The clipper ship era : an epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders, and crews 1843-1869 . rectors, Boards of Council, Governors, and Eventually, this Company became the rulerof more than one hundred million human beings,not naked savages, but civilized men and women,many of whose ancestors had been learned scholarsand merchant princes long prior to the invasion ofBritain by the Roman, Dane, and Saxon. It is not, however, with the political affairs ofthis Company that I wish to deal, but rather withthe ships and the men who navigated th
The clipper ship era : an epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders, and crews 1843-1869 . rectors, Boards of Council, Governors, and Eventually, this Company became the rulerof more than one hundred million human beings,not naked savages, but civilized men and women,many of whose ancestors had been learned scholarsand merchant princes long prior to the invasion ofBritain by the Roman, Dane, and Saxon. It is not, however, with the political affairs ofthis Company that I wish to deal, but rather withthe ships and the men who navigated them. Theprincely emoluments known as indulgences inwhich the captains and officers of these ships parti-cipated, naturally attracted the attention of parentsand guardians, so that younger sons, otherwise des-tined for a life of ill-requited repose in the church,the Army, or the Navy, found lucrative service withthe East India Company. These perquisites, whichwere handed out by the Honorable Court of Di- 1 A typean was the head merchant of one of the Com-panys factories or mercantile houses, such as werelater known in China as The East India Company 25 rectors, were no doubt intended to be of pleasingvariety and magnitude. The Company adheredstrictly to promotion by seniority as vacancies oc-curred, from ship to ship when necessary. Captainswere appointed to their ships before launching, inorder that they might superintend their equipmentand get them ready for sea. Midshipmen were ap-pointed by the Court of Directors, and no youthof less than thirteen or over eighteen years waseligible. Second mates were required to be at leasttwenty-two, chief mates twenty-three, and com-manders twenty-five years of age. Captains were entitled to fifty-six and one halftons of space on board the ships commanded bythem, which they might use at their discretion,either to collect the freight or to carry cargo ontheir own account, credit being furnished by thecompany for the latter purpose at
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