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Concessions made, and the First Mutiny quelled Second Outbreak Lord Howe's Tact The Great Mutiny of 

 the Nore Ilichard Parker A Vile Character but Man of Talent Wins the Men to his Side Officers flogged 

 and ducked Gallant Duncan's Address Accessions to the Mutineers Parker practically Lord High Admiral 

 His Extravagant Behaviour Alarm in London The Movement dies out by Degrees Parker's Cause lost 

 His Execution Mutinies at Other Stations Prompt Action of Lords St. Vincent and Macartney .... 235 



CHAPTER XV. 



THE HISTORY OF SHIPS AND SHIPPING INTERESTS. 



The First Attempts to Float Hollowed Logs and Rafts The Ark and its Dimensions Skin Floats and Basket- 

 boats Maritime Commerce of Antiquity Phoenician Enterprise Did they round the Cape? The Ships of 

 Tyre Carthage Hanno's Voyage to the West Coast of Africa Egyptian Galleys The Great Ships of the 

 Ptolemies Hiero's Floating Palace The Romans Their Repugnance to Seafaring Pursuits Sea Battles with 

 the Carthaginians Cicero's Opinions on Commerce Constantinople and its Commerce Venice Britain The 

 First Invasion under Julius Cresar Benefits accruing The Danish Pirates The London of the Period The 

 Father of the British Navy Alfred and his Victories Canute's Fleet The Norman Invasion The Crusades- 

 Richard Cceur de Lion's Fleet The Cinque Ports and their Privileges Foundation of a Maritime Code- 

 Letters of Marque Opening of the Coal Trade Chaucer's Description of the Sailors of his Time A Glorious 

 Period The Victories at Harfleur Henry V.'s Fleet of 1,500 Vessels The Channel Marauders The King- 

 Maker Pirate Sir Andrew Wood's Victory Action with Scotch Pirates The Great Michael and the Great 

 Harry Queen Elizabeth's Astuteness The Nation never so well provided" The Most Fortunate and Invincible 

 Armada" Its Size and Strength Elizabeth's Appeal to the Country A Noble Response Efflngham's Appoint- 

 mentThe Armada's First Disaster Refitted, and resails from Corunna Chased in the Rear A Series of 

 Contretemps English Volunteer Ships in Numbers The Fire-ships at Calais The Final Action Flight of the 

 Armada Fate of Shipwrecked Spanish in Ireland Total Loss to Spain Rejoicings and Thanksgivings in 

 England 258 



CHAPTER XVI. 



THE HISTORY OF SHIPS AND SHIPPING INTERESTS (continued). 



Noble Adventurers The Earl of Cumberland as a Pirate Rich Prizes Action with the Madre de Dios Capture of the 

 Great Carrack A Cargo worth 150,000 Burning of the Cinco ChagasBvA Fifteen saved out of Eleven Hundred 

 Souls The Scourge of M a lice Establishment of the Slave Trade Sir John Hawkins' Ventures High-handed 

 Proceedings The Spaniards forced to purchase A Fleet of Slavers Hawkins sanctioned by " Good Queen Bess" 

 Joins in a Negro War A Disastrous Voyage Sir Francis Drake His First Loss The Treasure at Nombre de 

 Dios Drake's First Sight of the Pacific Tons of Silver captured John Oxenham's Voyage The First English- 

 man on the Pacific -His Disasters and Death Drake's Voyage Round the World Blood-letting at the Equator- 

 Arrival at Port Julian Trouble with the Natives Execution of a Mutineer Passage of the Straits of Magellan- 

 Vessels separated in a Gale Loss of the Marigold -Tragic Fate of Eight Men Drake driven to Cape Horn- 

 Proceedings at Valparaiso Prizes taken Capture of the Great Treasure Ship Drake's Resolve to change his 

 Course Home Vessel refitted at Nicaragua Stay in the Bay of San Francisco The Natives worship the English 

 Grand Reception at Ternate -Drake's Ship nearly wrecked Return to England Honours accorded Drake 

 His Character and Influence Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Disasters and Death Raleigh's Virginia Settlements . . 291 



