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And those that were taken on board this morning, every one of them, slept on the main-deck, and every one of them, too, was in fear of the fever, whereby I judge two things, Keep as high as you can, and fear nothing but God, and we're all safe yet." "But the fog was up to our round-tops at sunrise this morning," said Cary.
What do you imagine, friend, to be the sailing qualities of yonder ship she with the peculiarly high top-gallant-booms, and such conspicuous round-tops?" The lip of Wilder curled, and a smile struggled with the gravity of his countenance; but he continued silent.
The combatants, without again firing, now rapidly drew near each other, with their flags and streamers flying and their trumpets loudly sounding. Men armed with muskets were stationed in the large heavy round-tops, each holding a dozen or more soldiers, while others were stationed in the topgallant forecastle, and others at the poop.
The upper ends of these chain-plates are furnished with what are called dead-eyes, great round blocks of wood pierced with holes, through which the lanyards are rove by which the rigging is set up, or drawn almost as tight as bars of iron. The topmasts, rising immediately above the lower masts, are supported chiefly by rigging spread out by the tops, or what people on shore miscall round-tops.
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