CONTENTS. 



of the Terrapin. Abundance and Variety of Fishes. Weigh Anchor for 

 Selango to wood Ship. A Plan to desert proposed and declined. The 

 Wreck of Forests found at Sea Page 112 



CHAPTER X. 



Anchor in Selango Bay. An Afternoon's Liberty. The People and their 

 Houses. Beautiful building Materials and comfortable Homes. Con- 

 trivance to keep noxious Vermin from the Houses. Furniture. Span- 

 iard circumventing Monkey. Monkey circumventing Spaniard. Fruits, 

 and the Cherimoya in particular. Visit to Banana-orchard. Crabs 

 which are red, and that do run backward. Wooded on the Rubber- 

 tree, and sought Store of Limes. See our first Monkeys. Abundance 

 of Monkeys revealed; pelt them with Oranges. Cheapness of Fruits. 

 Ship richly supplied with Fruits 126 



CHAPTER XI. 



The Boat lowered, and the Men leave the Ship. Residuary Legatee, and 

 Preparation of the Chests, with national Song. Second Mate makes a 

 Discovery, and discourseth thereon. Muster-roll called, and armed Boat 

 ordered away. Give up Chase, and attack on Case-bottle. Weigli An- 

 chor for Payta. Description of Balsa Rafts. A Providence for maritime 

 Men in the placing of Timber. Shoal of swimming Crabs. Black-fish 

 Chase. Arrive at Payta, and ship eight Men 134 



CHAPTER XII. 



Leave Payta, and Long Tom's first Whale. Bridled Whale. Bow-oar 

 hauling on. Bill on Cephalopods. Ben on the Squid. Ben on Whale's 

 Feeding. Long Tom and Reef Squid. Sandwich Islander on Polypus. 

 Troublesome Tenant .' 141 



CHAPTER XIII. 



The Sperm-whale as it appears to Whalemen. As a game Animal. Idle 

 Life on board, and Prizes for raising Whale. Pig Sacrifice. Whale- 

 man in the Boat. The Perfection of Whale-boat. Equipment of the 

 Whale-boat. Retrospection in Boat 155 



CHAPTER XIV. 



A Whale-chase. Boat stove, and novel Rescue. Spade to stop running 

 Whale. The good Captain savage. Fast Line, and Captain cooled 

 down. Captain apologizes. On Hand and Gun Harpoons. Hand- 

 lanee and Bomb-lance. Erroneous Figures of Whales. Cuvier's Ex- 

 planation. Desmaret and Lesson. Explanation "of Illustration of 

 Sperm-whale. Sight of the Whale. Description of Head. Ben Rus- 

 sell's Pictures. Professors Jameson and Murray. A Harper's Whale. 

 Jardin and Beal's Figures 162 



