BLUE JACKETS;

OR,

CHIPS OF THE OLD BLOCK

A NARRATIVE OF

The Gallant Exploits of British Seamen,

AND OF

THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN THE NAVAL SERVICE,

DURING THE REIGN OF

HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY

QUEEN VICTORIA.

BY

W. H. G. KINGSTON, ESQ.

AUTHOR OF "PETER THE WHALER," "MARK SEAWORTH," "MANCO, THE PERUVIAN CHIEF," ETC,

LONDON: GRANT AND GRIFFITH, (SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY AND HARRIS,) CORNER OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD.

1854.

LONDON: PRINTED BY W. CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET.