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CONTENTS.
CHAP. XX.
The ship becomes as leaky as before—All hands in turn at the pumps—Means adopted to reduce the leaks—I offend the late Governor, who orders me before the mast—Fall in with the Thisbe a second time, in company with several transports—Unhappy fate of one of them—Arrive at Spithead, page 225.
CHAP XXI.
Captain King leaves the ship, which proceeds to Portsmouth harbour—My melancholy reflections on my confinement to the service—preparations for paying off the Buffalo.—Employed by the Purser in arranging the ships' books—Write to London, and receive an answer from my mother—Obtain leave to go ashore very unexpectedly, and effect my escape through the friendly aid of a total stranger, page 237.
