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The Project Gutenberg Ebook of the Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Frederick Whymper This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at http://www.gutenberg.org/license Title: The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 Author: Frederick Whymper Release Date: April 1, 2012 [Ebook 39341] Language: English ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE SEA: ITS STIRRING STORY OF ADVENTURE, PERIL, & HEROISM. VOLUME 1*** BRITISH CROSSES AND MEDALS.—(Coloured Frontispiece.) 1. MEDAL OF ELIZABETH. (DEFEAT OF THE ARMADA, 1588.) 2. CRIMEA MEDAL AND NAVAL CLASP FOR AZOFF (1854-6). 5. NAVAL MEDAL OF COMMONWEALTH (1650). 3. CHINA MEDAL WITH TWO NAVAL CLASPS (1857-58). 4. NAVAL WAR MEDAL RIBBON (1793, 1840). 6. CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY RIBBON (1854, 1874). 7. NAVAL MEDAL OF COMMONWEALTH (BLAKE’S VICTORIES OVER THE DUTCH) (1653). 8. NAVAL MEDAL OF CHARLES II. 9. NAVAL MEDAL OF COMMONWEALTH (BLAKE’S VICTORIES OVER THE DUTCH) (1653). 10. COLLAR OF THE ORDER OF THE BATH. 11. GOOD CONDUCT AND LONG-SERVICE MEDAL. 12. BALTIC MEDAL (1854). 13. VICTORIA CROSS WITH NAVAL RIBBON. 15. ALBERT MEDAL (SEA). 14. BADGE OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE BATH (MILITARY AND NAVAL DIVISION). ivThe Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 BRITISH CROSSES & MEDALS, see Key [larger version] THE SEA Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. BY F. WHYMPER, AUTHOR OF “TRAVELS IN ALASKA,” ETC. vii ILLUSTRATED. CASSELL PETTER &GALPIN: LONDON, PARIS & NEW YORK. [ALL RIGHTS RESERVED] CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. MEN-OF-WAR. PAGE Our Wooden Walls—The Victory—Siege of 4 Toulon—Battle of St. Vincent—Nelson’s Bridge—Trafalgar’s Glorious Day—The Day for such Battles gone—Iron v. Wood—Lessons of the Crimean War—Moral Effect of the Presence of our Fleets—Bombardment of Sebastopol—Red-hot Shot and Gibral- tar—The Ironclad Movement—The War- rior—Experiences with Ironclads—The Merri- mac in Hampton Roads—A Speedily-decided Action—The Cumberland sunk and Congress burned—The First Monitor—Engagement with the Merrimac—Notes on Recent Actions—The Shah and Huascar—An Ironclad tackled by a Merchantman CHAPTER II. MEN OF PEACE. Contents ix Naval Life in Peace Times—A Grand Ex- 28 ploring Voyage—The Cruise of the Chal- lenger—Its Work—Deep-sea Soundings—Five Miles down—Apparatus employed—Ocean Treasures—A Gigantic Sea-monster—Tristan d’Acunha—A Discovery Interesting to the Discovered—The Two Crusoes—The In- accessible Island—Solitary Life—The Sea- cart—Swimming Pigs—Rescued at Last—The Real Crusoe Island to Let—Down South—The Land of Desolation—Kerguelen—The Sealers’ Dreary Life—In the Antarctic—Among the Ice- bergs CHAPTER III. THE MEN OF THE SEA. The Great Lexicographer on Sailors—The 42 Dangers of the Sea—How Boys become Sailors—Young Amyas Leigh—The Genuine Jack Tar—Training-Ships versus the old Guard- Ships—“Sea-goers and Waisters”—The Training Undergone—Routine on Board—Never-ending Work—Ship like a Lady’s Watch—Watches and “Bells”—Old Grogram and Grog—The Sailor’s Sheet Anchor—Shadows in the Sea- man’s Life—The Naval Cat—Testimony and Opinion of a Medical Officer—An Exam- ple—Boy Flogging in the Navy—Shakespeare and Herbert on Sailors and the Sea CHAPTER IV. PERILS OF THE SAILOR’S LIFE. xThe Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 The Loss of the Captain—Six Hundred 54 Souls swept into Eternity without a Warn- ing—The Mansion and the Cottage alike Suf- ferers—Causes of the Disaster—Horrors of the Scene—Noble Captain Burgoyne—Narratives of Survivors—An almost Incredible Feat—Loss of the Royal George—A Great Disaster caused by a Trifle—Nine Hundred Lost—A Child saved by a Sheep—The Portholes Upright—An In- voluntary Bath of Tar—Rafts of Corpses—The Vessel Blown up in 1839-40—The Loss of the Vanguard—Half a Million sunk in Fifty Minutes—Admirable Discipline on Board—All Saved—The Court Martial CHAPTER V. PERILS OF THE SAILOR’S LIFE (continued). Contents xi The Value of Discipline—The Loss of 67 the Kent—Fire on Board—The Ship Water- logged—Death in Two Forms—A Sail in Sight—Transference of Six Hundred Passengers to a Small Brig—Splendid Discipline of the Soldiers—Imperturbable Coolness of the Cap- tain—Loss of the Birkenhead—Literally bro- ken in Two—Noble Conduct of the Mil- itary—A Contrary Example—Wreck of the Medusa—Run on a Sand-bank—Panic on Board—Raft constructed—Insubordination and Selfishness—One Hundred and Fifty Souls abandoned—Drunkenness and Mutiny on the Raft—Riots and Murders—Reduced to Thirty Persons—The Stronger Part massacre the Oth- ers—Fifteen Left—Rescued at Last—Another Contrast—Wreck of the Alceste—Admirable Conduct of the Crew—The Ironclad Move- ment—The Battle of the Guns CHAPTER VI. ROUND THE WORLD ON A MAN-OF-WAR. xiiThe Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 The Mediterranean—White, Blue, Green, and 87 Purple Waters—Gibraltar—Its History—Its First Inhabitants the Monkeys—The Moors—The Great Siege preceded by Thirteen Others—The Voyage of Sigurd to the Holy Land—The Third Siege—Starvation—The Fourth Siege—Red-hot Balls used before ordinary Cannon-balls—The Great Plague—Gibraltar finally in Christian Hands—A Naval Action between the Dutch and Spaniards—How England won the Rock—An Unrewarded Hero—Spain’s Attempts to regain it—The Great Siege—The Rock itself and its Sur- roundings—The Straits—Ceuta, Gibraltar’s Ri- val—The Saltness of the Mediterranean—“Going aloft”—On to Malta CHAPTER VII. ROUND THE WORLD ON A MAN-OF-WAR (continued). MALTA AND THE SUEZ CANAL. Contents xiii Calypso’s Isle—A Convict Paradise—Malta, 98 the “Flower of the World”—The Knights of St. John—Rise of the Order—The Crescent and the Cross—The Siege of Rhodes—L’Isle Adam in London—The Great Siege of Malta—Horrible Episodes—Malta in French and English Hands—St. Paul’s Cave—The Catacombs—Modern Incidents—The Shipwreck of St. Paul—Gales in the Mediter- ranean—Experiences of Nelson and Colling- wood—Squalls in the Bay of San Francisco—A Man Overboard—Special Winds of the Mediter- ranean—The Suez Canal and M. de Lesseps—His Diplomatic Career—Saïd Pacha as a Boy—As a Viceroy—The Plan settled—Financial Trou- bles—Construction of the Canal—The Inaugu- ration Fête—Suez—Passage of the Children of Israel through the Red Sea CHAPTER VIII. ROUND THE WORLD ON A MAN-OF-WAR (continued). THE INDIA AND CHINA STATIONS. xivThe Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 The Red Sea and its Name—Its Ports—On 117 to the India Station—Bombay: Island, City, Presidency—Calcutta—Ceylon, a Paradise—The China Station—Hong Kong—Macao—Canton—Capture of Commissioner Yeh—The Sea of Soup—Shanghai—“Jack” Ashore there—Luxuries in Market—Drawbacks: Earthquakes and Sand Showers—Chinese Explanations of Earthquakes—The Roving Life of the Sailor—Compensating Advan- tages—Japan and its People—The Englishmen of the Pacific—Yokohama—Peculiarities of the Japanese—Off to the North CHAPTER IX. ROUND THE WORLD ON A MAN-OF-WAR (continued). NORTHWARD AND SOUTHWARD—THE AUSTRALIAN STATION. Contents xv The Port of Peter and Paul—Wonderful 131 Colouring of Kamchatka Hills—Grand Volca- noes—The Fight at Petropaulovski—A Con- trast—An International Pic-nic—A Double Wed- ding—Bering’s Voyages—Kamchatka worthy of Further Exploration—Plover Bay—Tchuktchi Natives—Whaling—A Terrible Gale—A Novel “Smoke-stack”—Southward again—The Liver- pool of the East—Singapore, a Paradise—New Harbour—Wharves and Shipping—Cruelties of the Coolie Trade—Junks and Prahus—The Kling-gharry Drivers—The Durian and its Devo- tees—Australia—Its Discovery—Botany Bay and the Convicts—The First Gold—Port Jack- son—Beauty of Sydney—Port Philip and Mel- bourne CHAPTER X. ROUND THE WORLD ON A MAN-OF-WAR (continued). THE PACIFIC STATION. xviThe Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 Across the Pacific—Approach to the Golden 156 Gate—The Bay of San Francisco—The City—First Dinner Ashore—Cheap Lux- ury—San Francisco by Night—The Land of Gold, Grain, and Grapes—Incidents of the Early Days—Expensive Papers—A Lucky Sailor—Chances for English Girls—The Baby at the Play—A capital Port for Sea- men—Hospitality of Californians—Victoria, Vancouver Island—The Naval Station at Es- quimalt—A Delightful Place—Advice to In- tending Emigrants—British Columbian In- dians—Their Fine Canoes—Experiences of the Writer—The Island on Fire—The Chi- nook Jargon—Indian “Pigeon-English”—North to Alaska—The Purchase of Russian Amer- ica by the United States—Results—Life at Sitka—Grand Volcanoes of the Aleutian Is- lands—The Great Yukon River—American Trading Posts round Bering Sea CHAPTER XI. ROUND THE WORLD ON A MAN-OF-WAR (continued). FROM THE HORN TO HALIFAX. Contents xvii The Dreaded Horn—The Land of Fire—Basil 175 Hall’s Phenomenon—A Missing Volcano—The South American Station—Falkland Islands—A Free Port and Naval Station—Penguins, Peat, and Kelp—Sea Trees—The West India Sta- tion—Trinidad—Columbus’s First View of it—Fatal Gold—Charles Kingsley’s Enthu- siasm—The Port of Spain—A Happy-go- lucky People—Negro Life—Letters from a Cottage Ornée—Tropical Vegetation—Animal Life—Jamaica—Kingston Harbour—Sugar Cul- tivation—The Queen of the Antilles—Its Paseo—Beauty of the Archipelago—A Dutch Settlement in the Heart of a Volcano—Among the Islands—The Souffrière—Historical Rem- iniscences—Bermuda: Colony, Fortress, and Prison—Home of Ariel and Caliban—The Whitest Place in the World—Bermuda Con- victs—New York Harbour—The City—First Impressions—Its Fine Position—Splendid Har- bour—Forest of Masts—The Ferry-boats, Hotels, and Bars—Offenbach’s Impres- sions—Broadway, Fulton Market, and Cen- tral Park—New York in Winter—Frozen Ships—The Great Brooklyn Bridge—Halifax and its Beauties—Importance of the Sta- tion—Bedford Basin—The Early Settlers—The Blue Noses—Adieu to America CHAPTER XII.
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