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DESCRIPTION OF 



" Turn the hands up^ out boats." Down fly the 

 yards^ the shrill pipe is heard again : All hands 

 out^ boats ahoy Away fly the pigs^ sheep^ 

 ducks, geese, turkies, fowlS;, &c. that may hap- 

 pen to be in the launch; their cackling, &c. 

 drowns the officers^ voices : Throw them over- 

 board, down below, any where to stop their 

 noise/^ Clear away the kedge anchor. Get 

 the stream cable up from below. Up it comes, 

 roaring across the hatchway. The anchor is 

 lowered to the stern of the launch ; the other boats 

 are sent off*, to sound round the vessel for the 

 deepest water; when that is found, there the an- 

 chor is dropped. Now heave away on the cable, 

 my lads." The anchor's coming home, sir."^ 

 Harder she strikes still ; other orders are given : 

 Stand by to start all the water below — man 

 the pumps — see the guns all clear for throwing 

 overboard.^^ Previous to these orders being put 

 into execution the sailors are cheered up to Try 

 her once more: heave again, my lads. She 



That is, will not hold on. 



