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 Enbber- 

 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 12C 



CHAPTER XL 

 The Boat lowered, and the Men leave the Ship. — Eesidaaiy 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. — Weigh An- 

 chor for Pay ta. — 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 XIL 



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 lil 



CHAPTER XIIL 

 The Sperm-whale as it appears to Whaleinen. — 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- 

 lance 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 Ens- 

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

 —Jardin and Beai's Figures 162 



