The Sea

CONTENTS.CHAPTER I.THE HISTORY OF SHIPS AND SHIPPING INTER- PAGE ESTS (continued).Extent of the SubjectThe First American 1 ColonyHostilities with the Indians117 Settlers MissingRaleighs Search for El DoradöLittle orno Gold discovered2,000 Spaniards engage in another SearchDisastrous ResultsDutch Rivalry withthe EnglishEstablishment of two American Trading CompaniesOf the East India CompanyTheirfirst Great ShipEnormous Profits of the Ven- tureA DigressionOfficers of the Company in Modern TimesTheir Grand PerquisitesAnother Naval HeröMonson a Captain at EighteenHis appreciation of StratagemAn Eleven Hours hand-to-hand ContestOut of Water at SeäMonson two yearsa Galley SlaveTreachery of the Earl of Cumber- landThe Cadiz ExpeditionCutting out a Treasure ShipPrize worth £200,000James I. and his Great ShipMonson as Guardian of the Narrow SeasAfter the British PiratesOne of their HauntsA Novel SchemeMonson as a Pirate himselfMeeting ofthe sham and real PiratesCapture of a Num- berFrightened into PenitenceAnother caught by a ruse.