. Le bleu et le gris, ou, la guerre civile comme vu par un garçon : une histoire de patriotisme et d'aventure dans notre guerre pour l'Union . lfescadron, et il était avec l'amiral Farragut quand ce gallantsailor a forcé une entrée au fleuve Mississippi. Le bateau a eu un combat chaud en mars 1863, quand il a essayé de renverser les batteries confédérées à Port Hudson. Un lourd fogprévalait, si dense qu'on ne pouvait pas voir un objet; ils ont perdu les roulements et ont couru dans la rive droite sous les canons de l'une de leurs batteries les plus lourdes. Ils ont reçu 250 coups de feu, qui ont déchiré le bateau d'une extrémité à l'autre, mais le gloo

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. The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union . lfsquadron, and he was with Admiral Farragut when that gallantsailor forced an entrance to the Mississippi River. The boat had a hot fight in March, 1863, when it tried topass the Confederate batteries at Port Hudson. A heavy fogprevailed, so dense not an object could be seen; they lost theirbearings, and ran into shore right under the guns of one oftheir heaviest batteries. They were the recipients of 250 shots, which tore the boat from one end to the other, but the gloomof the fog proved a blessing, after all, as it enabled the crewto take to their boats and escape, after setting their sloop on fire. In 1870 he was given his command, when he did good workon the Narragansett. Until 1876 he surveyed the Pacific coast, when he became inspector of lighthouses. He commanded the Juniata in 1882-83, and was made acaptain in September, 1884, when he took charge of the Dolphin.This boat was one of the .four vessels comprising the originalWhite Squadron. Honors still flowed in upon him, for the. AMERICAN PEACE COMMISSIONERSEX. SECTV OF STATE. WM. R. DAY SENATOR CUSHMAN K. DAVIS, of Minnesota SENATOR W. P. FRYE. of Maine SENATOR GEORGE GRAY, of Delaware WHITELAW REID, of New York 406 ACTING REAR ADMIRAL SAMPSON. next year lie took command of the Pensacola, belonging to theEuropean squadron, on which he stayed till 1888, when he wasmade chief of the bureau of equipment and recruiting, as Com-modore. This position he filled until 1893, when he became amember of the lighthouse board. It was not until February 28, 1896, that he received thecommission of Commodore, and in January, 1898, he was placedin command of the Asiatic squadron. But it remained for him to eclipse all records in his daringfight at Manila, which is probably the greatest naval battle everfought, and ranks its commander among those names that willnever be forgotten. The action was so brilliant

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