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[Transcriber's Notes:]
The text contains some inconsistent hyphenation (i.e. "firearm" vs. "fire-arm"; "warship" vs. "war-ship"); these have been retained, as they may reflect the preferences of different authors within the collection. Additionally, archaic spellings (i.e. "sticking-plaister") have been retained.
Page x, added missing period after "Mr" ("Mr. Urquhart tried the effect of the nine-pounders")
Page 20, changed "possesion" to "possession" ("One of these took possession of the tug, while the other, in which sat the exulting spy, ranged alongside the dumping scow.")
Page 49, added missing period and changed "Who's" to "Whose" ("Yes, he seems inclined to remove us one by one. Whose turn next, I wonder!")
Page 59, changed "Berthas" to "Bertha" ("Truly a derelict vessel; no living thing, save a few birds, was near her until the "Bertha" approached.")
Page 104, added missing close quote ("La la ha il Allah! Vras! Vras!")
Page 112, changed "aint" to "ain't" ("... the Turkish orficer ain't a Turk at all, but a Frenchman.")
Page 121, removed duplicate "before" ("And then, before the stranger had time to answer, he added...")
Page 124, added missing close quote (after "There it is, hanging up with that Lochaber axe upon the wall.")
Page 135, added missing close quote ("Alan refused to accept this offer of friendship.")
Page 139, added missing close quote ("... in company with his son Neil.")
Page 147, changed "Bendding" to "Bending" ("Bending his head, he crept upward, holding the lantern in his extended hand.")
Page 157, changed single quote to double quote at end of sentence ("Will you leave off interrupting me?")
Page 161, added missing open quote ("Come on.")
Page 175, removed extraneous quote at start of paragraph ("They'd laugh at him if they heard...")
Page 183, changed "himsel" to "himself" ("... he forced himself into going on...")
Page 272, removed extraneous quote at end of paragraph ("As the arrow flies through the air swiftly and slays, so the Indian will drop down into your midst, and the scalps of the white men will be his reward," said Will Narburton.)
Page 352, changed "Josepha" to "Josefa" ("There was one craft in particular—a barque named the Josefa—that we were especially anxious to lay hands upon...")
Page 364, changed "you they" to "you? They" ("... cast off these lashings of mine, will you? They hurt most abominably!")
Page 422, added missing close quote ("... might get me help from the camp.")