. Narrative of a voyage round the world : performed in Her Majesty's ship Sulphur, during the years 1836-1842, including details of the naval operations in China, from Dec. 1840, to Nov. 1841 ; published under the authority of the lords commissioners of the Admiralty. TRADING JUNK. Abaft the mainmast, however, in those intendedfor war vessels is an arched cabin, the roof of whichrises about four feet above the deck, and its deck* Chinese Rep. 1841.] SALT-JUNKS. 237 is about tlie same depth below the upper deck. Noofuns are mounted abaft the mainmast. They oe-cupy the space between the fore and
. Narrative of a voyage round the world : performed in Her Majesty's ship Sulphur, during the years 1836-1842, including details of the naval operations in China, from Dec. 1840, to Nov. 1841 ; published under the authority of the lords commissioners of the Admiralty. TRADING JUNK. Abaft the mainmast, however, in those intendedfor war vessels is an arched cabin, the roof of whichrises about four feet above the deck, and its deck* Chinese Rep. 1841.] SALT-JUNKS. 237 is about tlie same depth below the upper deck. Noofuns are mounted abaft the mainmast. They oe-cupy the space between the fore and mainmasts. The cabin arch is continued aft about ten feet,forming a deck magazine, which, of course, is veryliable to accident, and any rockets striking that partof the vessel, must inevitably cause an , one may almost say that from the loosemanner in which their ammunition is made up, andfrequently filled as required, that a train is alwayslaid from this magazine to the guns, which mightbe ignited, even by a rocket passing over that partof the deck. A second war junk is frequently fitted from afishing vessel, or salt junk, similar to the annexedwood-cut, and merely has four or six guns mountedto fire over all. u. SALT JUNK OR FISHING JUNK. 238 FAST BOATS. [1841. The fast boat, which may be appropriately termedthe war galley, varies in length from fifty to ninetyfeet, and pulls from thirty to sixty oars. They arefitted much in the same style as the Spanish Scam-pavias, being hatched, where each pair of rowerssit, and armed with one or two brass guns in thebow. They have also six or eight gingals, mountedon the gunwales, which carry a leaden ball of twoounces. The crew are dressed with short blueshirts, loose short trousers, and conical caps, thelatter formed of a basket work of rattan, which re-sists the blow of a cutlass, and are generally paintedred and white. Their shields, which are formedof the same material, and painted with various de-vices, are about th
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