. Recollections of a sea wanderer's life; an autobiography of an old-time seaman who has sailed in almost every capacity before and abaft the mast, in nearly every quarter of the globe, and under the flags of four of the principal maritime nations. her. Therefore,a new vessel was ordered to the New York station, and wewere ordered with the Gallatin to Wilmington, Delaware,and delivered to the collector of customs. The non-com-missioned officers and crew were dismissed the service andpaid off, the majority returning to New York. The crews of the revenue cutters were composed of men ofall nation
. Recollections of a sea wanderer's life; an autobiography of an old-time seaman who has sailed in almost every capacity before and abaft the mast, in nearly every quarter of the globe, and under the flags of four of the principal maritime nations. her. Therefore,a new vessel was ordered to the New York station, and wewere ordered with the Gallatin to Wilmington, Delaware,and delivered to the collector of customs. The non-com-missioned officers and crew were dismissed the service andpaid off, the majority returning to New York. The crews of the revenue cutters were composed of men ofall nationalities, but the officers were nearly always Ameri-can born citizens, who had large experience in the coastingtrade. Every duty on board the revenue cutters was per-formed as nearly as possible in man-of-war style, and theofficers were subject to nearly the same regulations as in theUnited States Navy. On my dismissal from the revenue service at WilmingtonI returned to my home in Brooklyn, N. Y., for, being now amarried man, I had something better to look forward tothan sailors boarding houses. Still, my tastes were not yetsoftened down sufficiently to reconcile myself to a lifeashore, or to be one of those landsmen who lie down fSSfh ..mi. 31° REVENUE CUTTER. below. I accordingly cast about for another ship, and wassoon engaged as seaman on board of a steamer bound forCuba, which was lying and fitting out at one of the docksin Jersey City. I, with the rest of the crew, consisting ofnine seamen, were engaged in getting her ready for sea,and had been so employed for two weeks, when lighterscame alongside with her cargo of heavy goods in largecases, which I immediately divined to consist of arms andmunitions of war. Although every precaution was resortedto in order to allay any suspicion regarding the nature ofthe projected voyage, yet the United States authorities musthave got some information, for, after we were fully loadedand ready for sea, and pilot engaged, the steamer was
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