BOOKS OF TRAVEL
BY E. KEBLE CHATTERTON Lieutenant R.N.V.R.
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PREFACE
THE OLD EAST INDIAMEN CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER II THE MAGNETIC EAST
CHAPTER III THE LURE OF NATIONS
CHAPTER IV THE ROUTE TO THE EAST
CHAPTER V THE FIRST EAST INDIA COMPANY
CHAPTER VI CAPTAIN LANCASTER DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF
CHAPTER VII THE BUILDING OF THE COMPANY'S SHIPS
CHAPTER VIII PERILS AND ADVENTURES
CHAPTER IX SHIPS AND TRADE
CHAPTER X FREIGHTING THE EAST INDIAMEN
CHAPTER XI EAST INDIAMEN AND THE ROYAL NAVY
CHAPTER XII THE WAY THEY HAD IN THE COMPANY'S SERVICE
CHAPTER XIII THE EAST INDIAMEN'S ENEMIES
CHAPTER XIV SHIPS AND MEN
CHAPTER XV AT SEA IN THE EAST INDIAMEN
CHAPTER XVI CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
CHAPTER XVII WAYS AND MEANS
CHAPTER XVIII LIFE ON BOARD
CHAPTER XIX THE COMPANY'S NAVAL SERVICE
CHAPTER XX OFFENCE AND DEFENCE
CHAPTER XXI THE "WARREN HASTINGS" AND THE "PIEMONTAISE"
CHAPTER XXII PIRATES AND FRENCH FRIGATES
CHAPTER XXIII THE LAST OF THE OLD EAST INDIAMEN
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THE OLD EAST INDIAMEN
