CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
I.BROTHERS AND SISTERS[1]
II.TWO MIDSHIPMEN[15]
III.CHANGES AND CHANCES IN THE NAVY[28]
IV.PROMOTIONS[41]
V.THE “PETEREL” SLOOP[56]
VI.THE PATROL OF THE MEDITERRANEAN[78]
VII.AT HOME AND ABROAD[94]
VIII.BLOCKADING BOULOGNE[111]
IX.THE PURSUIT OF VILLENEUVE[130]
X.“A MELANCHOLY SITUATION”[147]
XI.ST. DOMINGO[164]
XII.THE CAPE AND ST. HELENA[180]
XIII.STARS AND STRIPES[196]
XIV.CHINESE MANDARINS[212]
XV.A LETTER FROM JANE[227]
XVI.ANOTHER LETTER FROM JANE[243]
XVII.THE END OF THE WAR[260]
XVIII. TWO ADMIRALS[274]
INDEX[287]