The Story Of Santa Cruz
BY ROBERT SOUTHEY. About the middle of the year 1797 Nelson hoisted his flag as rear-admiral of the blue on board the Theseus. This ship had taken part in the mutiny in England, and being just arrived from home, some danger was apprehended from... The Story Of Sir Edward Howard
BY JOHN CAMPBELL. Sir Edward Howard was the second son of Thomas, Earl of Surrey, afterwards Duke of Norfolk, and treasurer to Henry VIII. He seems to have begun early in life to testify his inclination for the sea service, and we find him empl... The Story Of Sir Francis Drake
BY JOHN CAMPBELL. Francis Drake is said to have been born at Crowndale, near Tavistock, about the year 1540. Both his birth and his parentage are involved in obscurity; but it is probable that he was born of good family in reduced circumstances... The Story Of Sir George Rooke
BY JOHN CAMPBELL. THE LOSS OF THE SMYRNA FLEET OFF ST. VINCENT.--THE DEFEAT OF THE FRENCH AT VIGO.--THE STORMING OF GIBRALTAR.--THE BATTLE OFF MALAGA. Sir George Rooke was the son of Sir William Rooke, Knt., of an ancient and honou... The Story Of Sir John Berry
BY JOHN CAMPBELL. As an illustration of the way in which a man could rise to the highest honours of the navy in the good old days with no other influence or recommendation than his own merit, the case of Sir John Berry may be instanced here. ... The Story Of Sir John Hawkins
AND THE TROUBLESOME VOYAGE MADE WITH THE JESUS OF LUBECK, THE MINION, AND FOUR OTHER SHIPS TO THE PARTS OF GUINEA AND THE WEST INDIES, IN THE YEARS 1567 AND 1568 BY MASTER JOHN HAWKINS. Sir John Hawkins was born at Plymouth about the y... The Story Of Sir Thomas Howard And Sir Andrew Barton
BY JOHN CAMPBELL. In the third year of the reign of Henry VIII., Sir Andrew Barton, a Scots seaman, with two stout vessels--the Lion and the Jenny Perwin--ranged the coasts of England and interrupted all trade and navigation; his authority bein... The Story Of The Battle Of The Nile
BY ROBERT SOUTHEY. Early in the year 1798 Sir Horatio Nelson hoisted his flag on board the Vanguard, and was ordered to rejoin Earl St. Vincent. Immediately on his rejoining the fleet, he was despatched to the Mediterranean, with a small squa... The Story Of The Battle Of Trafalgar
BY ROBERT SOUTHEY. In 1803 the short-lived Peace of Amiens came to an end, and Nelson was re-appointed to the command of the Mediterranean fleet. Hoisting his flag upon the Victory he busied himself for some time in preventing a combination of ... The Story Of The Cinque Ports
THE BATTLE OF DAMME.--THE BATTLE OF DOVER.--THE BATTLE OF SLUYS.--THE BATTLE OF LESPAGNOLS-SUR-MER.--THE VICTORIES OF THE EARL OF ARUNDEL, THE DUKE OF BEDFORD, THE EARL OF HUNTINGDON, AND WARWICK, THE KING MAKER. The history of th... The Story Of The First Dutch War
BY JOHN CAMPBELL. The causes of this war are differently stated, according to the humours and opinions of different writers. The parliament, on the one side, was jealous of its newly-acquired sovereignty, and expected extraordinary marks of def... The Story Of The Glorious Fifty-nine And The Battle Of Quiberon Bay
The year 1759 has been described as one of the most glorious years in the history of England, a year during which "it was necessary to ask every morning what new victory there was, for fear of missing one." The early part of the year was, indeed, ... The Story Of The Revenge
A REPORT OF THE TRUTH OF THE FIGHT ABOUT THE ISLES OF AZORES, THIS LAST SUMMER, BETWIXT THE "REVENGE," ONE OF HER MAJESTIES' SHIPS, AND AN ARMADA OF THE KING OF SPAIN (LONDON 1591), BY SIR WALTER RALEIGH. Because the rumours are d... The Story Of The Spanish Armada
BY SIR EDWARD CREASY. On the afternoon of July 19th, A.D. 1588, a group of English captains was collected at the bowling green on the Hoe at Plymouth, whose equals have never before or since been brought together, even at that favourite musteri... The Story Of The Third Dutch War
BY JOHN CAMPBELL. THE BATTLE OF SOUTHWOLD BAY.--THE STORY OF THE EARL OF SANDWICH.--THE INVASION OF HOLLAND. We come now to the story of the third Dutch war, perhaps more frequently called the second, from the fact that it was the secon...

Off Gibraltar A Saxon Chronicle The Victory Of La Hogue The Story Of The Spanish Armada The Loss Of Hms Namur The Story Of Sir John Berry The Story Of Captain Hornby And The French Privateer Triumph In Retreat

The Voyage Made To Tripolis In Barbary The Story Of Lord Rodney The Story Of The Battle Of The Nile The Story Of Admiral Benbow The Destruction Of The Algerine Navy The Story Of The Glorious Fifty-nine And The Battle Of Quiberon Bay First Steps Up The Ladder The Mutiny Of The Bounty