A Sailor of King George by Frederick Hoffman

About this eBook

Author

Hoffman, Frederick, Captain

Title

A Sailor of King George

Language

English

LoC Class

DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

Subject

Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century -- Sources

Category

Text

eBook-No.

27520

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27520

Release Date

December 13, 2008

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.PREFACE. — CONTENTS. — LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. — CHAPTER I. — EARLY EXPERIENCES. — CHAPTER II. — WEST INDIES. — CHAPTER III. — RETURN TO ENGLAND. — CHAPTER IV. — OFF USHANT. — CHAPTER V. — WEST INDIES AGAIN. — CHAPTER VI. — TOUGH YARNS. — CHAPTER VII. — CRUISING OFF PORTO RICO. — CHAPTER VIII. — MUTINY ON H.M.S. HERMIONE . — CHAPTER IX. — A MOCK COURT-MARTIAL. — CHAPTER X. — MORE CRUISING. — CHAPTER XI. — A JAMAICA PLANTATION. — CHAPTER XII. — FIGHTING EPISODES. — CHAPTER XIII. — HOME AGAIN. — CHAPTER XIV. — A HOLIDAY ASHORE. — CHAPTER XV. — A LINE OF BATTLE SHIP. — CHAPTER XVI. — BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR. — CHAPTER XVII. — OFF BREST. — CHAPTER XVIII. — “ ORDERED FOREIGN. ” — CHAPTER XIX. — WEST COAST ADVENTURES. — CHAPTER XX. — WITH SLAVE CONVOY. — CHAPTER XXI. — HOME WITH MAHOGANY. — CHAPTER XXII. — OFF BOULOGNE. — CHAPTER XXIII. — THE SAME WEARY ROUND. — CHAPTER XXIV. — TAKEN PRISONER. — CHAPTER XXV. — AT CAMBRAY. — CHAPTER XXVI. — END OF CAPTIVITY. — CHAPTER XXVII. — HONOURABLY ACQUITTED. — APPENDIX.
2. 2.Note A.
3. 3.Note B.
4. 4.Copy of letter written by Lieutenant Hoffman to his wife immediately after the action of Trafalgar:—
5. 5.Captain Hoffman’s report to the Admiralty of the loss of the Apelles :—
6. 6.Letter from Captain Otter respecting the establishment of a school for midshipmen at Verdun.
7. 7.Testimonial from Captain Otter. — Footnotes — Transcriber’s note

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