376 BOATS USED IN THE 



a party, and a swivel-gun, who are bearing down, in 

 obedience to the punter's signal, while the other man 

 is standing on his mudboards, hallooing and swearing 

 because he also cannot obey the signal (by walking 

 across to intercept the cripples) through fear of 

 leaving two city gentlemen aground ; while their 

 poodle dog can no longer contain himself, and on 

 hearing another shot, jumps overboard. The New- 

 foundlander, in the foreground, is sketched from a 

 bitch of mine, that was imported from St. John's. 



In describing these subjects, however, I have un- 

 fortunately not the means of getting assisted as could 

 be wished, because they are so totally foreign to 

 artists. But for the original plate from which this 

 was taken I am indebted to the kind and able assist- 

 ance of Wm. Daniell, Esq. R.A. 



BOATS USED IN THE SOUTHAMPTON 

 RIVER, AND ELSEWHERE. 



HAVING spoken of the Hampshire coast, I allude 

 to that part of it all the way from Christchurch bay 

 to Leap and Calshot ; on sailing round which point 

 we open the Southampton river, where the mode of 

 shooting again differs. The order of the day here 

 is to have small carvel-built boats, and many other 

 miserable contrivances. 



The gunners (or rather bird-frighteners) in these 

 parts scarcely regard any appearance in dress or 

 colour. These men, particularly the Itchen ferry- 



