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about the flilp ; pulls his oar with glee in the 

 boat; and, on all occafions, appears animated 

 and lively ; vying in fpirits and activity with 

 the fprightlieft tar of the fhip. 



I have next to conduct you into the pre- 

 fence of a true Englifti failor; but firft let me 

 afk you, as one verfed in the operations of the 

 human mind, in what way the appearance of 

 a fuperior, before the eye of a drunken man, 

 produces the effect of inftantly fubduing all the 

 violence of wrath and revenge ? 



Early this morning our fhip was hailed 

 in the loud rough voice of a failor, who, from 

 the found, appeared to be near to us, but no 

 boat was feen to be alongfide, nor could we 

 difcover whence the voice proceeded ; ftill it 

 was repeated again and again, and at length, 

 on looking over the quarter boards, we per- 

 ceived a naked head in the fea. A rope was 

 inftantly thrown over, and the man, eagerly 

 feizing it, quickly climbed on board. It was 

 a failor from one of the neighbouring fhips, 

 who was much intoxicated, and had thrown 

 himfelf into the fea, in order to efcape from 

 the veffel, on account of a quarrel with the 



