NAVAL ACTION AT BOSTON, CHARLESTON, NEW YORK, AND NARRAGANSETT BAY--ASSOCIATED LAND OPERATIONS, TO THE BATTLE OF TRENTON 1776 Necessity that Force, if resorted to, be from the first Adequate 29 Application to National Policy in peace 29 To the Monroe Doctrine 29 Failure of the British Government of 1775 in this respect 30 Consequences of such failure 30 General Howe evacuates Boston and retires to Halifax.

Extent of his Command 30 Dissemination of Effort by British Government 30 Expedition against South Carolina 31 Local Conditions about Charleston 32 Description of Fort Moultrie 33 Plan of British Naval Attack 33 The Battle of Fort Moultrie 34 Failure of the Attack.

British Losses 36 Comment upon the Action 37 The Expedition retires to New York 38 The Howes, Admiral and General, arrive in New York Bay 39 Operations about the City 39 Continuous and Decisive, but Inconspicuous, Part played by the British Navy 40 Description of Local Conditions about New York 40 American Preparations for Defence 41 Crucial Weakness of the Scheme 42 The Advance of the British 42 Washington withdraws his Army from the Brooklyn side 43 Success of this Withdrawal due to British Negligence 44 Subsequent Operations, and Retreat of Washington to New Jersey 45 Retreat continued to Pennsylvania, where he receives reinforcements 46 Slackness of Sir William Howe's actions 47 The British take possession of Narragansett Bay.

Importance of that position 48 Washington suddenly takes the Offensive.

Battle of Trenton 48 He recovers most of the State of New Jersey 49.