CONTENTS.
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| Adventures of Capt. Woodward and Five Seamen in the island of Celebes, | [7] |
| An Occurrence at sea, | [14] |
| Loss of H. B. M ship Phœnix, off Cuba, | [16] |
| An account of the Whale Fishery, with anecdotes of the dangers attending it, | [30] |
| Loss of the Brig Tyrrel, | [49] |
| Loss of the Peggy, | [58] |
| Loss of H. B. M. ship Litchfield, | [64] |
| Wreck of the Rothsay Castle Steamer, | [74] |
| Loss of the French ship Droits de L’Homme, | [78] |
| Loss of H. B. M. ship Queen Charlotte, | [82] |
| A Scene on the Atlantic Ocean, | [84] |
| Wreck of the French Frigate Medusa, on the Arguin Bank, | [87] |
| Loss of the Royal George, | [146] |
| Loss of the Æneas, transport, | [148] |
| The Absent Ship, | [152] |
| Loss of the Halsewell, East Indiaman, | [155] |
| An account of Four Russians, abandoned on the Island of East Spitzbergen, | [166] |
| Loss of the Amphitrite, Female Convict Ship, | [173] |
| The Mutineers, a Tale of the Sea, | [176] |
| Fate of Seven Sailors, left on the island of St. Maurice, | [182] |
| Seamen wintering in Spitzbergen, | [185] |
| A Man Overboard, | [190] |
| An Escape through the Cabin-Windows, | [192] |
| Tom Cringle’s Log, | [197] |
| Loss of the Nautilus, Sloop of War, | [201] |
| Wreck of a Slave Ship, | [212] |
| The Wrecked Seamen, | [213] |
| Adventures of Philip Ashton, | [219] |
| Explosion of H. B. M. ship Amphion, | [220] |
| Loss of H. B. M. ship La Tribune, | [245] |
| Burning of the Prince, a French East Indiaman, | [250] |
| Wreck of the Schooner Betsey, | [259] |
| Early American Heroism, | [262] |
| Fingal’s Cave, | [264] |
| Loss of H. B. M. ship Ramillies, | [267] |
| Preservation of Nine Seamen, | [276] |
| Capt. Ross’s Expedition, | [281] |
| Loss of the Catharine, Venus, and Piedmont, transports, and three Merchant Ships, | [288] |
| Wreck of the Ship Sidney, | [298] |
| Loss of the Duke William, transport, | [303] |
| Commodore Barney, | [320] |
| Naval Battles of the United States, | [324] |
| Address to the Ocean, | [336] |
THE
BOOK OF THE OCEAN.
ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN WOODWARD AND FIVE SEAMEN IN THE ISLAND OF CELEBES.
In the year 1791, Woodward sailed from Boston in the ship Robert Morris, Captain Hay, for the East Indies. On his arrival there he was employed in making country voyages until the 20th of January, when he sailed as chief-mate in an American ship from Batavia bound to Manilla.
In passing through the straits of Macassar, they found the wind and current both against them, and after beating up for six weeks they fell short of provision. Captain Woodward and five seamen were sent to purchase some from a vessel about four leagues distant. They were without water, provisions, or compass,—having on board only an axe, a boat hook, two penknives, a useless gun and forty dollars in cash.
They reached the ship at sunset, and were told by the captain that he had no provision to spare as he was bound to China and was victualled for only one month. He advised them to stay until morning, which they did. But when morning dawned, their own ship was out of sight even from the mast head, and with a fair wind for her to go through the straits of Macassar. Being treated coolly by the captain, they agreed with one voice to leave the ship in search of their own. On leaving the vessel, the captain gave them twelve musket cartridges and a round bottle of brandy, but neither water nor provision of any sort.