Our Captain.—Officers.—Boat-steerers.—Foremast Hands.—Jo Bob.— Sailor’s Fare.—The Cask of Pies.—Mackey.—Lawrence asleep. 35 CHAPTER IV. Crossing the Equator.—Barney looking for the “Line.”—Spoke Ship “Java.”—Spoke Ship “Ontario,” homeward bound.—Writing Letters Home “under Difficulties.”—Sperm Whales again.—A Fast Boat.— The Red Flag.—The Flurry.—The Fluke-chain passed. 41 CHAPTER V. Description of the Sperm Whale.—Described externally.— Difference between the Sperm and Right Whale. 49 CHAPTER VI. “Cutting in”. 59 CHAPTER VII. “Trying out.”—“Stowing down.”—“Cleaning up.”—Gale off the River De la Plata.—Thunder and Lightning.—Narrow Escape of the Ship. 62 CHAPTER VIII. Preparing for Cape Horn.—Head Winds.—Staten Land.—Cape Horn.— Heavy Gale.—Porpoises and Albatross.—Mackey and the Third Mate.—Captured a Sperm Whale.—Preparing for Port.—The Anchor down. 67 CHAPTER IX. Talcahuana.—Its Streets.—Public Buildings.—Market.—Calaboose.— The Harbor.—Churches.—Paulparees.—Inhabitants.—Manners and Customs.—Getting off Water.—Mackey again in Trouble.—In the Calaboose.—Californians.—Climate and Products of Chili.— Horseback Riding.—Spanish Wake.—Desertion.—American Consul.— Mackey’s Oration.—Swimming ashore.—Departure. 71 CHAPTER X. Cruising.—Boat’s-crew Watches.—Deserters by wholesale.—A large Reward.—Public Auction.—Juan Fernandez.—Peaches.—Robinson Crusoe’s Cave.—Fishing.—Ship “Java.”—Masa Fuero.—St. Felix.— St. Ambrose.—San Lorenzo.—Callao.—A Railroad. 78 CHAPTER XI. Payta.—Its Appearance.—Inhabitants.—Shipped three Spaniards.— Gamming.—Exchanged Boat-steerers.—Gloomy Forebodings.—Whales again.—Stove Boat.—Manuel overboard.—No Sunday off Soundings.—Mackey and the Mate.—Star-gazing.—Reflections.—A County Fair.—Lawrence in Trouble. 86 CHAPTER XII. Marquesas Islands.—Dominica.—Its Appearance.—Visitors.— Tattooing.—The Chief.—His costly Dress.—Delivers his Papers.—A “Recommend.”—Society Islands.—Roratongo.—Its Appearance.—New York.—New Bedford.—Too many Friends.—The universal Remedy.— Fruit.—A thieving Set.—Missionaries.—Petty Tyrannies practiced.—Rev. John Williams.—His Death.—The staple Commodity.—The Desire for Sea.—Queen and Government.— Desertion.—General Losses.—Jo Bob’s Choice.—A merry Time. 92 CHAPTER XIII.