-First glimpse of India--Bombay and its scenery

CHAPTER XVII.

Sir Samuel Hood--Naval promotion--Hopes and their
disappointment--An ant-hunt--The Admiral's triumph over the
engineers

CHAPTER XVIII.

Excursion to Candelay lake in Ceylon--Starting of the
expedition--Pearl-divers--A strange tunnel--Hindoo bathing--An
amusing exhibition--A tropical forest--A night scene--An
alarm--A supper--A midnight burial--Cingalese game--Lake
Candelay and its embankment

CHAPTER XIX.

Griffins in India--Sinbad's valley of diamonds--A
mosquito-hunt--Deep anchorage--Local names--Valley of
diamonds--Ceylon gems

CHAPTER XX.

Ceylonese canoes--Peruvian balsas--The floating windlass of the
Coromandel fishermen--American pilot-boats--Balsas of
Peru--Man-of-war boats--Ceylonese canoes--Canoe mast and
sails--Local contrivances--Construction of the balsa--Management
of the sail--Indian method of weighing anchor--A floating
windlass--Failure of the attempt--The Admiral's remarks--An
interesting feat of mechanical ingenuity

CHAPTER XXI.

The surf at Madras--Sound of the waves--Masullah
boats--Construction of the boats--Crossing the surf--Steering
the boat--How a capsize in the surf occurs--Catamarans of the
surf--Perseverance of the messenger

CHAPTER XXII.

Visit to the Sultan of Pontiana, in Borneo--Sir Samuel
Hood--Borneo--A floating grove--Pontiana--Chinese in Borneo--The
sultan and his audience room--Interior of the palace--The
autograph--Anecdote of Sir S. Hood--Getting out of the trap--Sir
S. Hood at the Nile--The Zealous and Goliath--Captain Walcott's
disinterestedness--Sir S. Hood's kindness

CHAPTER XXIII.

Commissioning a ship--Receiving-hulk--Marines and
gunners--Choice of sailors--The ship's company--Choice of
officers--Stowing the ballast--Importance of
obedience--Complement of men in ships of war--Shipping the
crews--A Christmas feast afloat--A Christmas feast in Canton
River--Self-devotion

CHAPTER XXIV.

Fitting out--Progress of rigging--The figure-head--Progressive
rigging--The boats--Fitting out--Stowage of ships'
stores--System requisite--Painting the ship--Policy of a good
chief--Anecdote of Lord Nelson--Scrubbing the hulk--Leaving the
harbour--Sailing

CHAPTER I.

TAKING A LINE IN THE SERVICE.

That there is a ti