{"product_id":"2940013660595","title":"ON THE BLOCKADE","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                                              Page\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I.\u003cbr\u003eThe United States Steamer Bronx                 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II.\u003cbr\u003eA Dinner for the Confederacy                    26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III.\u003cbr\u003eThe Intruder at the Cabin Door                  37\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV.\u003cbr\u003eA Deaf and Dumb Mystery                         48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V.\u003cbr\u003eA Confidential Steward                          59\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI.\u003cbr\u003eA Mission up the Foremast                       70\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII.\u003cbr\u003eAn Interview on the Bridge                      81\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII.\u003cbr\u003eImportant Information, if True                  92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IX.\u003cbr\u003eA Volunteer Captain's Clerk                    103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER X.\u003cbr\u003eThe Unexpected Orders                          114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XI.\u003cbr\u003eAnother Reading of the Sealed Orders           125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XII.\u003cbr\u003eA Sail on the Starboard Bow                    136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIII.\u003cbr\u003eThe Steamer in the Fog                         147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIV.\u003cbr\u003eThe Confederate Steamer Scotian                158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XV.\u003cbr\u003eThe Scotian becomes the Ocklockonee            169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVI.\u003cbr\u003eCaptain Passford's Final Orders                180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVII.\u003cbr\u003eA Couple of Astonished Conspirators            191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVIII.\u003cbr\u003eA Triangular Action with Great Guns            202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIX.\u003cbr\u003eOn the Deck of the Arran                       213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XX.\u003cbr\u003eThe New Commander of the Bronx                 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXI.\u003cbr\u003eAn Expedition in the Gulf                      235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXII.\u003cbr\u003eA Night Expedition in the Boats                246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXIII.\u003cbr\u003eThe Visit to a Shore Battery                   257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXIV.\u003cbr\u003eCaptain Lonley of the Steamer Havana           268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXV.\u003cbr\u003eThe New Engineer of the Prize Steamer          279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXVI.\u003cbr\u003eThe Battle with the Soldiers                   290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXVII.\u003cbr\u003eThe Innocent Captain of the Garrison           301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXVIII.\u003cbr\u003eThe Bearer of Despatches                       312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXIX.\u003cbr\u003eThe New Commander of the Vixen                 323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXX.\u003cbr\u003eThe Action with a Privateer Steamer            334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXXI.\u003cbr\u003eA Short Visit to Bonnydale                     345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eON THE BLOCKADE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE UNITED STATES STEAMER BRONX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"She is a fine little steamer, father, without the possibility of a\u003cbr\u003edoubt,\" said Lieutenant Passford, who was seated at the table with his\u003cbr\u003efather in the captain's cabin on board of the Bronx. \"I don't feel quite\u003cbr\u003eat home here, and I don't quite like the idea of being taken out of the\u003cbr\u003eBellevite.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You are not going to sea for the fun of it, my son,\" replied Captain\u003cbr\u003ePassford. \"You are not setting out on a yachting excursion, but on the\u003cbr\u003emost serious business in the world.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I know and feel all that, father, but I have spent so many pleasant\u003cbr\u003edays, hours, weeks, and months on board of the Bellevite, that I am\u003cbr\u003every sorry to leave her,\" added Christy Passford, who had put on his new\u003cbr\u003euniform, which was that of master in the United States Navy; and he was\u003cbr\u003eas becoming to the uniform as the uniform was to him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You cannot well help having some regrets at leaving the Bellevite;\u003cbr\u003ebut you must remember that your life on board of her was mostly in the\u003cbr\u003ecapacity of a pleasure-seeker, though you made a good use of your time\u003cbr\u003eand of your opportunities for improvement; and that is the reason why\u003cbr\u003eyou have made such remarkable progress in your present profession.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I shall miss my friends on board of the Bellevite. I have sailed with\u003cbr\u003eall her officers, and Paul Vapoor and I have been cronies for years,\"\u003cbr\u003econtinued Christy, with a shade of gloom on his bright face.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You will probably see them occasionally, and if your life is spared\u003cbr\u003eyou may again find yourself an officer of the Bellevite. But I think\u003cbr\u003eyou have no occasion to indulge in any regrets,\" said Captain Passford,\u003cbr\u003eimparting a cheerful expression to his dignified countenance. \"Allow me\u003cbr\u003eto call your attention to the fact that you are the commander of this\u003cbr\u003efine little steamer. Here you are in your own cabin, and you are still\u003cbr\u003enothing but a boy, hardly eighteen years old.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If I have not earned my rank, it is not my fault that I have it,\"\u003cbr\u003eanswered Christy, hardly knowing whether to be glad or sorry for his\u003cbr\u003erapid advancement. \"I have never asked for anything; I did not ask or\u003cbr\u003eexpect to be promoted. I was satisfied with my rank as a midshipman.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I did not ask for your promotion, though I could probably have procured\u003cbr\u003efor you the rank of master when you entered the navy. 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