The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-13

With your permission, | would call the attentioa
Of my brother shipmasters 70 the obligations wsars
under to Lieutenant Maury, Of the National 0bserv-
aoyy. for the valuable assistance ho has given ~
within tho past fow years, By his abba researches
and theories for our benefit, invested ~ they are
with value that true principle and sound usefulness
alone can mpart In fact, tho striking peculiArity
of Lieutenant Msury's position is, tina! every new
passage or voyage seems only to confirm in vcV
strong and marked manner the truth Of them, pls-
cling him in the front rank Of the useful and philo-
fophical men Of our day-thus enabling the NOR
chant service to keep pace with the rapid changes
and improvements daily being made in other pur-
suits oflifc. Experience IL, as all will admit, the
surcst and best guide Of a shlpmaster--in fact. .
qualification that money or talent can propose -
adequate substitute for-and joined with presence Of
mind, forms tho two most indispensable points a
character in ono to whom both ie and property are
entrusted hence tho necessity for receiving with
caution all new theories; but | think I may safely
say that the truth Of Mr. Maury's positions are
proved beg ond doubt, in which opinion Avn per-
suaded there are but few IL any shpmasters who
have given his directions fair trial who viii NOT
join with me. l, myself, being ''young hand"
naturally, and with reason and propriety, look %
NY seniors in service for sound practical aivioe,
such as they alone can give, and having convcrsed
much with them on the subject, say il in truth, that
have yet to meet ono who does not either FROM
trial heartily acknowledge and uphold Mr. Maury's
rules, who, from partial trial. expresses his APP
probation ms far MS he has gone.
Our merchants generally have already approved
OF maury's tracks being followed by their vessels
end my object in ntrudng now IL 20 say that ooa-
slider that, In al fairness and honor, there is due
from us as body testimony Of our Of tho
value Of his labors to US in prosecuting Voyages
and, as q movement in the matter would with more
proIriety come from some older and wiser than me,
suggest that some Of our old "sea dogs" call .
meeting of shpmasters at the Exchange or United
States Hotel for the purpose OF expressing our sem
timents to Mr. Maury, and taking means to pro-
rent him with some token Of our respect and sppre-
citation Of the value Of his services to US, and
which, l am informed, have been of so arduous and
confnpg nature as to compromise his health.
Even viewed in a selfish point, Mr. Meury has saved
US much expense and anxiety of mind for he has
almost used up the old horse ATTITUDES" and wiils
hope, before he gives tho matter up, mako these
things to be talked Of in time to como as some
thing gone by, and that, instead of Gains, rains,
and squalls, for days and weeks together, all that
fellow viii have to do as he pokes his head mp the
So to e 81 bright az Fl,
tacks, whistle to the girl he left behind, as he
throws his eye sloft at everything drawing "fau
and Free and feel il good humor. By-the-byes
did any old web foot ever notice how much faster .
vessel goes when the old man" is in good hu-
NOR, and, somehow or other, how the ropes and
blocks all lead fairer and pull better Every one
happy ard cheerful, and nowhere can man be more
go than on board good staunch craft, with plenty
of grub, fair wind, and Coo above aud around 70
smile and protect. Contrast this with rolling and
tumblpg about all night, until ono's bones arc
gore, half suffocatcd with heat; in the morning
scrambling deck, poking your tired eyes over
what ought to be the weather quarter, rigging OUT
ard in, bracing up, squaring and boxing round
chasing every 7scatfpaw" as IL furs up, tho crew
looking hard at the skipper, just as though no
n d.
gushing yourself and all hands with labor for pains,
diving down below, stirring up the steward,
with an anxious thought Of owners, sweethcars and
wives, bless everything "an inch high and day
say, ard then tell me- if We do not owe something
to Lieut. Maury. ID.