CHAPTER XIV.

The miniature ship-Flag-Sudden death terrible to the

wicked-Neva leaves Cork with convicts on board-Sea

phrases-Ship strikes on a reef-Distress of the crew-

Loss of the pinnace and long boat-A vessel arrives, and

takes them away-Life-boats and rafts-Tackle.

CHAPTER XV.

Captain Ross and Lieutenant Parry-Baffin's Bay-Whales

-Esquimaux Indians-Pulling noses-The looking-glass

-Red snow-Return home-Hecla and Griper-Ships

frozen up-White whales-Winter at Melville Island—

Snow blindness-Fury and Hecla-Captain Parry reaches

Hudson's Bay and Savage Islands-Aurora Borealis―

Scurvy-Captain Parry returns home-Another expedition

-Fury lost-The last attempts to discover a northern

passage-Captain Back goes in search of Captain Ross-

Both return safe..

CHAPTER XVI.

Scudding-Trade winds-A Jack Tar has affections in his

heart-Captain Back leaves Liverpool-Lake Superior-

Fall of Kakabikka-The Great Slave Lake-The river

Thlew-ee-chob-Chipewyans and Yellow Knives-Pem-

mican-Fort Reliance-Indian chief, Akaitcho-The sab-

bath day-Rugged ground-Fearful falls-Fogs-Return

to Fort Reliance-Captain Back returns home

CHAPTER XVII.

The old sea Captain's first voyage-Sails from Liverpool in

the Dolphin-Sea sickness-Bay of Biscay-A storm

-The strange sail-Signals of distress hoisted-The

long boat swamped-The Pirate goes down-Gibraltar—

Ships from Tripoli and Algiers-Egyptian schooners-

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Mediterranean squall-Constantinople-Mohammed -

Alexandria-Funchal-The Franciscan convent-Ship on

her beam-ends-Safe arrival

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CHAPTER XVIII.

A sham sailor-The Macaroni frigate-Captain Forecastle

-Ben Bowlinè-The tobacco box-The impostor-Being

at sea-Sharks, whales, porpoises, and flying-fish-A

burning mountain-Storms, icebergs, whirlpools, water-

spouts, mountains, waterfalls...

CHAPTER XIX.

Punishments-Flogging-Different opinions about punish-

ments-Old Flog-hard-A spread eagle-Injustice and

cruelty of the captain-The French frigate-The deck

cleared for action-The captain's threat-The first broad-

side-The death of Old Flog-hard-The officers and sea-

men- The chase. - Deck cleared for action-

Up all

hammocks-The waist of the ship-The top-The bo's'un

-The carpenter-The gunner-The master-The lieute-

nant-The captain-The surgeon-The battle-Round,

grape, and canister shot, with chain, double-headed, and

langrel

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CHAPTER XX.

The joke of the old sea Captain-Blocks-The Governor

Fenner and the Nottingham steamer-A hundred and

twenty-two persons perish-Mid-ships-Spinning yarns

-Rogue's yarn-The fierce cratur-Articles of war-

Sentence of death-Yards-Court-martial...

CHAPTER XXI.

The way that sailors speak of ships-Columbus-Vasco de

Gama-Cabot-Cortes-Pizarro-Pedro de Mendoza-

Hudson-Cartier-La Roche-Ribault-Forbisher-Sir

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Walter Raleigh-Magellan-Cano-Sir Francis Drake-

Noort-Spilbergen-Le Maire-Schouten-John Cook

-Rogers, Cooke, and Courtney-Clipperton and Shelvock

-Commodore Byron-Wallis-Carteret-Captain James

Cook-Portlock-Pérouse-De Langle-Flinders-Von

Krusenstern-The helm-Knots-Bending a course

CHAPTER XXII.

Why the sea is salt-All hands piped on deck-Saluting the

quarter-deck-The crew of a first-rate man-of-war-

Sunday at sea-Hammocks piped up-Clear for muster

-Beat to divisions-Inspection-Rig the church-The

pulpit-The hassock-The congregation-Divine service

-Drum beats to quarters-Reef topsails-Stand by the

hammocks-Pipe down-Roll up the cloths-Call the

watch

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CHAPTER XXIII.

Coming to an anchor-The American skipper-Sailor's

library-Port of London-The wreck of the Atalanta-

The great steadiness of Captain Hickey-Every one of the

crew saved-Bells of the watch-Sailors' biscuits-Jack

of the bread room-Box-hauling

CHAPTER XXIV.

Cables-Nails-Ribands and Harpings-The severe captain

-The strange sail-Chase and order foraction-The refusal

of the crew to fight-The captain's amazement and rage-

The ship is boarded and taken-The stilling effect of oil

on the waves- -Pilots-Cats, hounds, bears, and horses

-Weighing anchor by the long-boat.

CHAPTER XXV.

Quarantine-The sparkling of the sea-The grassy sea-A

storm and a calm-A sail at a sea-port-Rowing-A

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French galley-An Algerine galley boarding a merchant

ship-Sailor's funeral-Ship-lanterns-Lighthouses-

The Bell-rock-The Casket lights-The Dudgeon light

-The Eddystone-Lizard point-The Needles-Port-

land-St. Anne's and South Foreland lights-Salutes-

Brailing up and hauling down a main-top-mast-stay-sail-

Making a good board-Making sail

CHAPTER XXVI.

Arrival at Cape Come-again-The note of invitation-Bar-

bary dates-Captain's biscuits-Slavery-The garden-

The summer-house-The goodly prospect-The pocket

compass-The old sea Captain's address

CHAPTER XXVII.

Cape Come-again-The first meeting with the old sea Cap-

tain
Account of a storm in the Bible-Ships of dif

ferent kinds-Wreck of the Royal George-Ben Bowline

and Captain Forecastle-Crossing the line-Loss of the

Alceste frigate, and of the Neva convict ship-Captains

Ross, Parry, and Back-The first voyage of the old sea

Captain-Blocks of different sorts-Navigators and Cir-

cumnavigators-Captain Hickey of the Atalanta-Cables

-Close-hauling-Nails-Oil on the waters-Bidding

farewell to the old sea Captain-Parting salute at Cape

Come-again.

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Some account of the old Sea Captain, his cottage and curiosities -The summer arbour with the Union Jack-SchoolboysHeaving up the sheet anchor-Baling out water from the hold -Taking in a reef of the maintop-sail-Shot in the lockerStorm at sea-The ocean-The voyage of life-Going by the board-Bearing a hand-A shipwreck.

SEE! yonder comes the old Sea Captain in his p.-jacket, but he has on a straw hat, instead of his soul-wester.

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