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Title: The merchant vessel : a sailor boy's voyages around the world
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Nordhoff, Charles, 1830-1901 LaPlante, Charles. egr Wyllie, W. L. (William Lionel), 1851-1931. ill Dodd, Mead & Company. pbl
Subjects: Boys Conduct of life Voyages and travels Voyages around the world Merchant ships Seafaring life Sailing Slavery
Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead & Co.
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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It is only in fineweather that even the surf boats can work, and on the leastsism of the breeze setting on shore all communication is en-tirelv cut off. With all these disadvantages, Madras is a placeof much business, and the anchorage, or Roadstead, as it is styledbv courtesy, is always studded with shipping. In the season of the regular Monsoons, the shipping liesafe enough, as the wind may then be relied upon, both as tostrength and direction. But during the two or three months eachvear, between the changes of the Monsoons, when the windhas thrown off its bonds, and is so to sav at liberty, Madrasis a hazardous port. In these times, every precaution is taken to prevent beingcaught in one of the prevailing gales. The topsails are furledwith a double reef in them, topgallantmasts are sent down ondeck, the anchor is securely buoyed, that the cable may be slippedwithout danger of losing it, and everything is kept well securedabout decks, ready at any moment to run out to sea. The crew
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MADRAS. 191 .are kept at regular sea watches, and by the rules of the portno one but the captain is permitted to leave the vessel, andeven he, I believe, is supposed to return on board every even-ing. The anchorage is at no time very quiet, and even witha slight breeze vessels ride bows under, pitching, rolling, andtossing about, much more than if under sail. We remained in the Roads about two weeks, merely longenough to take in part of a cargo of rice, with which wewere bound to Sydney, New South Wales. The rice wasbrought alongside in surf boats of course, and from them hoistedin and stowed in the hold by the crew. A surf boat load isnot a great deal, and as on the most favorable days we didnot receive more than five or six boat loads, we were not fully-occupied in receiving and stowing cargo, and spent the inter-mediate time in working on sails. If a knowledge of sailmaking is a good thing on boardan American vessel, it is thrice more valuable in a lime-juicer,and I found on board

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