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The Ocean Wave, by Henry Stewart (Hogg), consists of Naval

narratives, tales of adventure and of discovery, of peace and of war.

The volume begins with Prince Henry of Portugal, and goes on to speak of the great discoverers of the fifteenth and sixteenth cen- turies, Columbus, Nunez de Balboa, Magellan, and others. The second chapter is given to "The Old English Sea-Binge," the third to "The Buccaneers and Pirates." The voyages of Anson and Cook are nar- rated; a chapter narrates "Anecdotes of English Admirals from Blake to Nelson," and another is .epecially devoted to the exciting theme of "Lord Cochrane's Exploits." The claim of the volume to novelty is the account it gives of the naval operations in the Civil War in America, and the latest addition which it makes to the tale of Arctic adventure.