THE TWO ADMIRALS.
A Tale BY James Fenimore Cooper
THE AUTHOR OF "THE PILOT," "RED ROVER," "WATER-WITCH," "HOMEWARD BOUND," ETC.
COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME
REVISED AND CORRECTED
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION, NOTES, &c.,
By the Author.
NEW YORK:
GEORGE P. PUTNAM & Co., 10 PARK PLACE.
1852.
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, by
STRINGER & TOWNSEND,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
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In mighty phalanx round your brother bend;
Hush every murmur that invades his sleep,
And guard the laurel that o'ershades your friend.
Lines on Trippe.
CONTENTS
PREFACE.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
PREFACE.
It is a strong proof of the diffusive tendency of every thing in thiscountry, that America never yet collected a fleet. Nothing is wanting tothis display of power but the will. But a fleet requires only onecommander, and a feeling is fast spreading in the country that we oughtto be all commanders; unless the spirit of unconstitutional innovation,and usurpation, that is now so prevalent, at Washington, be controlled,we may expect to hear of proposals to send a committee of Congress tosea, in command of a squadron. We sincerely hope that their firs