. 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. the river,leaving his mark as he went. The General Heivitt was LONDON. 59 warped into Blackwall Basin, which lies between the Eastand West India docks, where she was securely ended my first voyage. Many years have passed sincethen, and nearly all of my old shipmates have long sincestood their last watch, and have departed for the land of
. 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. the river,leaving his mark as he went. The General Heivitt was LONDON. 59 warped into Blackwall Basin, which lies between the Eastand West India docks, where she was securely ended my first voyage. Many years have passed sincethen, and nearly all of my old shipmates have long sincestood their last watch, and have departed for the land of thehereafter. Peace be to their gallant souls, one and showed naught but uniform kindness and tendersolicitude for a friendless boy, so unexpectedly cast amongthem. Kindly Jack Mason, gruff Bill Nye, and fatherlyDick Stuart, fare ye well, wherever ye may be. Yourmemories are ever green in the inmost heart of your formershipmate, George Davis. Only this last fall there died inSan Francisco one who was in the crew of the Ewing withme. So they go—some after short trips, others after a longvoyage. There also died, aged 75, in San Francisco, JoeWinrow, the leader in the mutiny on board the Depeyster, from SEEING LONDON.
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