CONTENTS

[CHAPTER I]

The ship—The crew—A hurricane—Cape Verde Islands—Frio—A pampeiro.

[CHAPTER II]

Montevideo—Beggars—Antonina for maté—Antonina to Buenos Aires—The bombelia.

[CHAPTER III]

Salvage of a cargo of wine—Sailors happy—Cholera in the Argentine—Death in the land—Dutch Harry—Pete the Greek—Noted crimps—Boat lost—Sail for Ilha Grande—Expelled from the port—Serious hardships.

Ilha Grande decree—Return to Rosario—Waiting opening of the Brazilian ports—Scarcity of sailors—Buccaneers turned pilots—Sail down the river—Arrive at Ilha Grande the second time—Quarantined and fumigated—Admitted to pratique—Sail for Rio—Again challenged—Rio at last.

[CHAPTER V]

At Rio—Sail for Antonina with mixed cargo—A pampeiro—Ship on beam-ends—Cargo still more mixed—Topgallant-masts carried away—Arrive safely at Antonina.

[CHAPTER VI]

Mutiny—Attempt at robbery and murder—Four against one—Two go down before a rifle—Order restored.

[CHAPTER VII]

Join the bark at Montevideo—A good crew—Small-pox breaks out—Bear up for Maldonado and Floras—No aid—Death of sailors—To Montevideo in distress—Quarantine.

[CHAPTER VIII]

A new crew—Sail for Antonina—Load timber—Native canoes—Loss of the Aquidneck.

[CHAPTER IX]

The building of the Liberdade.

[CHAPTER X]

Across the bar—The run to Santos—Tow to Rio by the steamship—At Rio.

[CHAPTER XI]

Sail from Rio—Anchor at Cape Frio—Encounter with a whale—Sunken treasure—The schoolmaster—The merchant—The good people at the village—A pleasant visit.

[CHAPTER XII]

Sail from Frio—Round Cape St. Thorne—High seas and swift currents—In the "trades"—Dangerous reefs—Run into harbour unawares, on a dark and stormy night—At Garavellas—Fine weather—A gale—Port St. Paulo—Treacherous natives—Sail for Bahia.

[CHAPTER XIII]

At Bahia—Meditations on the discoverers—The Caribbees.

[CHAPTER XIV]

Bahia to Pernambuco—The meeting of the Finance at sea—At Pernambuco—Round Cape St. Roque—A gale—Breakers—The stretch to Barbadoes—Flying-fish alighting on deck—Dismasted—Arrive at Carlysle Bay.

[CHAPTER XV]

At Barbadoes—Mayaguez—Crossing the Bahama Banks—The Gulf Stream—Arrival on the coast of South Carolina.

[CHAPTER XVI]

Ocean Currents—Visit to South Santee—At the Typee River—Quarantined—South Port and Wilmington, N.C.—Inland sailing to Beaufort, Norfolk and Washington, D.C.—Voyage ended.

[GREETING]