1835. ADVANTAGES OV A LARGE SHIP. 597 



avoided : and although the large ship might be repairing, the 

 knowledge that she was in the Pacific* would be quite sufficient, 

 if she had only established such a character as that which was 

 borne by many a British frigate during the last general war. 

 Such a ship could detach efficient boats for surveying, or other 

 purposes ; she could carry animals, seeds, plants, and poultry, 

 to those islands which have none ; and by her countenance and 

 protection, she could assist and encourage the missionaries in 

 their all-important occupation. 



* No accident need oblige her to quit that ocean. Many large ships 

 are built there, and never leave its waters. 



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