New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-27

ed sbd rge,d q vessel 10 mfnner unknown either Ia
Europe or America and To bis own fancy. bystaOder
A. the launch Exc aimed she stared from the stocks
o. her she sooons" And that Robinson replied A
schooner let herb be. Thus recent is the appearance Of
this description Of vessel the fishing grOands and in
tie cOaStiDg trade.
This theory will not do, Mr.. Sabine aud your Andrev
Robinson must knock under 10 the old Northern naV'-
gators who first gave the name TO their light vessels
from which We derive the word, Schooner being Skoner
in Swedish. Norwesian and Danish SeAuner in German
ard Schooner, Schooner and SoAo,nj.r in Dutch.
Mi Sabine is at home again when he comes to the
mackerel fishery He gives the following account OF
it, which will serve accompaniment to the break
fast table relish of our mackerel loving readers.
The course of fishermen in pursuit Of the mackere
commonly and substantially A. follows me master OF
the " se after reaching well known resort OF the
hsh full. all his sails except the mainss brings his YES
M bow "a the wind ranges his At proper intervals
eopg one Of her sides ana without mackerel IN sight a.
tennis To- raise scOO scoOi or 'bOd by throwing over
hst II he succeeds 10 his wishes scene ensues which
sn hsrdl, b. described but which were WORTH TRIP TO
the shI ground 10 witness have heard more than ons
6.I.,. FAY that he had caught SIXTY mack erel IN MN
ute and VIII he told that At that rate he mad taken
ftriy FIX hurdr hour and that, with another per
.n ~ expert be would catch whole fare in single day
~, would reject the figures as proving nothing beyond
ii T.. under value his skill Certain It j., that some
We young Will haul 10 and JERK OF nsb, aud throw
ont she line for another with a single motion; and repeat
act in so rapid succession, that h-r conn
a, on the swing To be high line, Is an object OF
,rTei desire ano0g the ambitious aud the muscuT ease
the preceD and aoroitDes Of mo cement which such sn
lili IN the strife admirable While the scooi remains
a side an will TAKE the hook the excitement Of the men
~ The rushing noise Of the fish, in their beautiful and
manifold evolu0ns in the water arrest the attention OF the
rucst careless observer.
Oneuimss the fishing ceases in a moment and as il pu
10 by magic the fsh, according TO the fishermen
o"Dce psncetrickn by the dreadful havoc among the
spoceIly disappear from sight
Eight ten and twelve thousand have been caught
AID mutt now BIZ dressed dow This process covers
PERSONS Of the crew the decks the tubs and every
thing with blsod and garbage and a. il is often per
in darkness and WEAKNESS and under the reaction
Of ovtrsshed nerves, the novice and the gentleman or
anei, fisher tho had and psro pated 10 nothing
tu, keen sport become osgusted They ought to
be- that tie recTeaODs Of manhood IN those Of youth
the il If hsnng hand sled up bill is generally n pro
portion to he se pness and sPpebess which gave the
measurable velocity down.
The approach o night the disappearance Of the mack
ere closing all labor with the hook and line the fish,
they ar- dressed thrOwn into casks OF water 10 rid
III, of blood The deck is then cleared and washed the
is hauled down. the fOresai is holsted IN its stead
snterD Is placed IL The rigging watch - set 10 sa the
sh keep lookout for the night and the master and
The remainder Of the late hour seek repOse the
earnest CLEANS OF light find The anxious master awake
luny ing forward preparations for the rnlngs meal aud
skiDg other arrangement. for renewal of the previous
dsys work But the which were successful then
ai nov and perhaps for days come for the caprcous
will not take thu hook all the art Of the
u oct s6gaciOus sn0 eKpeIenC. induce them 70 bite
Repeating. however, essentially the operations which
have q. scliOed from time to time aid until cargo has
been nbtansd or until the master has become
ms provisions have been consumed the vessel returns
poi and haus the inspectors VII rf where the h.
many few landed sorted into three qualities weighed
epscked recalled aud repcked In two or three days
she ref eC and her way TO the fishing ground r
second fare Meantime the owner, and all others who in
quite what luck harm from old salt land
always sir Oracle on board how much kq0rLefge
~ If.ua
M been thus employed until cold weather 0aches the
.nsltG vessels haul up and their "kppers pass the win
cracking Iut' relating stories aud accounting tor
al voyages boosting If good ones; while the larger
Ne,sels 20 south gDd engage IL ffeighnug
The taii, which have said Is thrown overheard TO at
trsot tbe fish g. the surface j. usually composed Of sm Ill
acbcr, sailed behring's cut IN small pieces As
uS and alike squTe careful u- OF n the master
idom allows other hands than his 20 dispose OF IT,
formerly the duty Of the who kept the watch
ctok the night to cut the bait b ok bat The 51 MIL
skeD place o this noy and tedious process Nothing,
,Iih y, The time OF any fishermen nov living has
soued much joy IL Introduction This .bor saving,
te' Jlr noting schne as Constructed At first was ex'
Itm,iy simple. IL sas box which IN tde 70 stand on
,u, "A had crank projecting through it, side while
t,naly II had wooden roller AIMED With small knives,
rows, arranged that When the roller turned the
h be ground cut up should undergo the operation
~ coming between there Of knives and others which
arranged along board that soped toward the bot
40 common use
We close our notice with the appropriate remarks
with which Mr.. Sabine closes his history on
the CHARACTER OF FISHERMEN
1t remains in conclusion to speak of the character of
the fisherman II SAID that he lis creduous and super
" stious Admit that kdds money has been dug for
IN every Ozark nook OF the coast talked about every
cuddy for century and half and that horse shoes
nailed upon the nasts of fishing vessels to keep of witch
what then Is he the only one who has been, or still
IT, guilty of the ioies II Is said that he as gno
rant What then Ii ignorance be necessarily despca
bic then those Who called $500 years ago be sh
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not AWAY destitute of knowledge and sometimes re'orts
upon bis TIE poor boy Jones acquired in
boat and before LIZ reached the OF twenty years.
the Gretk, the Hebrew, Latin French and Italian Ian
qua, es sud read the Had and many work, OF similar
de, Grip ion IN The original Igue In word his aston
ss attachments ia tie darkest of ancient learn
u were kingdom wonder When asked his opinion of
he celebrated DIR Parr-whO, in long .tOn had
attempted to sound The depth and accuracy Of his scqure
tDishe answered that tins great scholar only less
a. h0r0hT than most men
The fisherman is called "wasteiul and improyident'
bat then Ii To mis spend the pttance of ones
earnings De crime worthy OF roJuke, VII II shall be-
hought ef those who born to wealth snd polished life,
por with whole psmones wastes large estates die sots,
MA in peIWy
the page history. Beuke VINO invented the process
# preserving the fish of Holland pickle, and who,
tue Il the sheer caused she Dat linens bodies 10 be
butt IF picked herrlIgs was benes tor 10 his race
10 the Emperor Charles the Fiub. accompanied by his
inter- Margaret II Hungary visited bis grave and ordered
mag uihctn monument (" he erected 10 bis memory.
tlo, the young fisherman OF Naples led his c0uu
their revolt 4ns the Ssuisn r0e and 10
upreme power rapidly than moria. hsd ever done
him, but shot down last without trial and ke
iog. dragged by tue rsbbls set by the MOBILES,
by, uh the bitches OF toe city la American annss Phipps
- I,pIere 10 the highest rank 10 which colonial
subjects attained and enyied and traduced
of The honcTs bestowed upon them la
,wn cay Spanish fisherman OF the name OF del Es
ango joined the party OF Don Carlos simple voun.
but promoted step by step, finally appointed
be comnisud Of army Of eighty thousand men So TOO
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occupation and who himself commenced life as psuper-
uoert became by the force Of his talents and circum