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Among these unfortunate sufferers was the sailing-master of the Chance, whose name was Sylvester Rhodes. This gentleman was born at Warwick, R. I., November 21, 1745. He married Mary Aborn, youngest sister of Captain Daniel Aborn, and entered the service of his country, in the early part of the war, sometimes on land, and sometimes as a seaman.
Loftus by name; and, leaving the inquiry, the two took boat, and were presently alongside the Arcadia. They were received by the captain, a fine specimen of a west-country sailor, a hardy seaman, well schooled in his profession, who had long commanded a vessel in the Mediterranean trade, and was thus well qualified to act as sailing-master in the Arcadia's present cruise.
Her crew consisted of seven or eight regular seamen, a sailing-master, mate, cook, steward, and a boy to assist him. A fine Newfoundland dog, called "Sailor," and a droll little ring-tail monkey, called "Jacko," also joined in the mess for'ard. Lord R , with Captain P and myself, made up the entire complement.
I wrote you on the 29th ult., the day before Theo. sailed, that on the next day she would embark in the privateer Patriot, a pilot-boat-built schooner, commanded by Captain Overstocks, with an old New-York pilot as sailing-master. The vessel had dismissed her crew, and was returning home with her guns under deck.
He will await the reply on his galley." The sailing-master saluted profoundly, resumed seat in his boat, and started back to the ship, leaving the captain of the guard to open the envelope and read the communication, which was substantially as follows: "From the galley, St. Agostino, May 5, Year of our Blessed Saviour, 1451.
The sailing-master appeared at the door, his cap in his hand. "I beg your pardon, sir," he said respectfully, "but I fear it’s impossible to put back. We can’t turn without getting into the trough of the sea." "All right, go ahead then," said Mitchell; "go where we must go, and do what you’ve got to do.
On reaching the station at Southampton, we found Paul Truck, the sailing-master of the cutter, or the captain, as he liked to be called, waiting for us, with two of the crew, who had come up to assist in carrying our traps down to the quay. There was the boat, her crew in blue shirts, and hats on which was the name of the yacht.
We had just finished breakfast when the order came forward for the watch on deck to stand by to heave her to and all hands stand by the boats. "Port! hard a port!" cried our sailing-master. "Clew up the topsails! Let the flying jib run down! Back the jib over to windward and run down the foresail!"
"Oh! nothing," replied R , laughing carelessly; "I suppose my sailing-master has merely hoisted the signals to give them an airing." "That won't do, my Lord. Now, gentlemen," exclaimed the American Minister, "I am not accredited minister to Denmark, without by secret sources receiving information of all that passes in Copenhagen.
The figures marked on the quadrant give the latitude of the ship at the moment of meridian. As fifteen miles are allowed to the minute, there will be nine hundred miles to the hour. Thus, by means of the chronometer and the quadrant, the sailing-master is enabled to designate his exact situation upon the ocean chart.
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