THOMAS NELSON AND SONS
London, Edinburgh, and New York


1896

CONTENTS.

I.A STRANGE ADVENTURE,[9]
II.WE STORM THE FORT,[26]
III.A FIGHT FOR LIFE,[37]
IV.WE RETURN ON BOARD,[43]
V.THE NAVAL BRIGADE LANDS,[55]
VI.“COLD PIG” AND “SLING THE MONKEY,”[62]
VII.NED AND THE MULE-DRIVER,[68]
VIII.“PREPARE FOR CAVALRY!”[78]
IX.WE HEAR STRANGE NEWS,[86]
X.A PERILOUS ADVENTURE,[96]
XI.JIM BEDDOES’ YARN,[111]
XII.TAKEN PRISONER,[124]
XIII.NED IS FLOGGED,[137]
XIV.IN THE PIRATES’ CAVERN,[146]
XV.A MARCH TO THE COAST,[162]
XVI.IN IRONS,[172]
XVII.ON BOARD THE PIRATE BRIG,[177]
XVIII.THE PIRATES’ ISLAND,[193]
XIX.IN THE CRATER CAVE,[211]
XX.THE ESCAPE FROM THE CAVE,[222]
XXI.HUNTED BY BLOODHOUNDS,[236]
XXII.A FIGHT WITH A BLOODHOUND,[244]
XXIII.A RACE FOR LIFE,[255]
XXIV.DEATH OF MIGUEL,[263]
XXV.WE ESCAPE TO SEA,[271]
XXVI.CONCLUSION,[279]

LEAVES FROM A MIDDY’S LOG.

CHAPTER I.
A STRANGE ADVENTURE.