A sailor's life under four sovereigns . being one-eighth, afterexpenses paid. Mr. Dunsterville had charge ofHaulbowline, with a charming wife and family. A? nice boy joined us as mid, deliciously Irish. Withthem I made excursions to Cork, and I enjoyed alunch at the same time at the mess of the 13thHussars. We sailed from Cork on the 25th, and got intothe wide and open sea, when I saw, for the first time,the horizon of blue water all round. I now came incontact with those who were my messmates, amongthem a number of masters mates, whom the Admiraltydid not promote, but gave them the option of
A sailor's life under four sovereigns . being one-eighth, afterexpenses paid. Mr. Dunsterville had charge ofHaulbowline, with a charming wife and family. A? nice boy joined us as mid, deliciously Irish. Withthem I made excursions to Cork, and I enjoyed alunch at the same time at the mess of the 13thHussars. We sailed from Cork on the 25th, and got intothe wide and open sea, when I saw, for the first time,the horizon of blue water all round. I now came incontact with those who were my messmates, amongthem a number of masters mates, whom the Admiraltydid not promote, but gave them the option of The duties of these elderly gentlemen weremostly nominal ; they were styled mates of the holdor of stores, etc. They seldom appeared on deckexcept on Sundays, when they took their weeksexercise. Their uniform was a blue coat, in shapelike our now plain evening-dress, anchor buttons anda small white cord edging, white pantaloons, Hessianboots, cocked hat, and sword. 1 Navy List of date records 3786 lieutenants in Ship Mutes. 32 A Sailors Life chap. 1824. It was considered a compliment to be spoken toby them. I was favoured by being asked if I hadnot come to sea to avenge the death of were anxious to know if my mother criedwhen I left home. Down in the midshipmens berththey reigned supreme ; spoke very little before grog-time ; then a fork was stuck in the beam, a signal forus youngsters to scuttle out as fast as we could. A servant was told off to look after me. I forgothis name, and asked one of my aged shipmates ; wordwas passed along the lower deck for Cheeks, themarine. There was no place for midshipmens stores, ex-cept the lockers on which we sat. Each of us wassupposed to bring two table-cloths ; one lasted a week,when the steward—his name Edward Low, but called- Tommie Plenty—took possession of it to wipeknives, forks, cups, and spoons. It smelt before thenext was due. We had no candlesticks. Dipsobtained from the purser were stuck
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