CONTENTS
| [PART I] | ||
| IN THE MERCHANT SERVICE | PAGE | |
| I. | How I went to Sea | [3] |
| II. | My First Voyage | [24] |
| III. | The Mutiny | [40] |
| IV. | Not Born to be Drowned | [54] |
| V. | A “Shanghaeing” Episode | [64] |
| VI. | To California before the Gold Discovery | [77] |
| VII. | Recapturing a Runaway | [93] |
| VIII. | Chased by Pirates | [115] |
| [PART II] | ||
| IN THE NAVAL SERVICE | ||
| I. | The Outbreak of the Civil War | [137] |
| II. | A Night Attack by a ConfederateRam | [148] |
| III. | The Passage of the Forts and theCapture of New Orleans | [162] |
| IV. | On to New Orleans | [178] |
| V. | Chasing a Blockade Runner | [191] |
| VI. | A Narrow Escape | [205] |
| VII. | A Successful Still Hunt | [220] |
| VIII. | Catching a Tartar | [230] |
| IX. | The Naval Traitor | [240] |
| X. | Hunting for Bushwhackers | [254] |
| XI. | The End of the Struggle | [271] |
TWENTY YEARS AT SEA