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OCEAN VOYAGES IN/' SMALL
BOATS. M
Twenty years ago the AM, White, and
a galvanised iron lif #q boat, twenty-six
fist in length, six feet in. breadth of beam,
mid three feet deep fror deck to hold, was
filled up by 15 owner, Mr. Hudson, for an
ocean trip to England..
She earned what mlois call a big cloud of
ca'.r.as and h.,d r juinsad. spvitsails. slay-
stails, courses, top sails, 'royals, tojigallants,
vrnsails, trysai is. thy-ee masts, bowsprit,
ii.iohis, yarcs, g: jis, jibbooui, yard tops, cross
jack yarc.s. a;-:. ilivrs, .and all the rest of it.
'i w.i ,h.iipjvt 00111 ends, nad water-
V-': tomp.li jiwiits lengthwise and trans
verse. and sa: ,c-;y valves, which would enable
her to rig.ir ; Herself in a few moments, if .
;,,.od«"l. kLv:C il tiny cockpit 101- the
sici i.T. .l.-.i nti.i tbe'Miizzun mast. 111 which he
sat. It - £ amusing io road of a main mast
culy scve a rset liigk, and a bowsprit of two
feet, in jc:u;ri!i ; bus the juvenile ship was
complcl 3 in all those matters, and bravely lie
hi>,., A Tiide!,.. .liinlusi.mo I lixlo crriTt-
ilie crew oi 111;- j 1 1 /.-,"/< "i"' J !'(,( v->=
the owner, Capt.'Yno. el. Had' on. Mr. Frank
E. I: tch jr.cted as mate: while in lieu <ii
V-": «u>cris nil onunarv seamen was c
d 1 II 11\ O 1 J i'\ ' l--i I 11 -
ph. my Y- iji took farewell of Sandy Hook,
war Ncc- i'ork. in a voyage of unknown du
ration .-and uncertain vicissitude. Tb< v
sailed cu t ill t he 5th of August, when r-Ky
tell 111 ..i.n ill: 1 17,11-, -s.s- hailing trcu
aiiin.'.iii-.. and obiamcd a boiile oj rum t.--o
nevsp-pen; (v.ivv precious to the- wayi'aiv::s),
and a_ -signal lamp. Narrowly escaping a,
Coliij"-!-.- iv<.-; : -.irii on the bin. 15? ov Die
..hi Jroia Will id? 1 'M-V
ohiaiecd two Lotties of brand v. After.1. : n-J'-
thi-r ycril off. apsiziug, they J: An.yh Mk: ;--d
j-.uglreli lar.fi. 1 Jie But of Portlaud, on tlio
Id!:, end m 1 lie Hit h they t-iAired Mr; .gate
i ! ni.it". As I iierc \v::-; 11.-. . ,>p
en! 1 1
t , b: ioadc by coiima-'s, line, and eg ad voek-
i La -'- A" little nj.por-unky had ,.k-f been
of okrekire: a . :ff.u roe rood (r, ...»«> pre-
' 1(1
J.ilG 111 ;l". ' :-.OL'G Ml _i l20 f'AljOM.y Oi '.ViliCL'
- snpplNd tin :r wants with tins essemial scyui-
s" l-anny, lue ds-g, did r.ot at ail
i' '",'1 'i'".v,>.va;-'o. constant c xposnrc to the
hel 1 e:-.i sue it'i'd S0011
- 'e lie. The i: 7; /.'<,
.'-A- '-...is auoiv.-ards e:Jiibited at the
. - Wile:-.
";f-, Aurc-a u oh 11 son
: ::: Auu.i.ic in 11 small boat Lvhim-
r r.d; Ami G smew" er. Massa-
;s s A. v. An;:.::-: 3 i. a iter being
1 t mi t td.j
r
" .. -, j--, 1. C-a't.. 111 -urs, Crano
f ... . ; a v.- J I l-i 1 i - i"- i ;i iu'le lioat
; »... r i i.vll. il eo i- si loil-r
r:. 1 i t ..-m-.H'ii. v.rovuled v.oj sueli
s In-y t .rdd stow away ugder the
A. - sat in a sunken recess
r.w.r 'I-- m. lib iiea-1 and bust above the
;.iicr 100, t v.-iarever
:...! gel lor ilia urn-nig the
' sighted the J'.'it'ii ,'<(
w" . . . v : nkVred to lake the lonely
t . . . a ooard. an oiicr v.iucli
- : Sc.daud, but courteously do-
- < .rtute.l on July 01, after a
A..; , , -s-ur il-y s. The average
-....1.1:11 was ic-ss tliu.11 lour hours
. . - the boat, it become; more
tl. : . ' : : how it could have formed
married couple for seven
. '.h: , ,!:v w--h a small haicjiw;.., , tivo
i u toe;:' of tiic state cubin, an
!>.. :r.f if;., 0 u higli. conseijiiontiy the
t- ' -u-: i\.-dy project above the .hatch-
s.'.ar.r.fcts and rt-a?. and
< : .: by <!-.;.;reC-s, a wordd-lio bleep-
i. «sitb.r the LA. ur two
j . t -. ;hc sides of the boat.
1 I 1
1 .. 'AyA.; nor lsu.baud to .magi.ge
1 . - : a.:- sa ;.f.',truin.
- or :,.n :;:u so high that, even wi-n
1 . ,... si.--, husband 'and wife hmi 'o
>.» ctcf.-umiv on or-asd ocr-::r
\ .1.
...-. . ,1 . mils '.v. j;'-.- a-. 1
s: - : i; :.. i .:i ! I ; l t, l.cpi the boat snf-
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