. 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. s, and hadthe good ship Inez not been a capital steerer (we couldhandle her like a pilot boat) she could never have gonethrough such an ordeal and kept afloat. She was a smallship of 351 tons measurement, but staunch to the backbone(which means the keel). The captain sent the same foodto the focastle that was served in the cabin, which wasnever know
. 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. s, and hadthe good ship Inez not been a capital steerer (we couldhandle her like a pilot boat) she could never have gonethrough such an ordeal and kept afloat. She was a smallship of 351 tons measurement, but staunch to the backbone(which means the keel). The captain sent the same foodto the focastle that was served in the cabin, which wasnever known to occur on any other vessel that I ever heardof. His treatment of the crew was very kind and con-siderate, and won all hearts. 208 HAMBURG. We had a very quick passage, making the Chops ofthe English Channel in twelve days, and were off Cuxhaven,at the mouth of the Elbe, on the sixteenth day, but it tookus three days to work up to Hamburg, having to beat up(the wind being contrary, and blowing right down the river),which we could only do with a flood tide. Arrived at Hamburg, we moored to the Dolphins (float-ing docks, like our New York ferry docks), about onehundred yards from the shore, and commenced dischargingour cargo into CANAL AT HAMBURG. Every night the crew went ashore to enjoy themselves,for which there are numberless opportunities in Hamburg,or in that quarter of it set apart for the sailor community,and which was outside the walls and gates. In this quarter,beer houses and saloons, dance halls, etc., abounded, all ofwhich had a complement of handsome and gay youngdamsels, whose duty or calling it was to contribute to thepleasures of their visitors as partners in the mazy waltz,that being the favorite dance, and by waiting on them at DANCE HOUSE. 209 the tables, and elsewhere, thus relieving them of the burdenof carrying superfluous cash. We also enjoyed the popular,though to some it would appear childish, amusement of theflying horses, or roundabouts.
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