I. The Jacket 9

II. Homeward Bound 12

III. A Glance at the principal Divisions into which a Man-ofwar's
Crew is divided 14

IV. Jack Chase 20

V. Jack Chase on a Spanish Quarter-deck 25

VI. The Quarter-deck Officers, Warrant Officers, and Berthdeck
Underlings of a Man-of-war; where they Live
in the Ship; how they Live; their Social Standing
on Shipboard; and what sort of Gentlemen they are 28

VII. Breakfast, Dinner, and Supper 38

VIII. Selvagee contrasted with Mad Jack 41

IX. Of the Pockets that were in the Jacket 46

X. From Pockets to Pickpockets 50

XI. The Pursuit of Poetry under Difficulties 52

XII. The Good or Bad Temper of Man-of-war's-men in a
great Degree attributable to their Particular Stations
and Duties aboard Ship 57

XIII. A Man-of-war Hermit in a Mob 64

XIV. A Drought in a Man-of-war 67

XV. A Salt-Junk Club in a Man-of-war, with a Notice to Quit 71

XVI. General Training in a Man-of-war 80

XVII. Away! Second, Third, and Fourth Cutters, away! 88

XVIII. A Man-of-war Full as a Nut 92

XIX. The Jacket aloft 94

XX. How they Sleep in a Man-of-war 98

XXI. One Reason why Man-of-war's-men are generally Shortlived
101

XXII. Wash-day, and House-cleaning in a Man-of-war 105

XXIII. Theatricals in a Man-of-war 110

XXIV. Introductory to Cape Horn 118

XXV. The Dog-days off Cape Horn 122

XXVI. The Pitch of the Cape 127

XXVII. Some Thoughts growing out of Mad Jack's Countermanding
his Superior's Order 134

XXVIII. Edging A way 140

XXIX. The Night-watches 144

XXX. A Peep through a Port-hole at the Subterranean Parts
of a Man-of-war 148

XXXI. The Gunner under Hatches 152

XXXII. A Dish of Dunderfunk 157

XXXIII. A Flogging 160

XXXIV. Some of the Evil Effects of Flogging 166

XXXV. Flogging not Lawful 171

XXXVI. Flogging not Necessary 176

XXXVII. Some superior old “London Dock” from the Wine-coolers
of Neptune 182

XXXVIII. The Chaplain and Chapel in a Man-of-war 185

XXXIX. The Frigate in Harbor—The Boats—Grand State Reception
of the Commodore 190

XL. Some of the Ceremonies in a Man-of-war unnecessary
and injurious 197

XLI. A Man-of-war Library 199

XLII. Killing Time in a Man-of-war in Harbor 202

XLIII. Smuggling in a Man-of-war 209

XLIV. A Knave in Office in a Man-of-war 216

XLV. Publishing Poetry in a Man-of-war 227

XLVI. The Commodore on the Poop, and one of “the People”
under the Hands of the Surgeon 229

XLVII. An Auction in a Man-of-war 234

XLVIII. Purser, Purser's Steward, and Postmaster in a Man-of-war
241

XLIX. Rumors of a War, and how they were received by the
Population of the Neversink 245

L. The Bay of all Beauties 248

LI. One of “the People” has an Audience with the Commodore
and the Captain on the Quarter-deck 251

LII. Something concerning Midshipmen 254

LIII. Sea-faring Persons peculiarly subject to being under the
Weather—The Effects of this upon a Man-of-war
Captain 261

LIV. “The People” are given “Liberty” 265

LV. Midshipmen entering the Navy early 271

LVI. A Shore Emperor on board a Man-of-war 274

LVII. The Emperor Reviews the People at Quarters 280

LVIII. A Quarter-deck Officer before the Mast 283

LIX. A Man-of-war Button divides two Brothers 285

LX. A Man-of-war's-man Shot at 289

LXI. The Surgeon of the Fleet 291

LXII. A Consultation of Man-of-war Surgeons 296

LXIII. The Operation 300

LXIV. Man-of-war Trophies 313

LXV. A Man-of-war Race 316

LXVI. Fun in a Man-of-war 322

LXVII. White-Jacket arraigned at the Mast 326

LXVIII. A Man-of-war Fountain, and other Things 332

LXIX. Prayers at the Guns 336

LXX. Monthly Muster round the Capstan 341

LXXI. The Genealogy of the Articles of War 346

LXXII. “Herein are the good Ordinances of the Sea, which
wise Men, who voyaged round the World, gave to
our Ancestors, and which constitute the Books of
the Science of good Customs” 349

LXXIII. Night and Day Gambling in a Man-of-war 356

LXXIV. The Main-top at Night 361

LXXV. “Sink, Burn, and Destroy” 370

LXXVI. The Chains 375

LXXVII. The Hospital in a Man-of-war 379

LXXVIII. Dismal Times in the Mess 387

LXXIX. How Man-of-war's-men Die at Sea 390

LXXX. The Last Stitch 394

LXXXI. How they Bury a Man-of-war's-man at Sea 398

LXXXII. What remains of a Man-of-war's-man after his Burial
at Sea 399

LXXXIII. A Man-of-war College 401

LXXXIV. Man-of-war Barbers 407

LXXXV. The great Massacre of the Beards 413

LXXXVI. The Rebels brought to the Mast 422

LXXXVII. Old Ushant at the Gangway 424

LXXXVIII. Flogging through the Fleet 430

LXXXIX. The Social State in a Man-of-war 434

XC. The Manning of Navies 438

XCI. Smoking-club in a Man-of-war, with Scenes on the
Gun-deck drawing near Home 449

XCII. The last of the Jacket 455

XCIII. Cable and Anchor all clear 460