Tl CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER V 



Sabbath Our Captain's Whaling experience Land Ho! 

 The Scene of a battle Tristan d'Acimha The story 

 of its settlement Governor Glass The internal econ- 

 omy of the settlement Intercourse with shipping -- 

 General appearance of the Island A wreck An excit- 

 ing race Madagascar or Malaga? ... 74 



CHAPTER VI. 



The " Cruising Ground " What constitutes Wiale Ground 

 How the Haunts of Whales are Discovered The Disci- 

 pline of a Whaleship on a cruise Monotony of the 

 Life Drawing Water Portuguese Man-of-war Cape 

 St. Mary's, of Madagascar Raising a Finback 

 "There she blows" A false Alarm Sperm Whales 

 Preparation for lowering " Going on to a Whale " 

 "Give it to him ! " The Whales run The Chase 

 The last Desperate Effort, and accompanying Mishap 

 " Getting stove " A furious Whale We are picked 

 up, and lose the Whale. - - 91 



CHAPTER VII. 



Fitting a new Boat We raise Whales again Our Boat 

 gets fast The Whale takes out the Line The Mate 

 despairs Sunset The third Mate refastem The 

 Mate kills the Whale " There's Blood " The Flurry- 

 Getting a Fish alongside Cutting in Wrenching 

 off the Head The Teeth The Junk The Case 

 Extraordinary gathering of Sharks Their Rapacity 



Trying on*, Horse-pieces Blanket-pieces Mincing 



Division of Labor A Night Scene Nauseating 

 Labor Picking out fat-lean Stowing down the Oil 

 Clearing up Deeks. - - - 114 



