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THE STORY

OF

COMMODORE JOHN BARRY

"Father of the American Navy"

BY

MARTIN I.J. GRIFFIN

Historian of the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
of Philadelphia

"_I serve the country for nothing_"--BARRY

"_May a suitable recompense always attend your bravery_"--WASHINGTON


PHILADELPHIA

1908




Dedicated

TO

The Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland

ST. PATRICK'S DAY
1908

MARTIN I.J. GRIFFIN,
  _Historian of the Society_.


COPYRIGHT
1908




THE STORY

OF

COMMODORE JOHN BARRY

"Father of the American Navy"

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CHAPTER I.

   HIS NAVAL RENOWN--HIS CAREER IN THE COLONIAL MERCANTILE MARINE
   SERVICE--APPOINTED TO THE "LEXINGTON" BY THE CONTINENTAL MARINE
   COMMITTEE--HIS FIRST CRUISE.


The American Navy by its achievements has won enduring fame and
imperishable honor. The careers of many of its heroes have been narrated
fully, and oft in fulsome terms. All Americans unite in these tributes
of praise where justly due.

JOHN BARRY has, aptly and justly, been called "THE FATHER OF THE
AMERICAN NAVY." His early, constant and worthy services in defence of
our country; his training many of those who became the foremost and