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CONTENTS.

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• I. The Jacket 9

• II. Homeward Bound 12

• III. A Glance at the principal Divisions into which a Man-of-war's
  Crew is divided 14

• IV. Jack Chase 20

• V. Jack Chase on a Spanish Quarter-deck 25

• VI. The Quarter-deck Officers, Warrant Officers, and Berthdeck
  Underlings of a Man-of-war; where they Live
  in the Ship; how they Live; their Social Standing
  on Shipboard; and what sort of Gentlemen they are 28

• VII. Breakfast, Dinner, and Supper 38

• VIII. Selvagee contrasted with Mad Jack 41

• IX. Of the Pockets that were in the Jacket 46

• X. From Pockets to Pickpockets 50

• XI. The Pursuit of Poetry under Difficulties 52

• XII. The Good or Bad Temper of Man-of-war's-men in a
  great Degree attributable to their Particular Stations
  and Duties aboard Ship 57

• XIII. A Man-of-war Hermit in a Mob 64

• XIV. A Drought in a Man-of-war 67

• XV. A Salt-Junk Club in a Man-of-war, with a Notice to Quit 71

• XVI. General Training in a Man-of-war 80

• XVII. Away! Second, Third, and Fourth Cutters, away! 88

• XVIII. A Man-of-war Full as a Nut 92

• XIX. The Jacket aloft 94

• XX. How they Sleep in a Man-of-war 98

• XXI. One Reason why Man-of-war's-men are generally Short-lived
  101

• XXII. Wash-day, and House-cleaning in a Man-of-war 105

• XXIII. Theatricals in a Man-of-war 110

• XXIV. Introductory to Cape Horn 118

• XXV. The Dog-days off Cape Horn 122

• XXVI. The Pitch of the Cape 127

• XXVII. Some Thoughts growing out of Mad Jack's Countermanding
  his Superior's Order 134

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• XXVIII. Edging A way 140

• XXIX. The Night-watches 144

• XXX. A Peep through a Port-hole at the Subterranean Parts
  of a Man-of-war 148

• XXXI. The Gunner under Hatches 152

• XXXII. A Dish of Dunderfunk 157

• XXXIII. A Flogging 160

• XXXIV. Some of the Evil Effects of Flogging 166

• XXXV. Flogging not Lawful 171

• XXXVI. Flogging not Necessary 176

• XXXVII. Some superior old “London Dock” from the Wine-coolers
  of Neptune 182

• XXXVIII. The Chaplain and Chapel in a Man-of-war 185

• XXXIX. The Frigate in Harbor—The Boats—Grand State Reception
  of the Commodore 190

• XL. Some of the Ceremonies in a Man-of-war unnecessary
  and injurious 197

• XLI. A Man-of-war Library 199

• XLII. Killing Time in a Man-of-war in Harbor 202

• XLIII. Smuggling in a Man-of-war 209

• XLIV. A Knave in Office in a Man-of-war 216

• XLV. Publishing Poetry in a Man-of-war 227

• XLVI. The Commodore on the Poop, and one of “the People”
  under the Hands of the Surgeon 229

• XLVII. An Auction in a Man-of-war 234

• XLVIII. Purser, Purser's Steward, and Postmaster in a Man-of-war
  241

• XLIX. Rumors of a War, and how they were received by the
  Population of the Neversink 245

• L. The Bay of all Beauties 248

• LI. One of “the People” has an Audience with the Commodore
  and the Captain on the Quarter-deck 251

• LII. Something concerning Midshipmen 254

• LIII. Sea-faring Persons peculiarly subject to being under the
  Weather—The Effects of this upon a Man-of-war
  Captain 261

• LIV. “The People” are given “Liberty” 265

• LV. Midshipmen entering the Navy early 271

• LVI. A Shore Emperor on board a Man-of-war 274

• LVII. The Emperor Reviews the People at Quarters 280

• LVIII. A Quarter-deck Officer before the Mast 283

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• LIX. A Man-of-war Button divides two Brothers 285

• LX. A Man-of-war's-man Shot at 289

• LXI. The Surgeon of the Fleet 291

• LXII. A Consultation of Man-of-war Surgeons 296

• LXIII. The Operation 300

• LXIV. Man-of-war Trophies 313

• LXV. A Man-of-war Race 316

• LXVI. Fun in a Man-of-war 322

• LXVII. White-Jacket arraigned at the Mast 326

• LXVIII. A Man-of-war Fountain, and other Things 332

• LXIX. Prayers at the Guns 336

• LXX. Monthly Muster round the Capstan 341

• LXXI. The Genealogy of the Articles of War 346

• LXXII. “Herein are the good Ordinances of the Sea, which
  wise Men, who voyaged round the World, gave to
  our Ancestors, and which constitute the Books of
  the Science of good Customs” 349

• LXXIII. Night and Day Gambling in a Man-of-war 356

• LXXIV. The Main-top at Night 361

• LXXV. “Sink, Burn, and Destroy” 370

• LXXVI. The Chains 375

• LXXVII. The Hospital in a Man-of-war 379

• LXXVIII. Dismal Times in the Mess 387

• LXXIX. How Man-of-war's-men Die at Sea 390

• LXXX. The Last Stitch 394

• LXXXI. How they Bury a Man-of-war's-man at Sea 398

• LXXXII. What remains of a Man-of-war's-man after his Burial
  at Sea 399

• LXXXIII. A Man-of-war College 401

• LXXXIV. Man-of-war Barbers 407

• LXXXV. The great Massacre of the Beards 413

• LXXXVI. The Rebels brought to the Mast 422

• LXXXVII. Old Ushant at the Gangway 424

• LXXXVIII. Flogging through the Fleet 430

• LXXXIX. The Social State in a Man-of-war 434

• XC. The Manning of Navies 438

• XCI. Smoking-club in a Man-of-war, with Scenes on the
  Gun-deck drawing near Home 449

• XCII. The last of the Jacket 455

• XCIII. Cable and Anchor all clear 460

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