Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-11-29

don't know what ne mean Wy e""'
but he said he could always tell what
head way we made, NY counting The
waves, and then muiiiplies them by
$40, and so that made out how fast
we went.-ButI never could crap
-ple it's ne sci,oilArd: He tam
trummed on so, there was no living
on board with him. in manner. lie
chockt overheard our quadrant !;
cause how dye see, he ush 10 cock
up his thunb and ginger 50, Bob lay
Ing lis thumb for a base. and raising
his fore iiager TO half right angle
aud said that was better, as all the
guadranls in the world, And so he
weat on with his nasrAms and such +;
and by Il by. he went on worser yet;
(heaven forgive him) cause, why.
d',c see. the old Admiral always
said he was for =. Free Trade and
Sailors Rights" But al last he said,
Philosophy must have silence. Now
i don't know exactly, what that
philosophy IS ;Int somehow always
thought. 10 m, self, il was a Kind OF
coed sort Of sailors spunk as when
we get east away, and Losses every
thing. why then dye see, We say,
Fy.inss fig and that dye See. just
exactly m,kes philosophy TO "a hair.
] can spell SO. IL keep all still. the
old Admiral said he couldn't bear the
eternal grating Of the rudder bolts
il the eyes. SO he made as just I'm
ship orr RAIDER Now, by nay soul,
that was the worst ofall cause, how,
dye see. without a Ruddsr ION don't
go no where. certain yeu only wal'op
aud ,awl, and .iy lark about just as
the wiad :ai current happens TO drive
you. Youjnst give up 10 that which
you should always keep un'i'f: and
10. dye see, you can't heip yourself
1chen you srould. at iasf-So when
we'd unshipt cur rudder, then the
old Admiral begun 20 see a little. at
last. how We yawi'a ahoUt, and tho'f
Il didn't exactly do-sc our mate told
him he could steer, somehow, by 4
cable overheard. So wa Just tria
thai-,hat the old Admiral sid suit.
ed him exactly ;cause. how. dye see,
he H,'d 10 lay upon his back, on his
sofa. stul,iny about that thi"g
there. philosophy, all the while, and
he said the cable. overheard made a
noise in the wa,criust like a land wa
ter spout. or fall. ! don't know. exact
". how the land Iu',bcrs calls IL, but
the old Admiral Iikt ii nightly.
But. towards the last Of it, the
old dnirai went on worsteI or all
Dye SEE. your honor, he always
woulJ smoke sugars: blow high.
blow low-So he us'a 10 tear up old
Admiral W.slinston's maps and
charts. ius,to light his sesars With.
Our mate Rnrr was curious
little biz eta QhS. and lbs head MAS
always full Of tan;rums. and The
ID. too. in a manner; but he
kn0w'd toe muehto s,ookc away our
maps and charts, ard lac sid 81 :
but the old Admiral neyer likt the
mate. cause how. dye see. he got
a nagrum into his head alb ut being
made captain (; 50 dye See, the old
Admiral weci on jnst so much the
worse for iIat. and in.oa., 4 up all the
papers: for he said hc knew all that
Was ia 'em. and could RENE mher u:
that. an please y0nr honor. was ter
rils.e wrong; cause. hoy dye see
enc man cant live always. and besides
he may get sick sarnciimrs or just
chockt overheard. and what ti.en
Why. dye see. he can't viii one
his remember. as lac eoHil bis chest
or bis wages. and that so't. -. an
please your honor. The. cd ,dniirai
did terrible wrong il throwing nvrr-
board. and 50 OF, all then ,siyss
that old Admiral Washington (ind
bless him) kept always stoN'd away
80 snug. in 'hs big chest.
.1dm.-BuI, Bob. I'm not 10 blame
for al. that |: there MAS aone of
those ,lrinss, in the big chest. when
4
! came on board ; how could 1 help
il?
Bob--Why. an please Your honor,
your honor Esd 10 ne often aboard
when Admiral Washington command
ID. Your honor knoa'd all Them
here things which he had. in the
big chest. and how he workt' en-.
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