NEW YORK
THE MERRIAM COMPANY
67 FIFTH AVENUE

Copyright, 1895,

By The Merriam Company.

Typography by C. J. Peters & Son,
Boston, U.S.A.

CONTENTS

PAGE
[Chapter I. Who and What I am.—My EarlyLife.—Leaving Home, and Why I left It.]7
[Chapter II. Walking to Boston.—Suspected to beRunaways.—Find a Ship and Sign Articles.]21
[Chapter III. Departure from Boston.—Out atSea.—What happened to Me.—Meeting a Stranger.]35
[Chapter IV. Overhauled by a British War-Ship.—Searchfor Deserters.—The Captain plays a Yankee Trick.]48
[Chapter V. The Flying Dutchman and HisHistory.—Meeting a Ship with a Starving Crew.—Relief andSailing in Company.]64
[Chapter VI. In Danger from a Waterspout.—Caught in aGale.—Separated from Our Consort.—A Ghost on the Washington.]78
[Chapter VII. The Ghosts and How Theywere laid.—Admiral Hosier's Ghost.—The WarwickAgain.—Encountering an Algerian Pirate.]92
[Chapter VIII. A Congreve Rocket among AlgerinePirates.—Arrival at Gibraltar.—Arrested and in Prison.]105
[Chapter IX. Trouble between the United States andAlgiers.—The War with France.—What our Navy did.—FromGibraltar to Marseilles.]120
[Chapter X. Escorted beyond Danger.—Daily Work onShipboard.—We save a Boatful of Castaways.—How We foundThem.]135
[Chapter XI. How the Evelyn was lost.—Iam transferred from Forecastle to Cabin.—OurPassengers.—Arrival at Boston.]150
[Chapter XII. A Voyage to China.—Crossing theLine.—Malay Pirates.—Whampoa Anchorage.—More Troubles withGreat Britain.]165
[Chapter XIII. David and I visit Our Old Home.—Returnto Boston, and Meet Bill and Joe.—Bill's Adventure on theChesapeake.—An "Unlucky" Ship.]181
[Chapter XIV. The Chesapeake and the Shannon.—AnotherVoyage to China.—More about Impressment.—I become a Captainand receive Orders.]195
[Chapter XV. Fitting for Sea.—War Declared.—Out on aCruise.—My First Prize.—Old Friends.]209
[Chapter XVI. A Conspiracy, and How It wasdefeated.—Another Prize.—Views of Privateering.—ACartel.—In the Jaws of a British Man-of-War.]224
[Chapter XVII. Safe Return to New York.—Offerof a New Ship.—My Friends the Grahams.—Off Again.—TheConstitution's Escape and Mine.]238
[Chapter XVIII. Destruction of the Guerrière by theConstitution.—Captain Hull's Wager.—How I tricked a BritishCaptain.—David's Ruse.—Fortune Frowns.]252
[Chapter XIX. Escaping from a BritishFleet.—Destruction of the Marguerite.—Captured by an OldAcquaintance.—Prisoner at Plymouth and Dartmoor.]266
[Chapter XX. Prison Life at Dartmoor.—Reminiscencesof Privateering.—Achievements of the Rossie, Highflier,Governor Tompkins, and Others.—I am summoned to the Captain'sOffice.]280
[Chapter XXI. Released on Parole.—Go toPortsmouth.—Old Friends.—Declaration of Peace.—Return toAmerica.—Wedding Bells.]294