want of one--Awful catastrophe


CHAPTER XV.

Suggestions towards diminishing the number and severity of Naval
punishments--Corporal punishment--The author's own case--An old
shipmate--Admiralty regulations--Appeal to officers to avoid
precipitation--Dangers of precipitation--Instance of its
dangers--A considerate captain--A case for pardon--An obdurate
officer--Pardon granted--Retrieving of character


CHAPTER XVI.

Bombay--First glimpse of India--Bombay and its scenery


CHAPTER XVII.

Sir Samuel Hood--Naval promotion--Hopes and their
disappointment--An ant-hunt--The Admiral's triumph over the
engineers


CHAPTER XVIII.

Excursion to Candelay lake in Ceylon--Starting of the
expedition--Pearl-divers--A strange tunnel--Hindoo bathing--An
amusing exhibition--A tropical forest--A night scene--An