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OF TWO-DECKERS.

SAILINGS OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS VANGUARD, CA-
NOPUS, RODNEY, SUPERB, AND RATTLER STEAMER.—
RENDEZVOUS, 47 DEG. N , )0 DEG. 30 MIN. W.
OCT. 21.—Wind Abeam.
Yards.
Superb beat Albion 1,450
Canopus ... 2,100
Rodney 2,650
Daring ... 3,450
OCT. 22.—Wind on the Quarter.
Superb beat Canopus 1,000
Rodney 1,900
Albion 6,700
Daring ... 11,008
OCT. 25.—Close-hauled.
Daring heat Superb ... 4,300
Superb beat Albion ... 4,100
--Canopus ... ... 4,260
Rodney ..• ... 3,400
OCT. 27.—Extremes of Rolling.
Squadron Firing at a Mark with Shells.
Rodney ... ... 7° port, 9' starboard
Albion ... 15° 15°
Superb •.• 10° 9°
OCT. 29.—One Point before the Beam.
Yards.
Superb beat Canopus ... 1,200
Albion ... ... 4,520
Rodney ... ... 4,860
Nov. 3.—Close-bauled.
Superb beat Canopus ... 1,115
Rodney ... 1,300
Albion ... ... 3,560
Nov. 11.—Close-bauled.
Superb beat Vanguard ..
Rodney
Canopus
Albion

. . 800
... 1,800
... 2,200
... 2,630

••• ... 1,300
••• ... 840
••• ... 1,245
... 1,460

... 2,080

... 2,200
... 9,360
... 10,100

Nov. 12.—Close-hauled.
Superb beat Canopus ... 630
Rodney ... 1,210
Albion ... ... 1,520
Vanguard ... 1,790
Nov. 13.—Close-hauled.
Superb and Canopus equal.
Superb beat Rodney ... 200
Albion ... 1,500
Vanguard ... ... 1,300
Nov. 14.—Close- hauled.
Vanguard beat Superb ... 550
Superb beat Canopus 640
Rodney 1,340
Albion . 1,610
Nov. 15.—Close-hauled.
Vanguard beat Superb
Superb beat Rodney
Canopus
Albion
By Tacking.
Superb lost on the Vanguard
Albio
Canopus
Rodney
NOVEMBER 21.
Superb beat Vanguard
Canopus
Rodney
NOVEMBER 26.
Superb and Rodney equal.
Superb beat Canopus ... ..• 400
Vanguard ... •.. 400
27.—Fired Lee Lower Deck Guns.
Superb rolling, 119 starb. 7° port? shipped a little water.
Canopus 9. 59
Rodney
170 ---12° none.
Vanguard 160 none.

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To PREVENT OYSTERS moon M4ETILINg.-" I say,
Pete, does you know how dey keep oysters from smelling ;n
de hotter ob wedder?" " I don't tink I does, Sam; how'd
dey do 'em?" "Why, dey cut dar noses off, and they can't
smell nuttin." " 0 yah l yah! yah I What an umpeuun-
tratum nigger you is I'