Under the Mizzen Mast; A Voyage Round the World

About this eBook

Author

Adams, Nehemiah, 1806-1878

Title

Under the mizzen mast: A voyage round the world

Original Publication

United States: Henry Hoyt,1873.

Credits

Richard Hulse, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation

Subject

Voyages around the world

Category

Text

eBook-No.

69192

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69192

Release Date

October 21, 2022

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.Under the Mizzen Mast; A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD.
5. 5.Untitled
6. 6.Preface to the First Edition. — Preface to the Second Edition.
7. 7.CONTENTS.
8. 8.UNDER THE MIZZEN MAST.
9. 9.I. OUTWARD BOUND. — THE MIZZEN MAST. A DREAM. — THANKSGIVING. — SATURDAY DINNER. — SAILOR’S FARE. — APPLES AT SEA. — CAPRICES OF THE SEA. — RELIGIOUS ADMONITION FROM THE STEWARDESS. — DECISION IN A CAPTAIN. — THE NIGHT WATCH. — FLYING FISH — LOSING ONE’S SHADOW. — THE CLOUDS OF MAGELLAN. — SALT WATER BATHS. — SEA BIRDS. — SOME OF THE CREW ALWAYS AT WORK. — SOUTH AMERICA IN SIGHT. — SOCIAL LIFE AT SEA. — NIGHTS AT SEA. — WATCHING THE WAVES. — ALL NIGHT AWAKE. — EVENING SERVICE. — CAPE HORN LATITUDES. — RESUMING THE MINISTRY, AT SEA.
10. 10.II. CAPE HORN. — ROUND THE HORN. — DANGERS IN THE CABIN. — CHRISTMAS AT SEA. — A YOUNG SAILOR’S EXPERIENCE. — THE SHIP’S TRACK. — MAKING LAND ROUND THE HORN. — THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR. — NEW YEAR’S DIVERSIONS. — FAIR WEATHER PAST THE HORN. — CHANGE OF SEASONS AT SEA. — THE MORNING HOUR. — CLEANING SHIP. — THROWING MANUSCRIPTS OVERBOARD. — BURNING TAR BARRELS. — TEN THOUSAND MILES FROM HOME. — A SAILOR AT HIS MEAL. — BRILLIANT NIGHT. — THE SOUTH EAST TRADE WINDS. — RELIGIOUS INTEREST. — SCRIPTURE PROMISES. — SUNRISE ON DECK. — LOW TONES OF NATURE. — THE SHIP’S GUNS. — THE SHIP PUT IN PERFECT ORDER. — CROSSING THE LINE AGAIN. — BONITOS. — WHALE FEED. — A MARINE ARTIST ON BOARD. — THE END OF THE NORTH EAST TRADES. — BOSONS. — THE CAPTAIN’S CLOSING ADDRESS.
11. 11.III. CALIFORNIA. THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. HONG KONG. — THE PRIVILEGE OF SLOW MOTION. — SAN FRANCISCO. — LEAVING SAN FRANCISCO. — THE SANDWICH ISLANDS GROUP. — ATLANTIC OCEAN SCENERY DESIRED. — ARRIVAL AT HONG KONG. YAT MOON PASS. — LIFE IN HONG KONG. — CHINESE TRADESMEN. — CHINESE DRESSMAKER. — NATIONAL SHIPS. — HONG KONG SOCIETY. — VICTORIA PEAK. — SHOPPING. — REGATTA IN HONG KONG HARBOR. — COMFORTABLE BEDDING. — A SUNKEN VESSEL. — LOW ESTIMATE OF LIFE AMONG CHINESE. — REV. JAMES LEGGE, D. D. L.L. D. — PACIFIC MAIL STEAMER.
12. 12.IV. CANTON, SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE, MACAO. — HALL OF COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION. — CHINESE BRIDES AND WEDDINGS. — “GODS MANY.” — THE BAMBOO. — MIXTURE IN TEAS. — ARCHDEACON GRAY. — SHANGHAI. — MACAO. — SHANGHAI PORCELAIN. — WORK OF THE LAW IN THE HEART. — AN ARISTOCRATIC CHINESE FAMILY. — POSTURE OF CHINESE PUPILS. — AMOY. — FUNG SHUY. — PIDGIN ENGLISH. — A PEACOCK ORDERED FOR DINNER. — DIRECTIONS TO A SERVANT IN PIDGIN ENGLISH. — A TYPHOON. — SINGAPORE. — CURRY.
13. 13.V. MANILA.—HOMEWARD BOUND. — MANILA CIGARS. — THE CHURCH OF SANTA ANA. — PINA ARTICLES. — GAME COCKS. — TIGER AND BUFFALO FIGHT. — FIRE-FLIES. — SPANISH MUSIC. — CLIMATE OF MANILA. — RELIGIOUS SERVICE. — TROPICAL FRUITS. — THE CASSOWARY. — LEAVING MANILA. — PASSING ANJER. — CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. — TABLE MOUNTAIN. — ST. HELENA. — ISLAND OF ASCENSION — THE NORTH STAR RE-APPEARS. — DISCOMFORTS AT SEA. — TARRING DOWN. — OUR THREE CREWS. — OLD PORTRAIT OF THE SAILOR. — THE KNIGHT HEAD. — A SAILOR PUT IN IRONS. — SOME APPEARANCE OF MUTINY QUELLED. — ON HAVING A FIN IN THE CREW. — ON PRAISING A CREW. — THE POWER OF KINDNESS. — THE BOY BEN AT THE WHEEL. — ACCIDENT AND PRESERVATION. — BIRD ON MIZZEN TOP GALLANT MAST. — THE BOAT’S CREW — “HOLD THE REEL.” — GALES OFF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. — WERE WE NEVER AFRAID AT SEA? — THE RUDDER. — RETROSPECT OF RELIGIOUS SERVICES AT SEA. — DROPPING ANCHOR FOR THE LAST TIME. — IN DOCK. — FIRST IMPRESSIONS ON REACHING LAND. — SUBSEQUENT EXPERIENCE OF OUR SHIP. — NELSON, OUR STEERSMAN, DROWNED. — LUXURY OF SEEING A SNOW-STORM.
14. 14.FOOTNOTES
15. 15.Transcriber’s Notes

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