CONTENTS

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I.A Fight with a Bloodhound[1]
II.Rejoined[21]
III.A Slave Depot[38]
IV.A Sharp Fight[58]
V.A Pirate Hold[76]
VI.The Negro Rising[93]
VII.In Hiding[112]
VIII.A Time of Waiting[132]
IX.An Attack on the Cave[152]
X.Afloat Again[172]
XI.A First Command[191]
XII.A Rescue[211]
XIII.Two Captures[232]
XIV.The Attack on Port-au-Prince[253]
XV.The Attack on Port-au-Prince[273]
XVI.Toussait L'Ouverture[293]
XVII.A French Frigate[311]
XVIII.Another Engagement[331]
XIX.Home[352]

ILLUSTRATIONS

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"I have heard a great deal of you, Mr. Glover," the Admiral said[Frontispiece]
"Headed by Nat, the crew of the gig leapt down on to the deck"[40]
The Guns on the Rampart send a Shower of Grape into the Pirate[64]
"It was not long before he came across the figure of a prostrate man"[122]
"He fell like a log over the precipice"[164]
The Journey to the Coast[178]
The Rescue of Louise Pickard[212]
"Four shots were fired and as many negroes fell"[226]
"The captain of the pirates shook his fist in defiance"[246]
A Message from Toussaint L'Ouverture[294]
"Drop it!" Nat repeated[308]
"Nat sprang on to the rail"[318]

A ROVING COMMISSION