# The Log of a Privateersman Author: Collingwood, Harry, 1851-1922; Rainey, W. (William), 1852-1936 [Illustrator] Genre: Category: Historical Novels Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21065 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Log+of+a+Privateersman+Collingwood&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary The French probably never did a more audacious thing than when, on the night of October 26th, 1804, a party of forty odd of them left the lugger _Belle Marie_ hove-to in Weymouth Roads and pulled, with muffled oars, in three boats, into the harbour; from whence they succeeded in carrying out to sea the newly-arrived West Indian trader _Weymouth_, loaded with a full cargo of rum, sugar, and tobacco. The expedition was admirably planned, the night chosen being that upon which the new moon occurred; it was a dismal, rainy, and exceptionally dark night, with a strong breeze blowing from the south-west; the hour was about two o'clock a.m.; there was an ebb tide running; and the ship--which had... ## Chapters - [Chapter 24](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/24/index.md) - [Chapter 26](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/26/index.md) - [Chapter 23](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/23/index.md) - [Chapter 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/21/index.md) - [Chapter 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/22/index.md) - [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/2/index.md) - [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/14/index.md) - [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/10/index.md) - [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/8/index.md) - [Chapter 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/17/index.md) - [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/11/index.md) - [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/12/index.md) - [Chapter 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/16/index.md) - [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/13/index.md) - [Chapter 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/19/index.md) - [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/1/index.md) - [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/7/index.md) - [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/15/index.md) - [Chapter 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/20/index.md) - [Chapter 25](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/25/index.md) - [Chapter 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/18/index.md) - [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/6/index.md) - [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/9/index.md) - [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/5/index.md) - [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/3/index.md) - [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-log-of-a-privateersman-21065/chapters/4/index.md)