. Old shipping days in Boston. chant Marine, and it was not long beforeEurope began to realize its advantages. Such a vessel could sailvery close to the wind and could be manned by a small crew. Eversince the year 1713 Gloucester has been the home of the same Captain Robinson was also a great fisherman, and it was aid of him that, when the fish were biting fast, he would not leave:he deck to eat his lunch, but instead he had a biscuit brought tolim which he contrived to eat by working it round in his mouthwith his teeth and lip, while his hands were attending to the hook nd line.
. Old shipping days in Boston. chant Marine, and it was not long beforeEurope began to realize its advantages. Such a vessel could sailvery close to the wind and could be manned by a small crew. Eversince the year 1713 Gloucester has been the home of the same Captain Robinson was also a great fisherman, and it was aid of him that, when the fish were biting fast, he would not leave:he deck to eat his lunch, but instead he had a biscuit brought tolim which he contrived to eat by working it round in his mouthwith his teeth and lip, while his hands were attending to the hook nd line. Men like Captain Robinson have made Gloucester one f the most noted fishing ports in the world. SAMUEL SHAW, PIONEER OF THE CHINA TRADE Major Samuel Shaw belonged to one of the best families of served bravely under General Knox during the Revolution, andwas so poor after the war that he determined to go into business. Atthis time some capitalists, being desirous of opening up our commerce OLD SHIPPING DAYS IN BOSTON. From a print In The Journals of Major Samuel Shaw SAMUEL SHAW OF BOSTON, PIONEER OF THE CHINA TRADE | with China, offered him the position of commercial agent for thevoyage. Shaw promptly accepted on condition that Captain Randall,a friend of his during the war, should be allowed to share the profitswith him. He accordingly set sail from New York in 1784 in theEmpress of China, which was the first American vessel to carryour flag to China. While off the Cape de Verde Islands the Em-press happened to anchor • near another ship, of rather doubtfulreputation. The Yankee captain, as they were about to be visitedby the foreigners, advised caution, saying amusingly, These fel-lows are St. Peters children, every finger a fish-hook and their handa grapnel. This advice probably prevented the ship from losingmany valuables. The American vessel sailed up the Canton River to Whampoa,twelve miles below Canton, where she was saluted by the otherforeign ships, the En
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