My adventures during the late war

The _Hussar_ Frigate is sent home with Despatches, and wrecked on the _Saintes_--Efforts to save the Ship--Attempt to escape in the Boats foiled by bad Weather--A Surrender to t...

A kind Reception by the Enemy--Our Shipmates all Prisoners--Consolations under Misfortunes--Prisoners sent to the Hospital at Brest--Robbery by a French Seaman--Running the Gaun...

Departure from Amiens--Arrival at Albert--Our French Officer’s Delicacy and Liberality--A Civic Feast at Bapaume--Effects of Champagne on French Aldermen--A Separation from our...

Our Arrival at Verdun--A joyful Reception--General Wirion--His Indulgence towards the Prisoners--The Meetings of old Shipmates and Friends--Mental Employment the best Antidote a...

The Journey pursued--A Bivouac in a Wood--Dangers of being Shot--Making free with an Orchard--Crossing the Oise--A Mode of obtaining Provisions--A Cabaret and a Village _Fête_--...

A False Direction and an Appalling Repulse--A Bribe refused--A Deluge, and Shelter in a Barn--A fatal Resolution--Dangers of Fugitives journeying by Daylight--A Market-day at Ét...

Our Entrance into the Gaol of Boulogne--Tantalising Sight of Old England’s Flag and white Cliffs--A Gaoler’s Supper and a conscientious Bill--Another Examination--The Route to V...

Our Departure from Verdun for Bitche--Mars-la-Tour, Metz, and Sarrelouis--I receive a useful Present from Mr. Brown--Sarreguemines--A last Chance--A mounted Guard--Thoughts of a...

An inclement Season--A Retreat in a Cavern-Somnambulism--The Discovery of a Shepherd’s Hut--A Traveller put out of a wrong Road--Swimming in a Winter’s Night--Passing through a...

The Banks of the Rhine--Contemplations on crossing the River irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal Passage--Mistaking two armed Officers for two harmless Fishermen--An ap...

A fresh Incarceration--Stripping a Prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than Chains and Padlocks--Hopes of Escape prove delusive--Gaol Surgery and Gaol Diet--A timely Loan o...

Conjectures of the Prisoners as to my Country and Crimes--Inferences from my Chains that I had committed Murder--Mr. Ashworth and Mr. Tuthill, with Mr. Baker, rejoin me--Lieuten...

A Trial at Metz--English Officers sentenced to the Galleys--Forging and using false Passports--The Consequences--A new Scheme of Escape--A favourable Night but unfavourable Sent...

Refreshments at a Village Inn--The Town of Rastadt--A civil Traveller--Good Accommodation--Baden--Awkward Rencontre with a Royal Party--An Alarm about Passports--A Genteel Inn d...

Leaving Kaufbeuern on the Left Hand--Crossing the Wardach and the Lech--A welcome Ferry-boat--The Town of Weilheim--A long and exhausting March--The Soporific of Fatigue--The Fe...

Our Arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our Tale of being Americans--Suspected of being Spies--Austrian Feelings favourable towards England and Englishm...

Receiving a Lieutenancy--Lord Collingwood’s Kindness--Joining the _Warrior_--An unexpected Supply of Dollars--An Accident at Sea--Capture of Ischia and Procida--Expedition again...

Capture of General Bordé and his Staff--A gallant Boarding Exploit--A horrible Murder by Italian Prisoners of War--Success of our Navy--A Balance of Accounts--My Promotion--Quit...

It was on Monday, the 6th February 1804, that the _Hussar_ made sail from Ares Bay in Spain, being bound for England with despatches, from our commodore Sir Edward Pellew, and w...

A kind reception by the enemy--Our shipmates all prisoners--Consolations under misfortunes--Prisoners sent to the hospital at Brest--Robbery by a French seaman--Running the gaun...

Departure from Amiens--Arrival at Albert--Our French officers delicacy and liberality--A civic feast at Bapaume--Effects of champagne on French aldermen--A separation from our k...

Our arrival at Verdun--A joyful reception--General Wirion--His indulgence towards the prisoners--The meetings of old shipmates and friends--Mental employment the best antidote a...

The journey pursued--A bivouac in a wood--Dangers of being shot--Making free with an orchard--Crossing the Oise--A mode of obtaining provisions--A cabaret and a village _fête_--...

A false direction and an appalling repulse--A bribe refused--A deluge, and shelter in a barn--A fatal resolution--Dangers of fugitives journeying by daylight--A market-day at Ét...

Our entrance into the gaol of Boulogne--Tantalising sight of Old England’s flag and white cliffs--A gaoler’s supper and a conscientious bill--Another examination--The route to V...

Our departure from Verdun for Bitche--Mars-la-Tour, Metz, and Sarrelouis--I receive a very useful present from Mr. Brown--Sarreguemines--A last chance--A mounted guard--Thoughts...

An inclement season--A retreat in a cavern--Somnambulism--The discovery of a shepherd’s hut--A traveller put out of a wrong road--Swimming in a winter’s night--Passing through a...

The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An ap...

A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan o...

Conjectures of the prisoners as to my country and crimes--Inferences from my chains that I had committed murder--Mr. Ashworth and Mr. Tuthill, with Mr. Baker, rejoin me--Lieuten...

A trial at Metz--English officers sentenced to the galleys--Forging and using false passports--The consequences--A new scheme of escape--A favourable night but unfavourable sent...

Refreshments at a village inn--The town of Rastadt--A civil traveller--Good accommodation--Baden--Awkward rencontre with a royal party--An alarm about passports--A genteel inn d...

Leaving Kaufbeuern on the left hand--Crossing the Wardach and the Lech--A welcome ferry-boat--The town of Weilheim--A long and exhausting march--The soporific of fatigue--The fe...

Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishm...

Receiving a lieutenancy--Lord Collingwood’s kindness--Joining the _Warrior_--An unexpected supply of dollars--An accident at sea--Capture of Ischia and Procida--Expedition again...

Capture of General Bordé and his staff--A gallant boarding exploit--A horrible murder by Italian prisoners of war--Success of our navy--A balance of accounts--My promotion--Quit...