CONTENTS

[I.]England and the Blockade
[II.]Escape of the “290”
[III.]Arming at the Azores
[IV.]Semmes and His Officers
[V.]Destruction of the Whalers
[VI.]Burning the Grain Fleet
[VII.]Settling a “Yankee Hash”
[VIII.]Off Duty Amusements
[IX.]Dodging the San Jacinto
[X.]Capture of the Ariel
[XI.]Recreation at Arcas Keys
[XII.]Fight with the Hatteras
[XIII.]Escape from the Gulf of Mexico
[XIV.]In Ambush on the Highway
[XV.]Admiral Wilkes Is Mistaken
[XVI.]Strewing the Sea with Valuables
[XVII.]Hide and Seek with the Vanderbilt
[XVIII.]Palsied Commerce in the Far East
[XIX.]A New Adversary
[XX.]Battle with the Kearsarge
[XXI.]Conclusion