PART I

IN THE MERCHANT SERVICE PAGE

I. HOW I WENT TO SEA 3

II. MY FIRST VOYAGE 24

III. THE MUTINY 40

IV. NOT BORN TO BE DROWNED 54

V. A “SHANGHAEING” EPISODE 64

VI. TO CALIFORNIA BEFORE THE GOLD DISCOVERY 77

VII. RECAPTURING A RUNAWAY 93

VIII. CHASED BY PIRATES 115