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shortened sail for her and in the course of the night
they got a new one up.

May the 10th our first accident happened, a poor fellow
named Connolly an Irishman fell from the fore top and broke
his thigh, he was taken below put into a cot and every attention
paid him by the doctor, but he could not be reconciled
to having his grog stopped, he said "as he could do nothing
else he would like to be drinking his grog", a solid argument
in his own idea and one that he had often put in practice
but as it did not suit the Doctor's view of the case, his
grog was stopped. About this time we fell in with the
trade winds and lost sight of the Sir David Scott but whether
we had past her or she us, we had no means of learning.
We had by this time got the ship into good order and the
crew knew their stations. Whether at the great guns or small arms,
and in case of fire +c, and the decks kept in clean and
fine condition by holystoning, and thorough washing afterwards.
We had several young midshipmen on board, some their first
voyage and some their second, and many practical jokes
were passed off upon the "green ones" causing even appeals
sometimes to the officers for protection, so much do the strong
delight in tormenting the weak, the nature of human nature I suppose.
Our live stock on board were pretty numerous and in the early
quiet morning the cocks would be crowing the hens cackling, the sheep
bleating and the pigs grunting so that one almost fancied he
must be in a farmyard.

We were now drawing towards the 'Line' and the
weather hot with full advantage of the trade wind, great numbers
of whales spouting the water in all directions, and shoals of
porpoises tumbling along in the pursuit of their prey the flying
fish. May 18th one flew into our porthole and we bottled
him in gin, but belonging to the water drinkers he soon gave

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