The Autobiography of a Seaman - Volume 2

About this eBook

Author

Dundonald, Thomas Cochrane, Earl of, 1775-1860

Title

The autobiography of a seaman (volume 2 of 2)

Original Publication

London: Richard Bentley, 1859, copyright 1861.

Credits

MWS, KD Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

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

Subject

Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 77890

Release Date

February 8, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SEAMAN. VOL. II.
2. 2.CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME.
3. 3.CHAPTER XXIV. A NAVAL STUDY FOR ALL TIME.
4. 4.CHAP. XXV. A NAVAL STUDY — continued .
5. 5.CHAP. XXVI. A NAVAL STUDY —(continued).
6. 6.CHAP. XXVII. CONDUCT OF THE COURT-MARTIAL.
7. 7.CHAP. XXVIII. THE VOTE OF THANKS.
8. 8.CHAP. XXIX. REFUSAL OF MY PLANS FOR ATTACKING THE FRENCH FLEET IN THE SCHELDT.
9. 9.CHAP. XXX. MY PLANS FOR ATTACKING THE FRENCH COAST REFUSED, AND MYSELF SUPERSEDED.
10. 10.CHAP. XXXI. VISIT TO THE ADMIRALTY COURT AT MALTA.
11. 11.CHAP. XXXII. NAVAL LEGISLATION HALF A CENTURY AGO.
12. 12.CHAP. XXXIII. OPENING OF PARLIAMENT, 1812.
13. 13.CHAP. XXXIV. MY SECRET PLANS.
14. 14.CHAP. XXXV. NAVAL AND OTHER DISCUSSIONS IN PARLIAMENT.
15. 15.CHAP. XXXVI. MY MARRIAGE.
16. 16.CHAP. XXXVII. NAVAL ABUSES.
17. 17.CHAP. XXXVIII. THE STOCK EXCHANGE TRIAL.
18. 18.CHAP. XXXIX.
19. 19.CHAP. XL.
20. 20.APPENDICES — APPENDIX I. LORD GAMBIER’S FIRST DESPATCH, GIVING ME CREDIT FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE ATTACK IN AIX ROADS.
21. 21.APPENDIX II. LORD GAMBIER’S SECOND DESPATCH IGNORING MY SERVICES ALTOGETHER. — APPENDIX III. — APPENDIX IV — APPENDIX V. — APPENDIX VI. — APPENDIX VII. — APPENDIX VIII. — APPENDIX IX. — APPENDIX X. — APPENDIX XI. — APPENDIX XII. — APPENDIX XIII. — APPENDIX XIV. — APPENDIX XV. — APPENDIX XVI. — APPENDIX XVII. — APPENDIX XVIII. — APPENDIX XIX. — APPENDIX XX.

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