Great Americans and their noble deeds; containing the lives of almost fifty of our nation's heroes and heroines .. . d put a stop to the piraciesof the Barbary States, and were the means of freeing the ships of Europeas well as of America from their robberies and from the heavy taxes theyhad demanded from all nations for many years. Stephen Decatur was born at Sinnepuxent, Maryland, January 5,1779. He died at Bladensburg, Maryland, March 22, 1820. 172 CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH. QUESTIONS. What war did the United States have in the beginning of the cen-tury ? What did the Mohammedan states of Egypt do
Great Americans and their noble deeds; containing the lives of almost fifty of our nation's heroes and heroines .. . d put a stop to the piraciesof the Barbary States, and were the means of freeing the ships of Europeas well as of America from their robberies and from the heavy taxes theyhad demanded from all nations for many years. Stephen Decatur was born at Sinnepuxent, Maryland, January 5,1779. He died at Bladensburg, Maryland, March 22, 1820. 172 CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH. QUESTIONS. What war did the United States have in the beginning of the cen-tury ? What did the Mohammedan states of Egypt do to American ship-ping ? Who sent our navy to settle the trouble ? Who was the com-mander of the expedition ? What position did Decatur hold under Com-modore Preble ? Can you describe Decaturs gallant exploit in burningthe Philadelphia ? Can you describe his battle with the murderer of hisbrother ? Why was he sent to make a treaty with the Dey of Algiers ?What was the effect of his exploits upon the countries of northern Egypt ?Where was Decatur born and where did he die ? ,$^ CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH AND OCAHONTAS was a young Indian girl, said UncleFrank, and I think you would like to hear about herand Captain John Smith. What I am going to tellyou happened in Virginia during the early history ofour country. In 1605 Captain Smith joined the expedition of aLondon company that was coming over to settle in^v, v*.^-^^,^^ Virginia, in the vicinity of the James ^ Was not Virginia at that time nearly all a wilder- ness ? Mabel asked. Was it not a vast forest ? Yes, and was inhabited by wild Indian tribes, said Uncle after the company reached their new home the settlement was in apitiable state. The provisions sent out from England had been spoiledon the voyage, and the colonists were too indolent to cultivate the land,or to seek to obtain supplies from the Indians. Sickness broke out amongthem, owing to the unhealthy location, and by the beginning of the wi
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