The Old East Indiamen

by E. Keble Chatterton

CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I.	Introduction	[1]
II.	The Magnetic East	[10]
III.	The Lure of Nations	[18]
IV.	The Route to the East	[31]
V.	The First East India Company	[46]
VI.	Captain Lancaster distinguishes Himself	[64]
VII.	The Building of the Company’s Ships	[77]
VIII.	Perils and Adventures	[91]
IX.	Ships and Trade	[106]
X.	Freighting the East Indiamen	[124]
XI.	East Indiamen and the Royal Navy	[138]
XII.	The Way they had in the Company’s Service	[152]
XIII.	The East Indiamen’s Enemies	[166]
XIV.	Ships and Men	[180]
XV.	At Sea in the East Indiamen	[198]
XVI.	Conditions of Service	[226]
XVII.	Ways and Means	[248]
XVIII.	Life on Board	[265]
XIX.	The Company’s Naval Service	[281]
XX.	Offence and Defence	[291]
XXI.	The “Warren Hastings” and the “Piémontaise”	[305]
XXII.	Pirates and French Frigates	[316]
XXIII.	The Last of the Old East Indiamen	[329]

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