I. CHILDHOOD. 133
II. THE LITTLE MIDSHIPMAN. 138
III. THE LOSS OF THE ESSEX. 144
IV. THE TRIP ON THE MEDITERRANEAN. 147
V. WAR WITH THE PIRATES. 150
VI. FROM LIEUTENANT TO CAPTAIN. 155
VII. THE QUESTION OF ALLEGIANCE. 162
VIII. THE CAPTURE OF NEW ORLEANS. 168
IX. THE BATTLE OF MOBILE BAY. 177
X. WELL-EARNED LAURELS. 186