion.—A War of Ink Bottles.—Perry as a Missionary and Civilizer183
THE MEXICAN WAR.
XXI.The Mexican War197
XXII.Commodore Perry commands the Squadron216
XXIII.The Naval Battery breaches the walls of Vera Cruz226
XXIV.The Naval Brigade.—Capture of Tabasco241
XXV.Fighting the Yellow Fever.—Peace251
XXVI.Results of the War.—Gold and the Pacific Coast261
JAPAN.
XXVII.American attempts to open trade270
XXVIII.Origin of the American Expedition to Japan281
XXIX.Preparations for Japan.—An International Episode294
XXX.The Fire-Vessels of the Western Barbarians314
XXXI.Panic in Yedo.—Reception of the President’s Letter329
XXXII.Japanese preparations for Treaty-Making343
XXXIII.The Professor and the Sailor make a Treaty359
XXXIV.Last Labors375
THE MAN AND HIS WORK.
XXXV.Matthew Perry as a Man395
XXXVI.Works that follow409
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APPENDICES.
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I.Authorities427
II.Origin of the Perry Name and Family429
III.The Name Calbraith430
IV.The Family of M. C. Perry431
V.Official Detail of M. C. Perry433
VI.The Naval Apprenticeship System435
VII.Duelling440
VIII.Memorials in Art of M. C. Perry443
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INDEX447

      LIST

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