. 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. 38o weigh and make sail, and in a few hours were standing outof the straits towards the mighty Indian Ocean under apyramid of canvas, and with a fresh easterly gale after of the land, we, with her head at souwest by west, went a kiting towardthe Cape of GoodHope at a lively carried this favor-able wind, passing tothe southa
. 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. 38o weigh and make sail, and in a few hours were standing outof the straits towards the mighty Indian Ocean under apyramid of canvas, and with a fresh easterly gale after of the land, we, with her head at souwest by west, went a kiting towardthe Cape of GoodHope at a lively carried this favor-able wind, passing tothe southardof Mau-ritius, the Isle deFrance, Reunion, andIsle Bourbon, thenceto the Cape, where wewere suddenlybroughtup by a succession ofheavy westerly gales,which, after blowingthemselves tired, soonmerged into the sou-east trades, which we carried up to 120 north latitude and500 west longitude. The soueast wind then merg >d intothe northeast tradewinds, until, in the month of March, weapproached Cape Hatteras. As we neared that muchdreaded promontory, the mackerel scales and bears tailsthat make lofty ships carry low sails, filled the sky, andwe kept well to the eastard to get an offing. All thatnight we steered to the northard and eastard under snugcanva
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