An American Cruiser in the East. By John D. Ford.
(H. R. Allenson. 124.)—Mr. John D. Ford, who describes himself as "Fleet Engineer of the Pacific Station," left San Francisco for the Behring Sea in a United States cruiser. The ship put into Victoria, B.C., and proceeded thence to its destination, where it had to look for un- lawful sealers. Kamtchatka was the next objective point, then Japan was visited, and occupies a considerable part of the book. Corea, China, and the Philippines followed. All are described, with abundance of illustration. The story of the cruise, which lasted three years, is succeeded by an appendix with a narrative of some of the operations of the Japan-China War, a description of the Philippines, and an account of the naval battle of Cavite. There are some very remarkable photographs of disabled Spanish warships (one was burned' and three sank). These are, as far as we know, new contributions to the science of naval warfare.
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