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| Chapter I. Who and What I am.—My Early Life.—Leaving Home, and Why I left It. | 7 |
| Chapter II. Walking to Boston.—Suspected to be Runaways.—Find a Ship and Sign Articles. | 21 |
| Chapter III. Departure from Boston.—Out at Sea.—What happened to Me.—Meeting a Stranger. | 35 |
| Chapter IV. Overhauled by a British War-Ship.—Search for Deserters.—The Captain plays a Yankee Trick. | 48 |
| Chapter V. The Flying Dutchman and His History.—Meeting a Ship with a Starving Crew.—Relief and Sailing in Company. | 64 |
| Chapter VI. In Danger from a Waterspout.—Caught in a Gale.—Separated from Our Consort.—A Ghost on the Washington. | 78 |
| Chapter VII. The Ghosts and How They were laid.—Admiral Hosier's Ghost.—The Warwick Again.—Encountering an Algerian Pirate. | 92 |
| Chapter VIII. A Congreve Rocket among Algerine Pirates.—Arrival at Gibraltar.—Arrested and in Prison. | 105 |
| Chapter IX. Trouble between the United States and Algiers.—The War with France.—What our Navy did.—From Gibraltar to Marseilles. | 120 |
| Chapter X. Escorted beyond Danger.—Daily Work on Shipboard.—We save a Boatful of Castaways.—How We found Them. | 135 |
| Chapter XI. How the Evelyn was lost.—I am transferred from Forecastle to Cabin.—Our Passengers.—Arrival at Boston. | 150 |
| Chapter XII. A Voyage to China.—Crossing the Line.—Malay Pirates.—Whampoa Anchorage.—More Troubles with Great Britain. | 165 |
| Chapter XIII. David and I visit Our Old Home.—Return to Boston, and Meet Bill and Joe.—Bill's Adventure on the Chesapeake.—An "Unlucky" Ship. | 181 |
| Chapter XIV. The Chesapeake and the Shannon.—Another Voyage to China.—More about Impressment.—I become a Captain and receive Orders. | 195 |
| Chapter XV. Fitting for Sea.—War Declared.—Out on a Cruise.—My First Prize.—Old Friends. | 209 |
| Chapter XVI. A Conspiracy, and How It was defeated.—Another Prize.—Views of Privateering.—A Cartel.—In the Jaws of a British Man-of-War. | 224 |
| Chapter XVII. Safe Return to New York.—Offer of a New Ship.—My Friends the Grahams.—Off Again.—The Constitution's Escape and Mine. | 238 |
| Chapter XVIII. Destruction of the GuerriÈre by the Constitution.—Captain Hull's Wager.—How I tricked a British Captain.—David's Ruse.—Fortune Frowns. | 252 |
| Chapter XIX. Escaping from a British Fleet.—Destruction of the Marguerite.—Captured by an Old Acquaintance.—Prisoner at Plymouth and Dartmoor. | 266 |
| Chapter XX. Prison Life at Dartmoor.—Reminiscences of Privateering.—Achievements of the Rossie, Highflier, Governor Tompkins, and Others.—I am summoned to the Captain's Office. | 280 |
| Chapter XXI. Released on Parole.—Go to Portsmouth.—Old Friends.—Declaration of Peace.—Return to America.—Wedding Bells. | 294 |
