192 SODRIETY OF THE CREW. 



no American whaler had ever made this port with- 

 out losing a part of her crew, and urged us to be an 

 exception to the rule. lie then stated, that there 

 was not a man or boy in his ship, whom he wanted 

 to part with ; and wound up his address by warning 

 us particularly against a worthy, whose sobriquet was 

 Peo'-leo-fred Johnson. What his real name was, I do 

 not know. He had a wooden leg, and a brilliant 

 reputation, all over the Indian and South Pacific 

 oceans, for stowing away seamen who deserted from 

 their vessels ; and then, on the ofter of a reward by 

 their captains, returning them. The captain's advice 

 was well timed, and had a good effect. It was other- 

 wise with the James Allen's crew, as will be dis- 

 closed as I proceed. 



Some six months previous a number of our ship's 

 company had instituted a temperance pledge, which 

 had ten signers, none of whom deviated from it, and, 

 indeed, I did not see a single case of inebriety 

 amongst our crew during our stay in Hobartown. I 

 mention this as a sort of salvo to the general intem- 

 perate reputation of seafaring men. 



Going through the streets, I was much surprised 

 at the number and variety of the occupations of the 

 hawkers crying their wares. Here one was calling 

 at the top of his voice "Long, strong, and three 

 yards long, ail for a two-pence;" he had shoe-strings 

 for sale. Another was vending hot sevilloys, a com- 

 pound resembling a sausage ; whilst another, with a 

 bell in hand, was lauding the superiority of his estab- 

 lishment for the purchase and sale of second-hand 

 clothing; and a multitude of others were striving 

 to vociferate louder than their competitors their 



