. 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. n these latitudes. Wecarried this breeze up to the longitude of Madagascar with-out any interruption of note for eighteen days, when thewinds became more variable, and began to veer to theeastard, then to the norard, and finally to the westard,which obliged up to lie close hauled on a wind. As thebreeze now began to blow big guns, we began to shorte
. 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. n these latitudes. Wecarried this breeze up to the longitude of Madagascar with-out any interruption of note for eighteen days, when thewinds became more variable, and began to veer to theeastard, then to the norard, and finally to the westard,which obliged up to lie close hauled on a wind. As thebreeze now began to blow big guns, we began to shortensail, and before next morning we were hove to under stormcanvas, namely—a tarpaulin in the weather-mizzen rigging,and on the starboard tack. We remained on this tack 34° S. E. TRADES. and under this sail for nine days, when at last, the windsuddenly veering to the souwest, we set the close-reefedmain-topsail and fore-topmast staysail, and wore ship veryhandsomely, as there was a tremendous sea running. Wehad hardly got her on the other tack, when the wind tookanother start, and veered to the soueast. We then set thefore-topsail close reefed, and reefed fore-sail. That evening,in the last dog-watch, we put the close-reefed mizzen-topsail. CHINESE JUG. on her, and shook out the reef in the foresail, and joggedalong all night in comfort under that canvas. Then it be-came apparent that the soueast trades had us in morning at seven bells, after the watch below hadtheir breakfast, all hands were turned to making sail. Reefswere shaken out fore and aft, and the muslin was piled onto her, whole topsails and courses, togallant sails, royalsand flying jib, then stunsails. Then came the order, Haul up the weather clew ot the mainsail, and rig out the
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