A sailor's life under four sovereigns . orners to the combings, the centre lowered onto the main-deck, and filled from the wash-deckpump. On the stern of one of the boom-boats, over-looking the proceedings, was Neptune with Amphi-trite by his side, on whose knee sat a promisingyoung cub, son of the sail-maker ; allowed on boardby special permission before leaving England, ap-parently looking forward to superintending similaroperations. I found my way into the Captains after-cabin, where my playfellows gave me a biscuit withjam and a little something to wash it down. July 17. We made Cape Frio
A sailor's life under four sovereigns . orners to the combings, the centre lowered onto the main-deck, and filled from the wash-deckpump. On the stern of one of the boom-boats, over-looking the proceedings, was Neptune with Amphi-trite by his side, on whose knee sat a promisingyoung cub, son of the sail-maker ; allowed on boardby special permission before leaving England, ap-parently looking forward to superintending similaroperations. I found my way into the Captains after-cabin, where my playfellows gave me a biscuit withjam and a little something to wash it down. July 17. We made Cape Frio July 17 : then, squalls for a couple of days. Two days after we made ournumber to the Spartiate bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir George Eyre. The atmosphere was soclear that we could distinctly make out the affirma-tive when the head of the topgallant sails only couldbe seen above the horizon — a distance of fifteenmiles. July 19. We brought the sea-breeze up with us, saluted, and followed the flag into the magnificent harbour of. o 36 A Sailors Life chap, n 1824. Rio de Janeiro, and came to an anchor. There Isaw for the first time the white flag of France flyingon board thtjean Bart, 74, also the Stars and Stripesof the United States on board the Franklin, the Brazilian national flag we saluted that ofLord Cochrane, on board the Don Pedro, as HighAdmiral of the Brazilian Navy, with 19 24. I saw that gallant and extraordinary, but ill-used man, Lord Cochrane, who came on board to returnCaptain Hunns visit. He was at this time, in theestimation of the Old World and the New, thegreatest man afloat. He was tall and thin, of power-ful build, with close-cut red hair. I indeed felt proud when, on my Captains pre-senting, he shook me by the hand. One of the lastbooks I had read at the Naval College was his actionin the Speedy sloop of 14 guns, with a crew of 54men, when he captured the Spanish frigate El Gamo,Captain de Torres. It was on this occasion thatCoch
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