PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHAPTER I. New Bedford. Fitting out a Whaler. Shipping a
CHAPTER II. Sick of the Sea. Description of the Boats and
CHAPTER III. Our Captain. Officers. Boat-steerers. Foremast
CHAPTER IV. Crossing the Equator. Barney looking for the
CHAPTER V. Description of the Sperm Whale. Described
CHAPTER VI. "Cutting in."
CHAPTER VII. "Trying out." "Stowing down." "Cleaning
CHAPTER VIII. Preparing for Cape Horn. Head Winds. Staten
CHAPTER IX. Talcahuana. Its Streets. Public
CHAPTER X. Cruising. Boats'-crew Watches. Deserters by
CHAPTER XI. Payta. Its Appearance. Inhabitants. Shipped
CHAPTER XII. Marquesas Islands. Dominica. Its
CHAPTER XIII. Making Passage to King Mill Group. Fourth of
CHAPTER XIV. Pitt's Island. Knox and Charlotte's
CHAPTER XV. Strong's Island. King. Canker. Dress. Chiefs. D
CHAPTER XVI. "A happy New-year to all." Rather poor
CHAPTER XVII. Guam. Invasion of the Ladrone Islands by the
CHAPTER XVIII. Food of the Sperm Whale. Manner of Feeding. Swimming. Breathing. Herding.
CHAPTER XIX. Nature of Sperm Whales' Food. " Sepia Octopus ." Nautilus.
CHAPTER XX. Close of the first "Season" on Japan. Making
CHAPTER XXI. Blackfish. Ship "Phocion." Ship "Ganges." Bark
CHAPTER XXII. Island of Rota. Appearance. Streets and
CHAPTER XXIII. Bailey's Island. Turtle. Whaling. Ship "James
CHAPTER XXIV. Success of the "Mohawk." Ship
CHAPTER XXV. Chinese Fishermen. Pedro Blanca. Preparing for
CHAPTER XXVI. Fishing Junks. New Companions. Stove Boat, yet
CHAPTER XXVII. Legend of Kinau and Tuanoa: a Tale of the Sandwich Islands.
CHAPTER XXVIII. "Homeward bound" at last. The prevailing
