CONTENTS.
- CHAP. I. Sunset at Sea—The becalmed Merchantman—An interesting domestic Event—Oceana Bertine, the Child of the Ocean The Shot—Sail ho!—A Suspicious Craft—Red Martin, Black-beard and Scarlet Jack—A Sea Fight—Victory of the Buccaneers. 5-12
- CHAP. II. Victory not won—Captain Stark contemplates an awful Sacrifice—Dismay of the Three Pirates—Noble Conduct of Haidee, Red Martin's Bride—The Oath—The Capitulation. 13-19
- CHAP. III. Interview between Red Martin and Haidee—Her views in regard to the Americans—A Spanish Galleon descried—The Pirate Chief resolves on making her his Prize. 20-22
- CHAP. IV. An Evening Scene on the Ocean—Haidee's Superstition—Preparation for attacking the Spanish Galleon—The Combat—Bold Conduct of the Female Leader—The Capture and the Booty. 23-29
- CHAP. V. Midnight—Red Martin's proposition—Haidee's Reply—A Conspiracy concocting on board the Raven—The Cheat of Blackbeard to obtain command of the Fleet. 30-38
- CHAP. VI. Mungo, the Cunning Slave—His visit to Red Martin—An Unlooked-for Revelation—Haidee determines on defeating the Plotters—Mungo pretends to be in Trouble. 39-42
- CHAP. VII. Disappointment of Blackbeard—The Invitation—San Malo seized for a Traitor—His Doom is pronounced by Haidee. 43-48
- CHAP. VIII. The Plotters circumvented—Conduct of Haidee—The Goblet of Blood-red wine—The Toast—Amazement of the Conspirators. 51-55
- CHAP. IX. The Tornado—Peril of the Pirate Fleet—An Interesting Interview—A Speck upon the Ocean. 56-60
- CHAP. X. The Perils of the Ocean—The Bark Adriatic in the Gale—Her awful Situation—Terrors of the Crew—The Raft—Abandoning of the Bark—The Tempest subsides—Morning—A Sail descried—An Unexpected Surprise. 61-64
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- CHAP. XI. Description of Virginia Gorda—How the Pirates became possessed of it—The Capture of the British Gun-brigs—The Prisoners. 67-70
- CHAP. XII. The Missing Schooners—Treason Triumphant—Death of Davila and Ximenes—Expedition for freeing the Traitorous Prisoners of Red Martin—The Dungeon, the Sentinel, and Deceit of Daredevil—Mungo's Counterplot—Red Martin's Enemies in a Predicament. 71-77
- CHAP. XIII. Mungo and his Master—Desperate effort of the Prisoners to escape from the Dungeon—A torturing mode of Defence—Escape from the Cave and the awful Consequences. 78-83
- CHAP. XIV. Blackbeard is scented out—The exciting Chase—Life and Death at Issue—Exertion of the Hunters—A desperate Man—The Fearful Leap—The Explosion—The Pet of the Islet. 84-87
- CHAP. XV. A lapse of Ten Years—The Avenger and the Triton—The Prisoners—The Death-plank—Firmness of Bertine—The dread Alternative—A new Proposition—The Prisoners become Pirates—A grand Carousal—The Cunning Mungo—Escape of Bertine. 88-95
- CHAP. XVI. A Yankee Brig—The new Recruit—The Chase—The Escape—Arrival in the United States—An Expedition fitted out against the Buccaneers. 96-99
- CHAP. XVII. Red Martin's Prisoners—Oceana, the Virgin of the Islet—The Strange Sails—Blackbeard's Arrival off Virginia Gorda—Preparations for Defence. 100-104
- CHAP. XVIII. And the last of this eventful History. 105
