: Life and Adventure in the South Pacific by Jones John D - Oceania Description and travel; Whaling; Emily Morgan (Ship)

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Sick of the Sea.--Description of the Boats and Whaling Apparatus.--Boat-headers.--Boat-steerers.--Mastheads.--The first Whale.--"There she blows!"--All hands excited.--Lowering the Boats.--"Pull, every man of you."--A Fisherman's Luck.--Whales again.--Cape Verd Islands.--St. Antonio.--St. Jago.--Fogo, the Island of Fire.--Going ashore.--A noisy Crowd.--Tom and the Portugee Donkey.--Manuel.--Now for Cape Horn. 25

Our Captain.--Officers.--Boat-steerers.--Foremast Hands.--Jo Bob.-- Sailor's Fare.--The Cask of Pies.--Mackey.--Lawrence asleep. 35

Crossing the Equator.--Barney looking for the "Line."--Spoke Ship "Java."--Spoke Ship "Ontario," homeward bound.--Writing Letters Home "under Difficulties."--Sperm Whales again.--A Fast Boat.-- The Red Flag.--The Flurry.--The Fluke-chain passed. 41

Description of the Sperm Whale.--Described externally.-- Difference between the Sperm and Right Whale. 49

"Cutting in". 59

"Trying out."--"Stowing down."--"Cleaning up."--Gale off the River De la Plata.--Thunder and Lightning.--Narrow Escape of the Ship. 62

Preparing for Cape Horn.--Head Winds.--Staten Land.--Cape Horn.-- Heavy Gale.--Porpoises and Albatross.--Mackey and the Third Mate.--Captured a Sperm Whale.--Preparing for Port.--The Anchor down. 67

Talcahuana.--Its Streets.--Public Buildings.--Market.--Calaboose.-- The Harbor.--Churches.--Paulparees.--Inhabitants.--Manners and Customs.--Getting off Water.--Mackey again in Trouble.--In the Calaboose.--Californians.--Climate and Products of Chili.-- Horseback Riding.--Spanish Wake.--Desertion.--American Consul.-- Mackey's Oration.--Swimming ashore.--Departure. 71

Cruising.--Boat's-crew Watches.--Deserters by wholesale.--A large Reward.--Public Auction.--Juan Fernandez.--Peaches.--Robinson Crusoe's Cave.--Fishing.--Ship "Java."--Masa Fuero.--St. Felix.-- St. Ambrose.--San Lorenzo.--Callao.--A Railroad. 78

Payta.--Its Appearance.--Inhabitants.--Shipped three Spaniards.-- Gamming.--Exchanged Boat-steerers.--Gloomy Forebodings.--Whales again.--Stove Boat.--Manuel overboard.--No Sunday off Soundings.--Mackey and the Mate.--Star-gazing.--Reflections.--A County Fair.--Lawrence in Trouble. 86

Marquesas Islands.--Dominica.--Its Appearance.--Visitors.-- Tattooing.--The Chief.--His costly Dress.--Delivers his Papers.--A "Recommend."--Society Islands.--Roratongo.--Its Appearance.--New York.--New Bedford.--Too many Friends.--The universal Remedy.-- Fruit.--A thieving Set.--Missionaries.--Petty Tyrannies practiced.--Rev. John Williams.--His Death.--The staple Commodity.--The Desire for Sea.--Queen and Government.-- Desertion.--General Losses.--Jo Bob's Choice.--A merry Time. 92

Making Passage to King Mill Group.--Fourth of July.--Byron's Island.--Perote Island.--Drummond's Island.--Sydenham's Island.-- Visit from the Natives.--Their Canoes.--Themselves.--Trade.-- "Dittoes."--Taking of the "Triton."--A treacherous Portuguese.--A bloody Massacre.--A just Retribution.--The Kanaka's Stratagem.-- The Natives frightened.--Prisoners ashore.--A young Hero.-- Hostages.--The Prisoners released.--Proceed to the Sandwich Islands.--Henderville's Island.--Woodle's Island.--Natives again.--"Teka moi moi."--Young Cocoanuts.--Decidedly Jewish.-- Easily satisfied.--Description of Natives.--The Females.--A large Fleet.--Comparisons.--Simpson's Island.--Ship "Narragansett."--Stove Boat.--Fisherman's Luck.--Experiments in Mesmerism.--Somebody "sold." 99

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