. Reminiscences of the Baltic fleet of 1855 . ous, frolicsome spirit which pervaded•our mess was naturally carried to the cockpit,which, if somewhat dismal at hammock time, was 36 BALTIC FLEET OF 1855. often the scene of much .rough and tumble not taken up by sea chests, this deck was;lumbered with a variety of stores, having- onething- in common—a tarry smell. Over and aroundsuch piles the young-sters often carried on highjinks—such as a battle royal with hammockpillows—until the Master at Arms (a DisciplineWarrant Officer) would put in an appearance, witha shout, Now, then, gentlem
. Reminiscences of the Baltic fleet of 1855 . ous, frolicsome spirit which pervaded•our mess was naturally carried to the cockpit,which, if somewhat dismal at hammock time, was 36 BALTIC FLEET OF 1855. often the scene of much .rough and tumble not taken up by sea chests, this deck was;lumbered with a variety of stores, having- onething- in common—a tarry smell. Over and aroundsuch piles the young-sters often carried on highjinks—such as a battle royal with hammockpillows—until the Master at Arms (a DisciplineWarrant Officer) would put in an appearance, witha shout, Now, then, gentlemen, turn in at once,an order always promptly obeyed. All such crueljokes, as cutting down hammocks, were dis-couraged, and the larking, if noisy, was generallyquite harmless. When watching these littlegames from my hammock, I have seen my nearestneighbour—a meek and pious acting AssistantSurgeon—on his knees, by his chest, saying hisprayers. Although unmolested, he did not seem torealize the needless incongruity of the CHAPTER V . ROUTINE OF A WAR SHIP. X Wednesday the 11th the entry in my diary1 is headed— Routine of a War Ship, inS>.si which I repeat much often told before, butwhich can yet stand re-telling-; and also observe itwere well to get over yarns about shipand shipmatesbefore reaching- the Baltic, where it was to be hopedmore exciting- subjects would engage was plenty of time for observation, for myduties were far from onerous, and with a healthycrew there was but little for the five or six medicalofficers to do. The sick bay was visited at 7 ,1 , and 5 , with, of course, casual calls .asrequired. Time was, of course, not reckoned bythe clock, but by the number of bells struck in agiven watch. Within the twenty-four hours, thereare nominally six watches of four hours each, butin reality actually seven, as that between 4 and is divided into two, called dog watches,through which the ships company reliefs ar
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