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The officers of the newly-commissioned ship take possession of the hulk assigned them, the purser gets from the victualling-office provisions enough for present use, and draws from the same quarter a quantity of slop clothing, as well as bedding and haversacks, for the marines, who are generally the first men on board.
"Man is mortal," so we yield to the temptation, especially as we are awfully hungry when is a sailor not so? Few meals present so much food for wonderment to the landsman as does a sailor's first dinner on board a newly-commissioned ship; all is hurry, bustle, and apparently hopeless confusion.
These vagabonds enter on board newly-commissioned ships, make a great show of activity, and remain a certain time to lull suspicion.
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