CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE HISTORY OF SHIPS AND SHIPPING INTERESTS (continued). PAGE 



Extent of the Subject The First American Colony Hostilities with the Indians 117 Settlers Missing Raleigh's 

 Search for El Dorado Little or no Gold discovered 2,000 Spaniards engage in another Search Disastrous Results- 

 Dutch Rivalry with the English Establishment of two American Trading Companies Of the East India Company 

 Their first Great Ship Enormous Profits of the Venture A Digression Officers of the Company in Modern 

 Times Their Grand Perquisites Another Naval Hero Monson a Captain at Eighteen His appreciation of 

 Stratagem An Eleven Hours' hand-to-hand Contest Out of Water at Sea Monson two years a Galley Slave- 

 Treachery of the Earl of Cumberland The Cadiz Expedition Cutting out a Treasure Ship Prize worth 200,000 

 James I. and his Great Ship Monson as Guardian of the Narrow Seas After the British Pirates One of their 

 Haunts A Novel Scheme Monson as a Pirate himself Meeting of the sham and real Pirates Capture of a 

 Number Frightened into Penitence Another caught by a ruse 1 



CHAPTER II. 



THE HISTORY OF SHIPS AND SHIPPING INTERESTS (continued). 



Charles I. and Ship Money Improvements made by him in the Navy His great Ship, the Royal Sovereign The 

 Navigation Laws of Cromwell Consequent War with the Dutch Capture of Grand Spanish Prizes Charles II. 

 seizes 130 Dutch Ships Van Tromp and the Action at Harwich De Ruyter in the Medway and Thames Peace- 

 War with France La Hogue Peter the Great and his Naval Studies Visit to Sardam Difficulty of remaining 

 incognito Cooks his own Food His Assiduity and Earnestness A kind-hearted Barbarian Gives a Grand 

 Banquet and Fete Conveyed to England His stay at Evelyn's Place Studies at Deptford Visits Palaces 

 and Public-houses His Intemperance Presents the King with a 10,000 Ruby Engages numbers of English Me- 

 chanicsReturn to Russia Rapid increase in his Navy Determines to Build St. Petersburg Arrivals of the First 

 Merchantmen Splendid Treatment of their Captains Law's Mississippi Scheme and the South Sea Bubble- 

 Two Nations gone Mad The "Bubble" to pay the National Debt Its one Solitary Ship Noble and Plebeian 

 Stockbrokers Rise and Fall of the Bubble Directors made to Disgorge 28 



CHAPTER III. 



THE HISTORY OF SHIPS AND SHIPPING INTERESTS (continued). 



A Grand Epoch of Discovery Anson's Voyage Difficulties of manning the Fleet Five Hundred Invalided Pensioners 

 drafted The Spanish Squadron under Pizarro Its Disastrous Voyage One Vessel run ashore Rats at Four 

 Dollars each A Man-of-war held by eleven Indians Anson at the Horn Fearful Outbreak of Scurvy Ashore 

 at Robinson Crusoe's Island Death of two-thirds of the Crews Beauty of Juan Fernandez Loss of the Wager 

 Drunken and Insubordinate Crew Attempt to blow up the Captain A Midshipman shot Desertion of the 

 Ship's Company Prizes taken by Anson His Humanity to Prisoners The Gloucester abandoned at Sea- 

 Delightful Stay at Tinian The Centurion blown out to Sea Despair of those on Shore Its safe Return Capture 

 of the Manilla Galleon A hot Fight Prize worth a Million and a half Dollars Return to England . . 45 



CHAPTER IV. 



THE HISTORY OF SHIPS AND SHIPPING INTERESTS (continued). 



Progress of the American Colonies Great Prevalence of Piracy Numerous Captures and Executions A Proclama- 

 tion of Pardon John Theach, or " Black Beard "A Desperate Pirate Hand-and-glove with the Governor 

 of North Carolina Pretends to accept the King's Pardon A Blind His Defeat and Death Unwise Legis- 

 lation and consequent Irritation The Stamp Act The Tea Tax Enormous Excitement Tea-chests thrown 

 into Boston Harbour Determined Attitude of the American Colonists The Boston Port Bill Its Effects 

 Sympathy of all America The final Rupture England's Wars to the end of the Century Nelson and the Nile 

 Battle of Copenhagen 62 



CHAPTER V. 



THE HISTORY OF SHIPS AND SHIPPING INTERESTS (continued). 



Early Paddle-boats Worked by Animal Power Blasro de Garay's Experiment Solomon de Caus David Ramsey's 

 Engines The Marquis of Worcester A Horse-boat Boats worked by Water By Springs By Gunpowder- 

 Patrick Miller's Triple Vessel Double Vessels worked by Capstans The First Practical Steam-boat Symington's 



