The recent revolution in navies and naval conditions 141
Constancy of the principles of naval strategy 143
Maritime conditions in America in 1775, and in 1900 144
Difficulties in procuring seamen during the Revolution 144
The privateers of the Revolution 147
State navies 152
The naval defence of America 153
Naval stations of the Americans 154
Naval stations of the British 155
Comparison of the British and American navies 156
Weakness of the American navies 159
Diffusion of authority in naval administration 160