WM. TORREY.
Springfield, Mass., January 1848.
CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER I. | |
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| The author's early life. Has a strong desire to remove. Leaveshome. Falls in with a robber by the name of Harris. Goes toNew London. Harris commits many thefts. Is taken, and boththrown into prison. Trial comes, and Harris is sentenced toState prison. The Judge takes the author to his own house.Gives him fatherly admonition, and money to go home. Remainssometime. Again leaves, and gladly returns. The third timeleaves, and is retaken. Leaves home resolved never to return.Proceeds to New Bedford. | [13] |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| Leaves New Bedford. Touch at the Azores. Description of them.Encounter a heavy squall. The author is struck by lightning. Goeson shore at Fernando Po for water. Trade with the natives. Treatmentoffered a thief. See a native suffering with the Chiger. Deceivea British Man-of-War. Have poor success and sail for theBrazil Banks. Providential escape at Barbadoes. Land at St. Vincent.Great frolic with the natives. Thrown in prison. Sailfor New Bedford. Storm in the Gulf Stream. Arrive at NewBedford. | [33] |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| Sail from New Bedford. The Crew are put upon allowance. Reachthe Azores. Proceed to the Brazil Banks. Return to the Africancoast. Great fear arises from breakers. Prove to be an innumerablenumber of canoes filled with natives who come to the ship.Their awful appearance. Serious difficulty arises with one of thecrew, who is put on shore. Cruise about for whale. Trade withthe natives of St. Thomas. Procure two monkeys, who rendermuch service in killing cockroaches. The treatment given thecrew at Fernando Po. Kindly interference of British officers.The crew are obliged to catch their own provision. Sail forhome. I take a few flying fish, which the captain claims as his.Threw them into the sea. Great rage of the Captain. ReachNew Bedford. The sailors leave the Captain to secure thesails. | [44] |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| Sail on board the Huntress, bound for the Pacific, on a whalingExpedition. Encounter a heavy Storm. A Man lost. Reach theFalklands. Description of them. Storm at the Cape. Icebergs.Island of Juan Fernandez. Arrive at the Sandwich Islands.A Sketch of them. | [54] |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| Description of the Volcano of Kilauea, at Hawaii. | [63] |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| Sail for the "Off shore ground." Cruise for Whale. Come toanchor at Payta. Desert the ship. Sufferings in the desert.Reach the human habitations. Are entertained by an old Spaniard,who takes us to St. Augustine, and delivers us up to the Governor.Thrown into a Calaboose. Released by the Captain.Sketch of Peru. Proceed to the Galapagos. Scenes at that group.Rock of Dundas. Sail to the Society Islands. Run upon theCoral Reef. Loose an anchor. Employ natives to dive for it.Proceed to the Coast of Japan. Description of the Dolphin andFlying Fish. A violent storm. Sail for the Sandwich Islands.Touch at Pitcairns. Desert the ship. Ship on board the brigDoll. Arrive at Magdalena. Proceed to Wytohoo. Phosphoreticscene. A heavy storm. Seven men lost. Flee to theboats. The ship runs upon the rocks. | [83] |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| Got on shore among the Cannibals. The reception. Description ofthe Tabu ground. Visit the scene of the wreck, after the stormsubsides, accompanied by the king and chiefs. Manner of building.Manner of bathing. The bread fruit. Description of theCarver. The Captain proposes leaving for Otaheite. Are takenaround to the other tribes. Death of one of our number from thesun's heat. Manner in which the dead are disposed of. | [108] |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| A war breaks out. Its causes. Awful Massacre. The Author istattooed. Manner of its accomplishment. An attack is madeupon the Cohapha. Disposition of the prisoners. Continuance ofthe war. A ship comes to anchor. Our fond hopes blasted. Purchasea gun. Departure of the ship. The author builds a hutand takes a wife. Effect of the gun upon the Cohaphas. Theyattempt another night attack. Its results. The grand appearanceof our army. Result of a single shot. The Author is wounded.Kill the native and take possession of the body and gun. Theking rewards us. The body is roasted. Singular adventure witha wild hog. The Cohaphas wish for peace. The place of skulls.Peace is declared. | [124] |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| A visit from the Cohaphas. Our King wishes to learn the use ofthe gun. Abandons the idea. Arrival of Captain Fisher. Hisinhumanity. Is driven from the land. Manner of fishing. Attemptto cultivate tobacco. Efficacy of the tabu law. A missionaryship arrives. Meetings are held. Unbelief of the natives. Narrowescape of the author. Conduct of Mr. Daylia. He is driven fromthe island. Another sail approaches. Recognition of the Captain.His conduct. Plan of escape. The king is deceived. The authorleaves the island. Secretes himself. Is missed. His unpleasantsituation. Joy at seeing the natives leave the ship. Reflections. | [145] |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| Description of the Whale Fishery. Being again on board a whale ship,I propose giving my readers a brief description of the Whale, andof the manner of capturing them. | [162] |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| Speak several vessels. Massacre at Keppell's Island. Touch at theDuke of York's Island. Find a tomb. Electrical eel. Conductof a negro, who makes much sport. Land Lobster. Land atCohannah. Improper conduct of the captain. A storm off Hawaii.Anchor at Honolulu. Its description. Scenes on shore. Sportsof the surf. Arrival at Sir Francis Drake's Bay. Scenes onshore. Cruise about the different islands. Proposed mutiny. Theauthor leaves the ship. | [169] |
| CHAPTER XII. | |
| Sail for the North West Coast. Am required to sign the ship's articles.Trouble with officers. Anchor at New Archangel. Dogstrained to the harness. Leave the ship. Fall in with an Indianhunting party. Their manners and customs. Humanity of an Indian.Return to St. Lucas. Goes over land to St. Josephs.Lives with a Catholic priest. Narrow escape. Arrive at SanBlass. Ship for Buenos Ayres. Fearful passage of the straitsof Magellan in a storm. Description of Buenos Ayres. | [184] |
| CHAPTER XIII. | |
| Return to San Blass. Description of the Town. Strikes a Spaniard,and resists the Police. Is placed in the Stocks. Goes on board theTammercee. The Captain is employed to take a quantity of Goldto England. Fight between the Officers. Anchor at Tehuantepecfor Dye-Stuffs. Precaution used against Scorpions, Centipedes,&c. Arrival at Panama. Scenes on Shore. Arrive at Callao.Ride to Lima. Description of Lima. Arrival at Valparaiso.Again double the Cape on the wings of the wind. Arrival atLiverpool. Sketch of the City. | [197] |
| CHAPTER XIV. | |
| Proceed to New Brunswick. Encounter a severe storm. Comenear losing the ship. Arrived at Delhouse. Sickness of the author.Bleeds himself. His end apparently approaches. Timelyassistance. Sails for Quebec. Description of the Citadel. Asketch of its history. | [210] |
| CHAPTER XV. | |
| Sail in the Borneo for Limerick. A Man is found secreted onboard. Conduct of the Captain. Sympathy of the Crew. TerribleStorm. Wretchedness of our Situation. Account of the lossof the Francis Spade. Singular occurrence. The Storm continues.Reach the Shannon. The rolling of the Killserphine.Its Tradition. Reach Limerick. Sail for London. Sail forEgypt. Description of Gibraltar. Arrive at the quarantineground off Alexandria. Go to the Dead Sea. Its description.Return to Alexandria. Curiosities and History of Egypt. Mannersand Customs of the People. | [223] |
| CHAPTER XVI. | |
| Sail for London. Arrive at the Downs. Sail for St. Johns. Adense fog. Bay of Fundy. Come to anchor at St. Johns. Proceedto London. Sail for the East Indies. Study Navigation.Arrive at St. Helena. Tomb of Napoleon. Reach Cape Town.Description of the Country. Of the several Tribes. Arrive atCalcutta. Description of the Ganges, and its Religious Rites.Of Calcutta. Sail for Canton. Tiger Island. Straits of Malacca.Preparations for Pirates. Arrive at Canton. Its description.Chinese Floating Town. Manners and Customs. Fourthof July. Sail for England. Misconduct of the Mate. His discharge.Arrival at London. | [243] |
| CHAPTER XVII. | |
| London. Thames tunnel. Bank of England. St. Paul's Church.Westminster Abbey. The tower. Sail for St. Johns. A storm.Proceed to Londonderry. Its description. Wolf Rock. Sail forHolland. Burial at sea. Arrive at Hamburg. Its description.Come near going upon the sands. Dover cliffs and castle. Pilots.Eddystone light. A ship in distress with a drunken captain. Returnto my family. Go to New Orleans. Sail for Glasgow. Goto Edinburgh. Go to St. Johns resolved to quit the sea. Build ahouse. Go to Savannah. Meet an old school fellow. Appointedchief mate. Gulf stream. A storm. Go home. Sail to Cork.Belfast. Thence to London. Return home. Imminent dangerand narrow escape. | [261] |
| CHAPTER XVIII. | |
| Command a vessel. Sail for London. Come near going on theGoodwin Sands. Anchor at London. Sail for Mobile. Seriousaffair with the Seamen. Spirits discharged from the Ship.A fortune-Teller. Sail for Liverpool. Sail as mate of theAshburton. A Storm. Run upon the Rocks. Perilous Situation.Proceed to St. Johns, and go smuggling. Are taken,and ship sold. News from home. Go thither, and unknown.Conclusion. | [283] |