Under the mizzen mast: A voyage round the world
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THE GOLDEN FLEECE.
BY N. ADAMS, D. D.
A NEW EDITION, GREATLY ENLARGED.
BOSTON: PUBLISHED BY HENRY HOYT, No. 9 Cornhill.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1873, by HENRY HOYT, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
To my youngest son , Robert Chamblet Adams, formerly Captain of Ship Golden Fleece, by whose skilful navigation and filial love this voyage was a source of benefit and will be the occasion of continual gratitude to God , This volume is inscribed as a Memorial, with his Father’s love .
A narrative of this voyage was prepared for the ‘Congregationalist’ at the request of the editors, and appeared in successive numbers of that paper. On application of the present publisher for leave to issue it in a volume, it has assumed the form in which it now appears, revised and enlarged. The manner in which it originated explains its miscellaneous and somewhat desultory character.
So much interest in this narrative has been expressed that the author has been led to insert in a new edition things which it would have contained in the first, had the design been to give more than a brief sketch of the voyage.
He travels, and I too; I tread his deck,
Nehemiah Adams
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Preface to the First Edition.
Preface to the Second Edition.
CONTENTS.
UNDER THE MIZZEN MAST.
THE MIZZEN MAST. A DREAM.
THANKSGIVING.
SATURDAY DINNER.
SAILOR’S FARE.
APPLES AT SEA.
CAPRICES OF THE SEA.
RELIGIOUS ADMONITION FROM THE STEWARDESS.
DECISION IN A CAPTAIN.
THE NIGHT WATCH.
FLYING FISH
LOSING ONE’S SHADOW.
THE CLOUDS OF MAGELLAN.
SALT WATER BATHS.
SEA BIRDS.
SOME OF THE CREW ALWAYS AT WORK.
SOUTH AMERICA IN SIGHT.
SOCIAL LIFE AT SEA.
NIGHTS AT SEA.
WATCHING THE WAVES.
ALL NIGHT AWAKE.
EVENING SERVICE.
CAPE HORN LATITUDES.
RESUMING THE MINISTRY, AT SEA.
ROUND THE HORN.
DANGERS IN THE CABIN.
CHRISTMAS AT SEA.
A YOUNG SAILOR’S EXPERIENCE.
THE SHIP’S TRACK.
MAKING LAND ROUND THE HORN.
THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR.
NEW YEAR’S DIVERSIONS.
FAIR WEATHER PAST THE HORN.
CHANGE OF SEASONS AT SEA.
THE MORNING HOUR.
CLEANING SHIP.
THROWING MANUSCRIPTS OVERBOARD.
BURNING TAR BARRELS.
TEN THOUSAND MILES FROM HOME.
A SAILOR AT HIS MEAL.
BRILLIANT NIGHT.
THE SOUTH EAST TRADE WINDS.
RELIGIOUS INTEREST.
SCRIPTURE PROMISES.
SUNRISE ON DECK.
LOW TONES OF NATURE.
THE SHIP’S GUNS.
THE SHIP PUT IN PERFECT ORDER.
CROSSING THE LINE AGAIN.
BONITOS.
WHALE FEED.
A MARINE ARTIST ON BOARD.
THE END OF THE NORTH EAST TRADES.
BOSONS.
THE CAPTAIN’S CLOSING ADDRESS.
THE PRIVILEGE OF SLOW MOTION.
SAN FRANCISCO.
LEAVING SAN FRANCISCO.
THE SANDWICH ISLANDS GROUP.
ATLANTIC OCEAN SCENERY DESIRED.
ARRIVAL AT HONG KONG. YAT MOON PASS.
LIFE IN HONG KONG.
CHINESE TRADESMEN.
CHINESE DRESSMAKER.
NATIONAL SHIPS.
HONG KONG SOCIETY.
VICTORIA PEAK.
SHOPPING.
REGATTA IN HONG KONG HARBOR.
COMFORTABLE BEDDING.
A SUNKEN VESSEL.
LOW ESTIMATE OF LIFE AMONG CHINESE.
REV. JAMES LEGGE, D. D. L.L. D.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMER.
HALL OF COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION.
CHINESE BRIDES AND WEDDINGS.
“GODS MANY.”
THE BAMBOO.
MIXTURE IN TEAS.
ARCHDEACON GRAY.
SHANGHAI.
MACAO.
SHANGHAI PORCELAIN.
WORK OF THE LAW IN THE HEART.
AN ARISTOCRATIC CHINESE FAMILY.
POSTURE OF CHINESE PUPILS.
AMOY.
FUNG SHUY.
PIDGIN ENGLISH.
A PEACOCK ORDERED FOR DINNER.
DIRECTIONS TO A SERVANT IN PIDGIN ENGLISH.
A TYPHOON.
SINGAPORE.
CURRY.
MANILA CIGARS.
THE CHURCH OF SANTA ANA.
PINA ARTICLES.
GAME COCKS.
TIGER AND BUFFALO FIGHT.
FIRE-FLIES.
SPANISH MUSIC.
CLIMATE OF MANILA.
RELIGIOUS SERVICE.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
THE CASSOWARY.
LEAVING MANILA.
PASSING ANJER.
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
TABLE MOUNTAIN.
ST. HELENA.
ISLAND OF ASCENSION
THE NORTH STAR RE-APPEARS.
DISCOMFORTS AT SEA.
TARRING DOWN.
OUR THREE CREWS.
OLD PORTRAIT OF THE SAILOR.
THE KNIGHT HEAD.
A SAILOR PUT IN IRONS.
SOME APPEARANCE OF MUTINY QUELLED.
ON HAVING A FIN IN THE CREW.
ON PRAISING A CREW.
THE POWER OF KINDNESS.
THE BOY BEN AT THE WHEEL.
ACCIDENT AND PRESERVATION.
BIRD ON MIZZEN TOP GALLANT MAST.
THE BOAT’S CREW
“HOLD THE REEL.”
GALES OFF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
WERE WE NEVER AFRAID AT SEA?
THE RUDDER.
RETROSPECT OF RELIGIOUS SERVICES AT SEA.
DROPPING ANCHOR FOR THE LAST TIME.
IN DOCK.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS ON REACHING LAND.
SUBSEQUENT EXPERIENCE OF OUR SHIP.
NELSON, OUR STEERSMAN, DROWNED.
LUXURY OF SEEING A SNOW-STORM.
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