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OF THE

LIFE AND TIMES

OF THE

REV GEORGE PEGLER.

WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.

"I am as a wonder to many." Psalms Ixxi. 7.

COPYRIGHT SECURED.

PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHOR.
1875.

PUBLIC LIBRARY

1994A

ASTOR. LENOX *

TILDEN FOUND

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by

REV. GEORGE PEGLER,

In the office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, D. C.

CONTENTS.

Parentage and early recollections..........

Interview with a rich uncle-First voyage to sea-Cabin-boy....

Second and third voyage-Dolphins-Mother Carey's chickens-Press-gang

-Interview with parents, &c., &c.........

PAGE.

Fourth voyage to Jamaica-First discovery of the potency of rum-'

flogging-Run away-Kindness of creoles........

My residence in Jamaica-Narrow escape from drowning-Mrs. Bristol sold

for a slave-My return to England......

Voyage up the Mediterranean-Malta-Jappa-Smyrna-Voyage to Bengal

-Crossing the line-Scenes on the Ganges-A fakir or devotee..............

Voyage to China-Java-Upas-tree-Press-gang-Left his majesty's service

by swimming-Change of name-Encounter with a shark....................................................

Arrival at Capetown-Ran away-Three days on Table Mountain-Supplied

with food by monkeys-Found another ship-Sailed to Saint Helena... 79

Left Rio Janeiro bound to Rio de la Plata-Sailing up the river-Buenos

Ayres-Revolution in the province-Attempts at desertion, in order to

return to Rio Janeiro to procure my clothes, unsuccessful-Mrs.

Clarke.........

Attempt to escape from Mrs. Clarke-Kindness of a Spanish bachelor-

Again foiled-Conclude to become a "patriot"-English Flag-Jack

Roper...........

The captain enters the " English Flag"-I am again caught-Put in the

stocks in the guard-house-Taken on board a ship-of-war once mɔre-

Seal Island-Sail to Rio Janeiro-Fine times-Sail to England and

Transferred to the Levant-Sailed for Chesapeake Bay-Call at Lisbon-In-

terview with a missionary-Taken by the Constitution-Carried into

Rio a prisoner of war-Exchanged-Sent to Canada-Arrival at Hali-

fax-News of peace-Sent to Kingston, Canada West.........

Fine times on Lake Ontario-Discharged from his majesty's service-Be-

come the owner of real estate-High but erroneous notions of the value

of forest land-Miserable end of Jack Herd..............

Tom Bowline, one of my shipmates-His sickness and death-His unique

funeral-Song sung by his shipmates-In December ship laid up for

winter-Out of employment and turned adrift.............

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