192 CAPTAIN ZACHARY G. LAMSON 



lish and call him out. Captain Hudson of 

 the ship, coming on board after this affair, 

 probably had the relation of my dispute 

 with him. He told the Purser I had served 

 him perfectly right and he commended me 

 for it. I immediately sent a note to Cap- 

 tain Hudson, requesting a separate room 

 from the ward room of his ship, as I would 

 not be associated with part of his officers, 

 and, as my own boy was aboard, I pre- 

 ferred having my provisions sent from my 

 own vessel on board to me. The only fa- 

 vor I requested was his galley. He imme- 

 diately gave me the Master's room, who 

 was then absent, and from that time, about 

 a week, I had all my provisions of every 

 description sent on board ship. The mis- 

 erable officers, whom I had no means to 

 rebuke of their impoliteness, would even 

 when I was eating come to my room door 

 and beg for a piece of bread and a glass of 

 brandy, or part of my fowl or whatever I 

 had, the purser excepted. He dined with 

 me on two occasions. I afterwards learned 



