CONTENTS.I. [A POOR START]II. [THE WAY OPENS]III. [UNEVEN GOING]IV. [PERILS BY THE WAY]V. [ON BOARD THE "MINNESOTA"]VI. [IN HAMPTON ROADS]VII. [THE GREAT NAVAL COMBAT]VIII. [ADVENTURES ASHORE]IX. [FROM FRIEND TO FRIEND]X. [REINSTATED]XI. [IN A STRAIT BETWIXT TWO]XII. [ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL]