CHAPTER XVII. THEY CALL AT THE EARL OF SELKIRK’S, AND AFTERWARDS FIGHT THE SHIP-OF-WAR DRAKE.

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# CHAPTER XVII. ## Overview This is Chapter XVII of [Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile](arke:01KG8AJ76S23Z6FF7SMFEB4N3X), a novel by Herman Melville, published in 1855. The chapter is titled "THEY CALL AT THE EARL OF SELKIRK’S, AND AFTERWARDS FIGHT THE SHIP-OF-WAR DRAKE." It spans lines 4663 to 5075 of the source file [israel_potter.txt](arke:01KG89J1DKC9HHJRKY25JZBEXW). ## Context The chapter is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It follows [CHAPTER XVI. THEY LOOK IN AT CARRICKFERGUS, AND DESCEND ON WHITEHAVEN.](arke:01KG8AJJ2BDJ8N0FXM1C21XVSG) and precedes [CHAPTER XVIII. THE EXPEDITION THAT SAILED FROM GROIX.](arke:01KG8AJJRQ70FGB5WT6Z54FG38). ## Contents The chapter contains the following subsections: * [CHAPTER XVII.](arke:01KG8AK67WF660DW9PRMJWSEPX) * [THEY CALL AT THE EARL OF SELKIRK’S](arke:01KG8AK6WDKEWC078M0E9WEZFS) and [They Call at the Earl of Selkirk’s](arke:01KG8AK6WA1KHMDWH63DATBJFN) * [Afterwards Fight the Ship-of-War Drake](arke:01KG8AK6WAHGJTXCM0VW6JMXJ0) * [FIGHT THE SHIP-OF-WAR DRAKE](arke:01KG8AK6W9BYVSYC97E8Z0AARB) The chapter details the events of the protagonists calling at the Earl of Selkirk's residence and their subsequent naval engagement with the ship-of-war Drake.

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CHAPTER XVII. THEY CALL AT THE EARL OF SELKIRK’S, AND AFTERWARDS FIGHT THE SHIP-OF-WAR DRAKE.