CONTENTS. 



CHAPTBK XIX. 

 Post-office of the Galapagos. — Senora Villamill's Monkey. — Farewell to 

 the Galapagos. — An unfortunate and mutinous Ship. — The wide range 

 of Whalemen. — Burke's Eulogy on American Whalemen. — The Mutiny. 

 — Bingham's Row with second Mate. — Council of War in Forecastle. — 

 The difficult Decision. — Man tied up. — Hans returns Good for Evil, and 

 strikes back, and Eow generally. — The Captain slashes round. ..Page 220 



CHAPTER XX. 



The Captain's Law. — Man cut down. — Ship adrift with Yards aback. — 

 Men refuse Duty, and still drifting. — The "Bound Robin." — Make sail 

 for Sandwich Islands. — The Treaty, and a Peace-oifering. — Remarkable 

 Tenacity of Life in Sperm-whale. — Finback. — Gam with Adeline Gibbs, 

 Captain West. — Greenwich and Mean Time compared. — Fighting 

 Sperm-whale of the Galapagos. — A Yankee Trick on a Whale. — How 

 Whalemen are made: Cabin-boy at ten. Master at twenty-two. — Love 

 of the Profession. — The Sailor dreams he is Captain, and goes on a 

 Whale. — Shyness of Whales rather than diminished Numbers length- 

 ens Voyages. — Balloon suggested to take Whales. — Water-spouts dis- 

 cussed. — Mowee raised, and anchored at Honolulu. — Sad History of 

 the Washxmk. — Slaughter of the Crew, and recovery of the Ship.-i- 

 Smuggling Rum on Board. — Pig-headed Perversity 229 



CHAPTER XXI. 

 Angling for Sharks.— Shark in Stays.— Cai-penter of the Jolly Ananias and 

 unfortunate Shark. — Land-sharks dealing with our Crew. — Consular Bru- 

 tality and Injustice. — Six Months in an Indian Fort awarded. — A surly 

 Crew at the Windlass. — Captain's Speech, and Comments. — Our Kanaka 

 Pre-nr. — Speed of Whales argued. — The Run described. — Coughs and 

 Colds. — General -Wretchedness. — Tropical Rains and Water-spouts. — 

 Want of Faith in Science avowed. — Job on Bain and bad Weather. 248 



CHAPTER XXII. 



Water-spout described.— Query ; Effect on Newton's Theory.— Kanaka 

 Hymns.— Stupor and Gloom.— The old Woman's Curse.- Flying-fish. — 

 Dolphin.— Albicore a sign of Whales.— Angling for Albicore.— Poison- 

 ous Fish. — Influence of the Moon on Fish and Men. — A benevolent 

 Enemy.— Scrimshoning and Pigs.— The Pig as a Pillow.— Man-of-war 

 Hawk. — Strange Companionship at Mast-head 258 



CHAPTER XXIIL 

 New Theory of the Flight of Birds.— The Bird a Balloon.— Adventure with 

 a Shark, and a Man in Danger.— Questioning Darwinian Theory.— 

 Grinding Crow-bars to Sail-needles.— A Gam of Whales, and five killed. 



