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| [Chapter I. Who and What I am.—My EarlyLife.—Leaving Home, and Why I left It.] | 7 |
| [Chapter II. Walking to Boston.—Suspected to beRunaways.—Find a Ship and Sign Articles.] | 21 |
| [Chapter III. Departure from Boston.—Out atSea.—What happened to Me.—Meeting a Stranger.] | 35 |
| [Chapter IV. Overhauled by a British War-Ship.—Searchfor Deserters.—The Captain plays a Yankee Trick.] | 48 |
| [Chapter V. The Flying Dutchman and HisHistory.—Meeting a Ship with a Starving Crew.—Relief andSailing in Company.] | 64 |
| [Chapter VI. In Danger from a Waterspout.—Caught in aGale.—Separated from Our Consort.—A Ghost on the Washington.] | 78 |
| [Chapter VII. The Ghosts and How Theywere laid.—Admiral Hosier's Ghost.—The WarwickAgain.—Encountering an Algerian Pirate.] | 92 |
| [Chapter VIII. A Congreve Rocket among AlgerinePirates.—Arrival at Gibraltar.—Arrested and in Prison.] | 105 |
| [Chapter IX. Trouble between the United States andAlgiers.—The War with France.—What our Navy did.—FromGibraltar to Marseilles.] | 120 |
| [Chapter X. Escorted beyond Danger.—Daily Work onShipboard.—We save a Boatful of Castaways.—How We foundThem.] | 135 |
| [Chapter XI. How the Evelyn was lost.—Iam transferred from Forecastle to Cabin.—OurPassengers.—Arrival at Boston.] | 150 |
| [Chapter XII. A Voyage to China.—Crossing theLine.—Malay Pirates.—Whampoa Anchorage.—More Troubles withGreat Britain.] | 165 |
| [Chapter XIII. David and I visit Our Old Home.—Returnto Boston, and Meet Bill and Joe.—Bill's Adventure on theChesapeake.—An "Unlucky" Ship.] | 181 |
| [Chapter XIV. The Chesapeake and the Shannon.—AnotherVoyage to China.—More about Impressment.—I become a Captainand receive Orders.] | 195 |
| [Chapter XV. Fitting for Sea.—War Declared.—Out on aCruise.—My First Prize.—Old Friends.] | 209 |
| [Chapter XVI. A Conspiracy, and How It wasdefeated.—Another Prize.—Views of Privateering.—ACartel.—In the Jaws of a British Man-of-War.] | 224 |
| [Chapter XVII. Safe Return to New York.—Offerof a New Ship.—My Friends the Grahams.—Off Again.—TheConstitution's Escape and Mine.] | 238 |
| [Chapter XVIII. Destruction of the Guerrière by theConstitution.—Captain Hull's Wager.—How I tricked a BritishCaptain.—David's Ruse.—Fortune Frowns.] | 252 |
| [Chapter XIX. Escaping from a BritishFleet.—Destruction of the Marguerite.—Captured by an OldAcquaintance.—Prisoner at Plymouth and Dartmoor.] | 266 |
| [Chapter XX. Prison Life at Dartmoor.—Reminiscencesof Privateering.—Achievements of the Rossie, Highflier,Governor Tompkins, and Others.—I am summoned to the Captain'sOffice.] | 280 |
| [Chapter XXI. Released on Parole.—Go toPortsmouth.—Old Friends.—Declaration of Peace.—Return toAmerica.—Wedding Bells.] | 294 |