CHAPTER PAGE
I.[An Opportunity]13
II.[Under Way]28
III.[Omens]43
IV.[Ghosts]59
V.[The Prisoners]74
VI.[A Stern Chase]89
VII.[A Lively Scrimmage]105
VIII.[Cheering Information]120
IX.[The Outbreak]134

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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[“It was with difficulty that we could make our way to the head of the dock.”]Frontispiece
[“The old gunner straightened himself up, surveying both Simon and me.”]30
[“‘I am not asking you lads to tell tales out of school,’ the captain said.”]46
[“Suddenly I saw, rising out from the forecastle hatchway, a white mass.”]62
[“‘We don’t count on giving a double portion to any one of you this noon.’”]87
[“What a cheer went up from our men.”]131
[“We divided ourselves into two watches.”]135
[“In another instant the boarding pike would have found its way through my body.”]140

THE ARMED SHIP AMERICA;

OR,

WHEN WE SAILED FROM SALEM.

[CHAPTER I.]
AN OPPORTUNITY.