CHAPTER III.. Negroes in the Navy.

NEGROES IN THE NAVY.

No Proscription against Negroes as Sailors.--They are carried upon the Rolls in the Navy without Regard to their Nationality.--Their Treatment as Sailors.--Commodore Perry's Letter to Commodore Chauncey in Regard to the Men sent him.--Commodore Chauncey's Spirited Reply.--The Heroism of the Negro set forth in the Picture of Perry's Victory on Lake Erie.--Extract of a Letter from Nathaniel Shaler, Commander of a Private Vessel.--He cites Several Instances of the Heroic Conduct of Negro Sailors 28