Preface

Adventures of Capt. Woodward and Five Seamen in the island of Celebes

An Occurrence at sea

Loss of H. B. M ship Phœnix, off Cuba

An account of the Whale Fishery, with anecdotes of the dangers attending it

Loss of the Brig Tyrrel

Loss of the Peggy

Loss of H. B. M. ship Litchfield

Wreck of the Rothsay Castle Steamer

Loss of the French ship Droits de L’Homme

Loss of H. B. M. ship Queen Charlotte

A Scene on the Atlantic Ocean

Wreck of the French Frigate Medusa, on the Arguin Bank Part 1

Wreck of the French Frigate Medusa, on the Arguin Bank Part 2

Wreck of the French Frigate Medusa, on the Arguin Bank Part 3

Wreck of the French Frigate Medusa, on the Arguin Bank Part 4

Loss of the Royal George

Loss of the Æneas, transport

The Absent Ship

Loss of the Halsewell, East Indiaman

An account of Four Russians, abandoned on the Island of East Spitzbergen

Loss of the Amphitrite, Female Convict Ship

The Mutineers, a Tale of the Sea

Fate of Seven Sailors, left on the island of St. Maurice

Seamen wintering in Spitzbergen

A Man Overboard

An Escape through the Cabin-Windows

Tom Cringle’s Log

Loss of the Nautilus, Sloop of War

Wreck of a Slave Ship

The Wrecked Seamen

Adventures of Philip Ashton Part 1

Adventures of Philip Ashton Part 2

Explosion of H. B. M. ship Amphion

Loss of H. B. M. ship La Tribune

Burning of the Prince, a French East Indiaman

Wreck of the Schooner Betsey

Early American Heroism

Fingal’s Cave

Loss of H. B. M. ship Ramillies

Preservation of Nine Seamen

Capt. Ross’s Expedition

Loss of the Catharine, Venus, and Piedmont, transports, and three Merchant Ships

Wreck of the Ship Sidney

Loss of the Duke William, transport

Commodore Barney

Naval Battles of the United States

Address to the Ocean