. 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. ait of language kept ussailors always in good humor, and that was, Let go ankwar,and in the same pompous tone, In sail, meaning shortensail. He indulged in many other queer orders. Captain Martin was what is called a martinet. He wasalways buzzing about like a bee, noisy everywhere, butgiving very little trouble about ship, for he respected hismates
. 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. ait of language kept ussailors always in good humor, and that was, Let go ankwar,and in the same pompous tone, In sail, meaning shortensail. He indulged in many other queer orders. Captain Martin was what is called a martinet. He wasalways buzzing about like a bee, noisy everywhere, butgiving very little trouble about ship, for he respected hismates and other officers, and they returned it with interest;so all went well. I remember Captain Faunce, who came from PlymouthRock, Mass., and he now lives in Jersey City. He estab-lished the first life-saving stations, was a good seaman, andalways a gentleman on board or on shore. On my last ship- CAPTAIN MARTIN. 277 ment in the Ewing he was in command, and made meboson. The first captain of the Ewing was Captain Bicker,but I never saw him. He commanded before my first ship-ment, but the sailors who sailed under him said he was anall-over good captain. And now to take up my log again— On. the 1st of December, 1846, my term of service having. BALIZE PILOT. expired, I claimed my discharge, as one of the pilots of theassociation at the Balize. A former shipmate in the JohnG. Coster from China, when he was second mate, hadinduced me to join the pilots association with a view ofbecoming a pilot. My duties at first consisted in my beingone of the boats crew engaged in putting pilots on boardoutward-bound ships, and afterward was promoted as boat-keeper of a pilot house, a schooner performing the same 2,jS NEW ORLEANS. duties to inward-bounders. For this I received $25 amonth and found. I remained in the service of the association for aboutsix months, and then quit, as I could not reconcile myselfto their constant dissipation—drunk day and night, andcontinually gambling. These very
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