Table of Contents
Editor's Introduction ix
Recollections of Life on the Prison Ship Jersey in 1782 1
Introduction 3
[Narrative] 17
The Belisarius Returns to New York 19
The Approach and Entry on Board the Jersey 21
The First Night's Scene 23
The First Day's Scene 24
Small Pox 25
The Gun Room and Messing 27
Messing and Daily Allowance 28
Description of the Galley and Manner of Cooking 32
A Description [and some Observations] 35
The Working Party 39
Our Situation [and a Few Observations] 41
A Short Description of the Jersey 44
The Hospital Ships 45
Signals 48
Nurses 49
Burial of the Dead [and some Reflections] 51
Death Begins to Make Inroads Among our Crew 55
The Guards 58
The Bumboat 61
The Sutler [and other Subjects] 63
[Bylaws] 68
[Our Orator and his Discourse] 69
4th of July [and its Aftermath] 75
Effect of Smoking 82
An Attempt at Escape [and the Consequences] 84
Massacre 87
The Prisoners' Petition [to General Washington] 92
Captain Aborn Returns Home [and Prospects for an Exchange] 99
The Exchange 103
Leaving New York no Passage Home and Occurrences 113
Arrival at Providence [and end of Captivity] 114
Fines 119
Appendix to the Narrative 121
Index 127
Acknowledgments 129