362 



that's it; 



cutter being fixed. The rigging 

 is nearly that of the sloop, with 

 this exception. Cutters are fre- 

 quently small vessels of war, or 

 government service, of sharp 

 build, adapted for fast sailing, 

 and used to chase vessels engaged 

 in contraband traffic. 



The schooner, 20, is a vessel 

 with two masts, having a main- 



1186. 



sail and foresail, like a sloop's 

 mainsail, suspended by gaffs, and 

 stretched below by booms. 



The brig, 1, differs from a 

 schooner, chiefly in the rig of the 



1187. 



main, or hind-mast. The brig 

 carries more square sail than the 

 schooner. 



The barque, 2. carries three 



masts, without a mizzen-top sail, 

 or without a square-sail at the 

 top of the stern - most mast. 

 Barques are generally smaller 

 than the vessels called ships. 



1188. 



Ships, 3, technically so called, 

 carry three ma^ts, each of them 



1189. 



square-rigged, and divided into 

 what are called lower -mast and 

 top-mast. 



Merchant-men, 4, are generally 

 of more capacious build than men 

 of war ; though latterly clipper 

 ships, of very fine and sharp lines, 

 have been introduced. The sails 

 of ships are variously named for 

 distinction : flying jib, 1 ; jib, 2 ; 

 fore-top-mast stay-sail, 3 ; fore 

 course, 4 ; fore-top sail, 5 ; fore- 

 top-gallant sail, 6 ; fore royal, 7 ; 

 fore-shy sail, 8 ; fore-royal-studding 

 sail, 9 ; fore-top-gallant-studding 

 sail, 10 ; fore-top-mast studding 



