FOOTNOTES:

FOOTNOTES:[1]Near this bridge is a spring, called Rosamond’s Well, where Henry II. is said to have contrived a labyrinth, by which his guilty fair one communicated with the castle.[2]This form of “step-father” seems not to have been unusual in England 1800-50.Cf.Sam Weller’s addressing his father’s second wife as “mother-in-law.”[3]Reuben James. See his life by C. T. Brady.[4]To prevent the recovery of these men by their consul, the press-gang usually went ashore on the night previous to our going to sea; so that before they were missed they were beyond his protection. Sometimes they were cleared on our return to port.[5]The crew of this vessel mutinied, killed their officers,and ran the shipinto a Spanish port, where she fell into the hands of the Spaniards, then at war with England. Large rewards were offered for these mutineers; many were taken, and all who were taken suffered the penalty of death (1797).[6]Narrative of the Life and Sufferings of William B. Lighton (an Englishman), a private in the 60th Regiment—the Rifles.—Troy, N. Y., 1846. He enlisted at 16, in 1820.[7]James Holmes, boatswain.[8]James, in his History of the British Navy, gives this name as Thomas James Nankivee.[9]Dennis Colwell.[10]The colors of theMacedonianare preserved at the Naval Institute, Annapolis, Md. A number of her cannon are placed on the green near the Commandant’s quarters at the Brooklyn Navy Yard; and when she was broken up, many of her timbers were taken to City Island (now part of New York City), and used as the frame of a hotel still (1909) standing there.[11]The official report, from James’History of the British Navy, of theMacedonian’scasualties was:David Hope, First Lieutenant, wounded, leg and head;John Bulford, Third Lieutenant, wounded;Henry Roebuck, Master’s Mate, wounded;George Greenway, Midshipman, wounded;Francis Baker, “first-class volunteer,” wounded.Of the crew, 36 killed and 68 wounded, of whom two seamen died of wounds, and two boys had each one leg amputated. Nine Marines also were wounded.Aboard theUnited States:Second Lieutenant John M. Funck, mortally wounded; one seaman mortally wounded; five seamen badly wounded.(Unless the five all died, Captain Carden’s statement in his official despatch home, “I saw a lieutenant and six seamen thrown overboard,” was unfounded.)[12]John B. Nicholson.[13]The word “thus” should undoubtedly be placed before “the,” so as to make the line read: “and thus the flag of a frigate,” etc. TheGuerrièrewas the first frigate captured, theFrolic(taken October 18) being a brig.—(Ed.)[14]The first lieutenant of theUnited States, William H. Allen, took theMacedonianto port.The list of theUnited States’officers and their subsequent records follows:Captain Stephen Decatur, who was killed by Captain Barron in the historic duel, 1820.Lieutenant John B. Nicholson, who appears afterwards in this narrative as commander of theSiren, 1815, but whose name does not thus appear on the navy records. He was captain of theUnited Statesin 1832, and died in 1846.This list has been compiled from various sources, but the Navy Department records show an additional midshipman, John J. McCaw, who resigned Feb. 23, 1818.Lieutenant William H. Allen, who became Commander of theArgusin 1813, and was mortally wounded in the action with thePelicanin the British Channel, August 14, 1813, and is buried at Plymouth, England.Lieutenant John M. Funck, mortally wounded, as before noted.Purser John B. Timberlake. Mr. Timberlake’s wife, who was known in Washington as “Peggy” O’Neil, married after his death John H. Eaton, Secretary of War, 1829-1831, and became the cause of the celebrated “ladies’ quarrel,” as Calhoun termed it, which terminated in the disruption of Jackson’s Cabinet in 1831.Midshipmen—Joseph Cassin, Jr., who died a Lieutenant in 1826.Philip F. Voorhees, who died a Captain in 1862.John P. Zantzinger, who appears on the Navy List as “dropped” in 1855, but who was purser of theHornetin 1815, when she narrowly escaped capture by the British 74Cornwallis. In that memorable stern-chase all the guns but one, the cables, boats and nearly everything else movable, were thrown overboard to lighten the vessel. From the Congressional records we find that in 1850—thirty-fiveyears after—Congress passed an act allowing Mr. Zantzinger payment for what he had been obliged to sacrifice under these circumstances, when even the knives and forks were thrown overboard.Richard Delphy, who was killed in theArgus-Pelicanencounter, August 14, 1813, and is buried at Plymouth, England.Dugomier Taylor, who died at sea, as a Lieutenant, October 5, 1819.Richard S. Heath, who became Lieutenant, and was killed June 2, 1817, in a duel with Midshipman J. L. Hopkins, at New York.Edward F. Howell, who was killed in the action between thePresidentand theEndymion, January 15, 1815.H. Z. W. Harrington (Henry W., on navy records), resigned April 12, 1813.William Jameson, who died a Commodore April 6, 1873, his record surpassing even that of Sloat. He was doubtless the last survivor of the famous encounter of sixty-one years before.Archibald Hamilton, who became a Lieutenant and was killed in the action between thePresidentand theEndymion, January 15, 1815. He was son of Paul Hamilton, then Secretary of the Navy.Lewis Hinchman (or Henchman).}Benjamin S. Williams,}of whom no record is found.John N. Carr,}John Stansbury, who was killed in Macdonough’s victory on Lake Champlain, September 11, 1814.George C. Read, who died a Rear-Admiral in 1862.Walter Wooster, drowned June 1, 1813. (The Navy Department gives his name as “Winter.”)John D. Sloat, who died a Rear-Admiral in 1867, having the wonderful record of forty-four years’ active service, having entered the navy as a midshipman in 1800—served one year until discharged by the peace-establishment. He re-entered as sailing-master 1812. In 1847 he secured possession of California just in time to forestall the British designs on the Pacific Coast, and was on the active list until 1855; retired 1861, but promoted until 1866—thus being on the navy list for fifty-seven years.Surgeon Samuel R. Trevett, Jr. (died 1822), when surgeon on the sloop-of-warPeacock.Surgeon’s Mate Samuel Vernon, who died February 5, 1814.Lieutenant of Marines William Anderson, who died a brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, in 1830.Second Lieutenant of Marines James L. Edwards, who resigned in 1813.The complement of the two vessels, as given by James, was:Macedonian, 262 men and 35 boys.United States, 477 men and 1 boy.[15]This was the celebrated Dr. Nathan Strong (1748-1816), pastor of the First Congregational Church.[16]This was Captain Grey, the adjutant-general, son of General Sir Charles Grey, of the Paoli massacre, September, 1777. Lossing (Field-Book War of 1812) says a drummer-boy cried, “Perhaps not yet,” fired, and mortally wounded him.[17]Leech is not to be blamed for his belief in the burning of witches in New England—in 1909 a New York orator repeated the same hoary blunder.—(Ed.)[18]George Parker, formerly first lieutenant of theConstitution.[19]TheGrand Turkwas a noted privateer, commanded at that time by either Captain Breed or Captain Green, and owned by the famous Salem merchant, William Gray.[20]James B. Nicholson, the same who was on theUnited States.[21]The Washingtonian was a temperance society of the day.[22]Captain Augustus Bruce (James’Hist. British Navy).[23]The Barbary sheep entirely resembles the tame kind, excepting in the tail, which is very much loaded with fat, is often more than a foot broad, and weighs upwards of twenty pounds. Among this kind of broad-tailed sheep, there are some whose tails are so long and heavy, that the shepherds are obliged to fasten a small board with wheels, to support them as they walk along. This tail, which is a substance between marrow and fat, is considered a great delicacy.—See System of Natural History. Boston: Carter, Hendee & Co., 1834.[24]Twenty-four doublegees made a rix dollar.[25]An instance of maternal imprudence was said to have occurred in this port on board another ship. A poor woman went on board and inquired for her son, who had run from the British service, and was then among the captive crew of an American prize. They told her there was no one of that name among the crew. “He is among the Yankees,” said she. Hearing this, the prisoners were called up, and the poor, affectionate, but ill-judging mother, singled out her son, and embracing him, said, “I have brought you a clean shirt!”The lieutenant, who stood by them, stepped up, remarking to the thunder-stricken man, “It’s a clean shirt you want, is it? I will give you a clean handkerchief”—meaning that he would be hung. The unhappy youth was accordingly ironed, in presence of the astounded mother, who now beheld herself the unintentional murderess of her son. A court-martial was held, and the brutal prediction of the lieutenant verified.[26]We were captured July 12, 1814; it was now August, 1815.[27]If the reader wishes to know why seamen wear their hats on the back of their heads, let him put his hat on as usual and ascend a ladder. He will find himself unable to look up until he places it on theback of his headas a sailor does. Sailors wear their hats thus, because they could not otherwise ascend the rigging of a ship.[28]Edward T. Taylor (1793-1871). From 1800 to 1817 he was a sailor. In 1819 he became a Methodist clergyman. In 1827 he served as chaplain on theMacedonian, which took supplies to the famishing Irish people. He was a pastor in Boston during the rest of his life, was known as “Father Taylor,” and was a most successful worker, particularly among seamen.—(Ed.)[29]Rev. Joel Hawes (1789-1867), for forty-six years pastor of the First Congregational Church.[30]Rev. Wilbur Fisk (1792-1839), one of the greatest Methodists America has known.[31]It will beá proposto here quote a letter from Thoreau to his sister Sophia, describing Emerson’s quarters on board the packet-shipWashington Irving, on which he sailed from Boston in 1847: “I went to Boston to see Mr. E. off. His stateroom was like a carpeted dark closet, about six feet square, with a large key-hole for a window. The window was about as big as a saucer, and the glass two inches thick—not to mention another skylight overhead in the deck, of the size of an oblong doughnut and about as opaque; of course it would be in vain to look up if any promenader had his foot upon it. Such will be his quarters for two or three weeks,” etc.Such werefirst-classaccommodations six years after Leech made his voyage, with a certainty of being at least twenty days cooped up thus, and possiblyseventy-five, as we shall see actually occurred on his return. [Ed].

[1]Near this bridge is a spring, called Rosamond’s Well, where Henry II. is said to have contrived a labyrinth, by which his guilty fair one communicated with the castle.

[2]This form of “step-father” seems not to have been unusual in England 1800-50.Cf.Sam Weller’s addressing his father’s second wife as “mother-in-law.”

[3]Reuben James. See his life by C. T. Brady.

[4]To prevent the recovery of these men by their consul, the press-gang usually went ashore on the night previous to our going to sea; so that before they were missed they were beyond his protection. Sometimes they were cleared on our return to port.

[5]The crew of this vessel mutinied, killed their officers,and ran the shipinto a Spanish port, where she fell into the hands of the Spaniards, then at war with England. Large rewards were offered for these mutineers; many were taken, and all who were taken suffered the penalty of death (1797).

[6]Narrative of the Life and Sufferings of William B. Lighton (an Englishman), a private in the 60th Regiment—the Rifles.—Troy, N. Y., 1846. He enlisted at 16, in 1820.

[7]James Holmes, boatswain.

[8]James, in his History of the British Navy, gives this name as Thomas James Nankivee.

[9]Dennis Colwell.

[10]The colors of theMacedonianare preserved at the Naval Institute, Annapolis, Md. A number of her cannon are placed on the green near the Commandant’s quarters at the Brooklyn Navy Yard; and when she was broken up, many of her timbers were taken to City Island (now part of New York City), and used as the frame of a hotel still (1909) standing there.

[11]The official report, from James’History of the British Navy, of theMacedonian’scasualties was:David Hope, First Lieutenant, wounded, leg and head;John Bulford, Third Lieutenant, wounded;Henry Roebuck, Master’s Mate, wounded;George Greenway, Midshipman, wounded;Francis Baker, “first-class volunteer,” wounded.Of the crew, 36 killed and 68 wounded, of whom two seamen died of wounds, and two boys had each one leg amputated. Nine Marines also were wounded.Aboard theUnited States:Second Lieutenant John M. Funck, mortally wounded; one seaman mortally wounded; five seamen badly wounded.(Unless the five all died, Captain Carden’s statement in his official despatch home, “I saw a lieutenant and six seamen thrown overboard,” was unfounded.)

[11]The official report, from James’History of the British Navy, of theMacedonian’scasualties was:

David Hope, First Lieutenant, wounded, leg and head;John Bulford, Third Lieutenant, wounded;Henry Roebuck, Master’s Mate, wounded;George Greenway, Midshipman, wounded;Francis Baker, “first-class volunteer,” wounded.Of the crew, 36 killed and 68 wounded, of whom two seamen died of wounds, and two boys had each one leg amputated. Nine Marines also were wounded.Aboard theUnited States:Second Lieutenant John M. Funck, mortally wounded; one seaman mortally wounded; five seamen badly wounded.(Unless the five all died, Captain Carden’s statement in his official despatch home, “I saw a lieutenant and six seamen thrown overboard,” was unfounded.)

David Hope, First Lieutenant, wounded, leg and head;

John Bulford, Third Lieutenant, wounded;

Henry Roebuck, Master’s Mate, wounded;

George Greenway, Midshipman, wounded;

Francis Baker, “first-class volunteer,” wounded.

Of the crew, 36 killed and 68 wounded, of whom two seamen died of wounds, and two boys had each one leg amputated. Nine Marines also were wounded.

Aboard theUnited States:

Second Lieutenant John M. Funck, mortally wounded; one seaman mortally wounded; five seamen badly wounded.

(Unless the five all died, Captain Carden’s statement in his official despatch home, “I saw a lieutenant and six seamen thrown overboard,” was unfounded.)

[12]John B. Nicholson.

[13]The word “thus” should undoubtedly be placed before “the,” so as to make the line read: “and thus the flag of a frigate,” etc. TheGuerrièrewas the first frigate captured, theFrolic(taken October 18) being a brig.—(Ed.)

[14]The first lieutenant of theUnited States, William H. Allen, took theMacedonianto port.The list of theUnited States’officers and their subsequent records follows:Captain Stephen Decatur, who was killed by Captain Barron in the historic duel, 1820.Lieutenant John B. Nicholson, who appears afterwards in this narrative as commander of theSiren, 1815, but whose name does not thus appear on the navy records. He was captain of theUnited Statesin 1832, and died in 1846.This list has been compiled from various sources, but the Navy Department records show an additional midshipman, John J. McCaw, who resigned Feb. 23, 1818.Lieutenant William H. Allen, who became Commander of theArgusin 1813, and was mortally wounded in the action with thePelicanin the British Channel, August 14, 1813, and is buried at Plymouth, England.Lieutenant John M. Funck, mortally wounded, as before noted.Purser John B. Timberlake. Mr. Timberlake’s wife, who was known in Washington as “Peggy” O’Neil, married after his death John H. Eaton, Secretary of War, 1829-1831, and became the cause of the celebrated “ladies’ quarrel,” as Calhoun termed it, which terminated in the disruption of Jackson’s Cabinet in 1831.Midshipmen—Joseph Cassin, Jr., who died a Lieutenant in 1826.Philip F. Voorhees, who died a Captain in 1862.John P. Zantzinger, who appears on the Navy List as “dropped” in 1855, but who was purser of theHornetin 1815, when she narrowly escaped capture by the British 74Cornwallis. In that memorable stern-chase all the guns but one, the cables, boats and nearly everything else movable, were thrown overboard to lighten the vessel. From the Congressional records we find that in 1850—thirty-fiveyears after—Congress passed an act allowing Mr. Zantzinger payment for what he had been obliged to sacrifice under these circumstances, when even the knives and forks were thrown overboard.Richard Delphy, who was killed in theArgus-Pelicanencounter, August 14, 1813, and is buried at Plymouth, England.Dugomier Taylor, who died at sea, as a Lieutenant, October 5, 1819.Richard S. Heath, who became Lieutenant, and was killed June 2, 1817, in a duel with Midshipman J. L. Hopkins, at New York.Edward F. Howell, who was killed in the action between thePresidentand theEndymion, January 15, 1815.H. Z. W. Harrington (Henry W., on navy records), resigned April 12, 1813.William Jameson, who died a Commodore April 6, 1873, his record surpassing even that of Sloat. He was doubtless the last survivor of the famous encounter of sixty-one years before.Archibald Hamilton, who became a Lieutenant and was killed in the action between thePresidentand theEndymion, January 15, 1815. He was son of Paul Hamilton, then Secretary of the Navy.Lewis Hinchman (or Henchman).}Benjamin S. Williams,}of whom no record is found.John N. Carr,}John Stansbury, who was killed in Macdonough’s victory on Lake Champlain, September 11, 1814.George C. Read, who died a Rear-Admiral in 1862.Walter Wooster, drowned June 1, 1813. (The Navy Department gives his name as “Winter.”)John D. Sloat, who died a Rear-Admiral in 1867, having the wonderful record of forty-four years’ active service, having entered the navy as a midshipman in 1800—served one year until discharged by the peace-establishment. He re-entered as sailing-master 1812. In 1847 he secured possession of California just in time to forestall the British designs on the Pacific Coast, and was on the active list until 1855; retired 1861, but promoted until 1866—thus being on the navy list for fifty-seven years.Surgeon Samuel R. Trevett, Jr. (died 1822), when surgeon on the sloop-of-warPeacock.Surgeon’s Mate Samuel Vernon, who died February 5, 1814.Lieutenant of Marines William Anderson, who died a brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, in 1830.Second Lieutenant of Marines James L. Edwards, who resigned in 1813.The complement of the two vessels, as given by James, was:Macedonian, 262 men and 35 boys.United States, 477 men and 1 boy.

[14]The first lieutenant of theUnited States, William H. Allen, took theMacedonianto port.

The list of theUnited States’officers and their subsequent records follows:

Captain Stephen Decatur, who was killed by Captain Barron in the historic duel, 1820.Lieutenant John B. Nicholson, who appears afterwards in this narrative as commander of theSiren, 1815, but whose name does not thus appear on the navy records. He was captain of theUnited Statesin 1832, and died in 1846.This list has been compiled from various sources, but the Navy Department records show an additional midshipman, John J. McCaw, who resigned Feb. 23, 1818.Lieutenant William H. Allen, who became Commander of theArgusin 1813, and was mortally wounded in the action with thePelicanin the British Channel, August 14, 1813, and is buried at Plymouth, England.Lieutenant John M. Funck, mortally wounded, as before noted.Purser John B. Timberlake. Mr. Timberlake’s wife, who was known in Washington as “Peggy” O’Neil, married after his death John H. Eaton, Secretary of War, 1829-1831, and became the cause of the celebrated “ladies’ quarrel,” as Calhoun termed it, which terminated in the disruption of Jackson’s Cabinet in 1831.Midshipmen—Joseph Cassin, Jr., who died a Lieutenant in 1826.Philip F. Voorhees, who died a Captain in 1862.John P. Zantzinger, who appears on the Navy List as “dropped” in 1855, but who was purser of theHornetin 1815, when she narrowly escaped capture by the British 74Cornwallis. In that memorable stern-chase all the guns but one, the cables, boats and nearly everything else movable, were thrown overboard to lighten the vessel. From the Congressional records we find that in 1850—thirty-fiveyears after—Congress passed an act allowing Mr. Zantzinger payment for what he had been obliged to sacrifice under these circumstances, when even the knives and forks were thrown overboard.Richard Delphy, who was killed in theArgus-Pelicanencounter, August 14, 1813, and is buried at Plymouth, England.Dugomier Taylor, who died at sea, as a Lieutenant, October 5, 1819.Richard S. Heath, who became Lieutenant, and was killed June 2, 1817, in a duel with Midshipman J. L. Hopkins, at New York.Edward F. Howell, who was killed in the action between thePresidentand theEndymion, January 15, 1815.H. Z. W. Harrington (Henry W., on navy records), resigned April 12, 1813.William Jameson, who died a Commodore April 6, 1873, his record surpassing even that of Sloat. He was doubtless the last survivor of the famous encounter of sixty-one years before.Archibald Hamilton, who became a Lieutenant and was killed in the action between thePresidentand theEndymion, January 15, 1815. He was son of Paul Hamilton, then Secretary of the Navy.Lewis Hinchman (or Henchman).}Benjamin S. Williams,}of whom no record is found.John N. Carr,}John Stansbury, who was killed in Macdonough’s victory on Lake Champlain, September 11, 1814.George C. Read, who died a Rear-Admiral in 1862.Walter Wooster, drowned June 1, 1813. (The Navy Department gives his name as “Winter.”)John D. Sloat, who died a Rear-Admiral in 1867, having the wonderful record of forty-four years’ active service, having entered the navy as a midshipman in 1800—served one year until discharged by the peace-establishment. He re-entered as sailing-master 1812. In 1847 he secured possession of California just in time to forestall the British designs on the Pacific Coast, and was on the active list until 1855; retired 1861, but promoted until 1866—thus being on the navy list for fifty-seven years.Surgeon Samuel R. Trevett, Jr. (died 1822), when surgeon on the sloop-of-warPeacock.Surgeon’s Mate Samuel Vernon, who died February 5, 1814.Lieutenant of Marines William Anderson, who died a brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, in 1830.Second Lieutenant of Marines James L. Edwards, who resigned in 1813.The complement of the two vessels, as given by James, was:Macedonian, 262 men and 35 boys.United States, 477 men and 1 boy.

Captain Stephen Decatur, who was killed by Captain Barron in the historic duel, 1820.

Lieutenant John B. Nicholson, who appears afterwards in this narrative as commander of theSiren, 1815, but whose name does not thus appear on the navy records. He was captain of theUnited Statesin 1832, and died in 1846.

This list has been compiled from various sources, but the Navy Department records show an additional midshipman, John J. McCaw, who resigned Feb. 23, 1818.

Lieutenant William H. Allen, who became Commander of theArgusin 1813, and was mortally wounded in the action with thePelicanin the British Channel, August 14, 1813, and is buried at Plymouth, England.

Lieutenant John M. Funck, mortally wounded, as before noted.

Purser John B. Timberlake. Mr. Timberlake’s wife, who was known in Washington as “Peggy” O’Neil, married after his death John H. Eaton, Secretary of War, 1829-1831, and became the cause of the celebrated “ladies’ quarrel,” as Calhoun termed it, which terminated in the disruption of Jackson’s Cabinet in 1831.

Midshipmen—

Joseph Cassin, Jr., who died a Lieutenant in 1826.

Philip F. Voorhees, who died a Captain in 1862.

John P. Zantzinger, who appears on the Navy List as “dropped” in 1855, but who was purser of theHornetin 1815, when she narrowly escaped capture by the British 74Cornwallis. In that memorable stern-chase all the guns but one, the cables, boats and nearly everything else movable, were thrown overboard to lighten the vessel. From the Congressional records we find that in 1850—thirty-fiveyears after—Congress passed an act allowing Mr. Zantzinger payment for what he had been obliged to sacrifice under these circumstances, when even the knives and forks were thrown overboard.

Richard Delphy, who was killed in theArgus-Pelicanencounter, August 14, 1813, and is buried at Plymouth, England.

Dugomier Taylor, who died at sea, as a Lieutenant, October 5, 1819.

Richard S. Heath, who became Lieutenant, and was killed June 2, 1817, in a duel with Midshipman J. L. Hopkins, at New York.

Edward F. Howell, who was killed in the action between thePresidentand theEndymion, January 15, 1815.

H. Z. W. Harrington (Henry W., on navy records), resigned April 12, 1813.

William Jameson, who died a Commodore April 6, 1873, his record surpassing even that of Sloat. He was doubtless the last survivor of the famous encounter of sixty-one years before.

Archibald Hamilton, who became a Lieutenant and was killed in the action between thePresidentand theEndymion, January 15, 1815. He was son of Paul Hamilton, then Secretary of the Navy.

John Stansbury, who was killed in Macdonough’s victory on Lake Champlain, September 11, 1814.

George C. Read, who died a Rear-Admiral in 1862.

Walter Wooster, drowned June 1, 1813. (The Navy Department gives his name as “Winter.”)

John D. Sloat, who died a Rear-Admiral in 1867, having the wonderful record of forty-four years’ active service, having entered the navy as a midshipman in 1800—served one year until discharged by the peace-establishment. He re-entered as sailing-master 1812. In 1847 he secured possession of California just in time to forestall the British designs on the Pacific Coast, and was on the active list until 1855; retired 1861, but promoted until 1866—thus being on the navy list for fifty-seven years.

Surgeon Samuel R. Trevett, Jr. (died 1822), when surgeon on the sloop-of-warPeacock.

Surgeon’s Mate Samuel Vernon, who died February 5, 1814.

Lieutenant of Marines William Anderson, who died a brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, in 1830.

Second Lieutenant of Marines James L. Edwards, who resigned in 1813.

The complement of the two vessels, as given by James, was:

Macedonian, 262 men and 35 boys.

United States, 477 men and 1 boy.

[15]This was the celebrated Dr. Nathan Strong (1748-1816), pastor of the First Congregational Church.

[16]This was Captain Grey, the adjutant-general, son of General Sir Charles Grey, of the Paoli massacre, September, 1777. Lossing (Field-Book War of 1812) says a drummer-boy cried, “Perhaps not yet,” fired, and mortally wounded him.

[17]Leech is not to be blamed for his belief in the burning of witches in New England—in 1909 a New York orator repeated the same hoary blunder.—(Ed.)

[18]George Parker, formerly first lieutenant of theConstitution.

[19]TheGrand Turkwas a noted privateer, commanded at that time by either Captain Breed or Captain Green, and owned by the famous Salem merchant, William Gray.

[20]James B. Nicholson, the same who was on theUnited States.

[21]The Washingtonian was a temperance society of the day.

[22]Captain Augustus Bruce (James’Hist. British Navy).

[23]The Barbary sheep entirely resembles the tame kind, excepting in the tail, which is very much loaded with fat, is often more than a foot broad, and weighs upwards of twenty pounds. Among this kind of broad-tailed sheep, there are some whose tails are so long and heavy, that the shepherds are obliged to fasten a small board with wheels, to support them as they walk along. This tail, which is a substance between marrow and fat, is considered a great delicacy.—See System of Natural History. Boston: Carter, Hendee & Co., 1834.

[24]Twenty-four doublegees made a rix dollar.

[25]An instance of maternal imprudence was said to have occurred in this port on board another ship. A poor woman went on board and inquired for her son, who had run from the British service, and was then among the captive crew of an American prize. They told her there was no one of that name among the crew. “He is among the Yankees,” said she. Hearing this, the prisoners were called up, and the poor, affectionate, but ill-judging mother, singled out her son, and embracing him, said, “I have brought you a clean shirt!”The lieutenant, who stood by them, stepped up, remarking to the thunder-stricken man, “It’s a clean shirt you want, is it? I will give you a clean handkerchief”—meaning that he would be hung. The unhappy youth was accordingly ironed, in presence of the astounded mother, who now beheld herself the unintentional murderess of her son. A court-martial was held, and the brutal prediction of the lieutenant verified.

The lieutenant, who stood by them, stepped up, remarking to the thunder-stricken man, “It’s a clean shirt you want, is it? I will give you a clean handkerchief”—meaning that he would be hung. The unhappy youth was accordingly ironed, in presence of the astounded mother, who now beheld herself the unintentional murderess of her son. A court-martial was held, and the brutal prediction of the lieutenant verified.

[26]We were captured July 12, 1814; it was now August, 1815.

[27]If the reader wishes to know why seamen wear their hats on the back of their heads, let him put his hat on as usual and ascend a ladder. He will find himself unable to look up until he places it on theback of his headas a sailor does. Sailors wear their hats thus, because they could not otherwise ascend the rigging of a ship.

[28]Edward T. Taylor (1793-1871). From 1800 to 1817 he was a sailor. In 1819 he became a Methodist clergyman. In 1827 he served as chaplain on theMacedonian, which took supplies to the famishing Irish people. He was a pastor in Boston during the rest of his life, was known as “Father Taylor,” and was a most successful worker, particularly among seamen.—(Ed.)

[29]Rev. Joel Hawes (1789-1867), for forty-six years pastor of the First Congregational Church.

[30]Rev. Wilbur Fisk (1792-1839), one of the greatest Methodists America has known.

[31]It will beá proposto here quote a letter from Thoreau to his sister Sophia, describing Emerson’s quarters on board the packet-shipWashington Irving, on which he sailed from Boston in 1847: “I went to Boston to see Mr. E. off. His stateroom was like a carpeted dark closet, about six feet square, with a large key-hole for a window. The window was about as big as a saucer, and the glass two inches thick—not to mention another skylight overhead in the deck, of the size of an oblong doughnut and about as opaque; of course it would be in vain to look up if any promenader had his foot upon it. Such will be his quarters for two or three weeks,” etc.Such werefirst-classaccommodations six years after Leech made his voyage, with a certainty of being at least twenty days cooped up thus, and possiblyseventy-five, as we shall see actually occurred on his return. [Ed].

Such werefirst-classaccommodations six years after Leech made his voyage, with a certainty of being at least twenty days cooped up thus, and possiblyseventy-five, as we shall see actually occurred on his return. [Ed].

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTEObvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained: for example, top-sail, topsail; boot-making, bootmaking; fire-side, fireside; phrensied; disparted; yclept; wofully; apostacy; whisky.Pg 15:‘special attenton to’ replaced by ‘special attention to’.Pg 31:‘hard and succesfully’ replaced by ‘hard and successfully’.Pg 32:‘whle standing on’ replaced by ‘while standing on’.Pg 33:‘I dd not learn’ replaced by ‘I did not learn’.Pg 48:‘unceremonously thrown’ replaced by ‘unceremoniously thrown’.Pg 51:‘being rapdly’ replaced by ‘being rapidly’.Pg 98:‘We eat together’ replaced by ‘We ate together’.Pg 125:‘and boarding-spikes’ replaced by ‘and boarding-pikes’.Pg 133:‘degredation, if ever’ replaced by ‘degradation, if ever’.Pg 140:‘bed-clothes, makng’ replaced by ‘bed-clothes, making’.Pg 147:‘for our ecsape’ replaced by ‘for our escape’.Pg 147:‘a mssionary, was’ replaced by ‘a missionary, was’.Pg 166:‘is justy described’ replaced by ‘is justly described’.Pg 176:‘were prastised on’ replaced by ‘were practised on’.Pg 185:‘off in trumph’ replaced by ‘off in triumph’.Pg 197:‘successful prosecuton of’ replaced by ‘successful prosecution of’.Pg 204:‘drawn by donkies’ replaced by ‘drawn by donkeys’.Pg 209:‘avoided my questons’ replaced by ‘avoided my questions’.Pg 213:‘thence we proceded’ replaced by ‘thence we proceeded’.Footnote 5:‘and run the ship’ replaced by ‘and ran the ship’.

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE

Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.

Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained: for example, top-sail, topsail; boot-making, bootmaking; fire-side, fireside; phrensied; disparted; yclept; wofully; apostacy; whisky.

Pg 15:‘special attenton to’ replaced by ‘special attention to’.Pg 31:‘hard and succesfully’ replaced by ‘hard and successfully’.Pg 32:‘whle standing on’ replaced by ‘while standing on’.Pg 33:‘I dd not learn’ replaced by ‘I did not learn’.Pg 48:‘unceremonously thrown’ replaced by ‘unceremoniously thrown’.Pg 51:‘being rapdly’ replaced by ‘being rapidly’.Pg 98:‘We eat together’ replaced by ‘We ate together’.Pg 125:‘and boarding-spikes’ replaced by ‘and boarding-pikes’.Pg 133:‘degredation, if ever’ replaced by ‘degradation, if ever’.Pg 140:‘bed-clothes, makng’ replaced by ‘bed-clothes, making’.Pg 147:‘for our ecsape’ replaced by ‘for our escape’.Pg 147:‘a mssionary, was’ replaced by ‘a missionary, was’.Pg 166:‘is justy described’ replaced by ‘is justly described’.Pg 176:‘were prastised on’ replaced by ‘were practised on’.Pg 185:‘off in trumph’ replaced by ‘off in triumph’.Pg 197:‘successful prosecuton of’ replaced by ‘successful prosecution of’.Pg 204:‘drawn by donkies’ replaced by ‘drawn by donkeys’.Pg 209:‘avoided my questons’ replaced by ‘avoided my questions’.Pg 213:‘thence we proceded’ replaced by ‘thence we proceeded’.Footnote 5:‘and run the ship’ replaced by ‘and ran the ship’.

Back to Index Next