CHAPTER IX
In port—Jews—Lovely Nan—Mutinies—Their punishment—Sailor songs—“Drops of Brandy”—“Spanish Ladies,” etc.—Flags—Salutes 199
EPILOGUE 216
APPENDIX 219
INDEX 223
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
A FRIGATE UNDER SAIL _Frontispiece_
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A FIRST-RATE SHIP OF WAR, _circa_ 1760 9
SECTION OF A FIRST-RATE SHIP OF WAR, LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY 25
THE GUNS IN USE IN THE NAVY 35
A THREE-DECKER 50
A MIDSHIPMAN’S FIRST INTRODUCTION TO THE BERTH 75
A FRIGATE IN CHASE—GOING FREE 100
THE HEAD OF A 74-GUN SHIP, WITH DRAWING OF SPRITSAIL YARD 112
TWO OF NELSON’S SAILORS 120
TWO OF NELSON’S SAILORS 126
A HORSE MARINE 138
A FRIGATE IN CHASE, BEFORE THE WIND 140
THE LEE ROLL 150
A FLOGGING AT THE GANGWAY 160
LIEUTENANT BLOCKHEAD KEEPING THE MORNING WATCH 186
H.M.S. “VENERABLE” AT ANCHOR 200
SEA LIFE IN NELSON’S TIME