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AND MECHANIC.
FOR FARMER
VOLUME VIII
THE L.EHIGH REGISTER
published in the lioroligh Of Allentoibn, Lehigh
County.Pa.;every. ednesday, by
• A. L. RIME,
• Asi so per annum, rialable In jivinCe, and
it 2 00if not paid until the end of the gear.. rib
Paper discontinued, until all irrearages are pad
except at the optoin of the proprietor.
.131 Office in Hamilton Strcet,one dobr slast of
the German Reformed Church, nearly opposite
the ..Freidensbote" Office.
pennsnlvania alotl)ing gall.
Breinig, Neligh and Breinig,
South East corner of [lona in and Seventh
Street, ./Mentowxt.
Inform their friends and the public in gen
eral, that they have entered tnto Partner
ship in the
Merchant Taitoriu Business,
•••••• lately followed ty Neligh
td Breinig, and intend to
mtinue the same more ex
msive than ever. They
terefore'adopt this measure
inform their old customers,
id "hundreds of new ones"
tat they will at their new
stablishment, present the
Fashlioable Goods,
OCCr to ;Me I ,;ace,lnui having pur
chased in and New Yo.rk
For Casio,
it enables them to sell loner than' any
other establishment of the kind in Allentown.
They have selee.ted%their Goods with an eye
to tluiability and fancy, • and have none but
the latest styles in the market. Their stock
of Goods among other articles, consist of
Cloths of, all color's and prices, Cassimers,
of French' and American manufacturers ;
Vestings, Silk Velvets, Satins, Silks,Was
terd and other descriptions,figured ad plain,'
Shirts and Shirt-collars, -Stocks, Cravats:
Handkerchiefs, Hose, Suspenders, &c.,•1).;
sides many .other articles coming in their
• line of business, and all will be sold at the
lowest prices. Their :flak of
Readimade Clot hng,
.
comprises every thing in the chnhitighdc,
from an over-coat 'down to an" under-shirt,
made up after the latest and most fashiona
ble styles. There stock being so extensive,
, 'that none will lea& it, unless fitted from the
••bottom to the . top"
'Customer Work,
will be done up as usual,and for their work
they are willing to he held responsible, tAiio
of the firm being practical workmen in the
"art of cutting," and all the work is made up
Under their own . supervision. •
I.7"Fhey would also particularly inform
.6cnintry Merchants, that they are now pre.
pared to Bell at Wholeiale 'and Retail, hav
ing the largest Stock of Spring and Summer
clothing on hand ever offered in Allentown.
and will be sold at reduced pride. -
.Thltrikftil' for past favors they trust that
attention to business, ...small profite and
Oink sales" will be the means of bringing
tib4 customers to their establishment.
J. IsKAU Baatritcr,
JOAN NELiod,_
• TOnri L. BItEINIG.
l~llentowo, Sept a' 1-6 m
Coachmaking EBtallishment
Yn
Allentainth.
asmatav atanittaUs,
ResPectfully announces to hisirjendsand
the ptibtia to general, that he cominties on
on extensive scale, the
Ceachmaklng Basnesi,
in all its various branches at .he obi stand in
West Hamilton Street; No. 52, directly op:
posite Hagenbuch's Hotel, where he is aIJ
ways prepared to mut u factu re to order at the
,shortest notice, and also keep on hand, I
Fashintkble Vehicles,
such as Barauches,Rockaways
Carryalls, York Wagons, Salkeys,
*hied, for beauty and durability cannot be
surpassed by any Coachroaker in the State
or elsewhere, while his terms are as yeasun=
able as those of any other establishment.—:.
He uses none but the best materials, and
employs none but the best of workthen--
Consequently. he intends that the vehicles,
Manufactured at his establishment “shtill
lake the shine" of all others manufactured
iii this part of the country. He prof esse s t o
Understand hid business by experience, and
therefore assured' the public that he is ena
bled to render satis faction to his customers.'
Call•and judge for yourselves.'
ViirWooden or iron aXletteati . Made to or
der : and Rupatring drill kinds done at the
shortest notice and on the. most reasonable
terms. • ,
Old vehicles :taken iii exchange for nets
ones at a good bargain. •
ROBERT KRAMER:
Jlpy 11.
A FAMILY NEWSPAPER.
Watchmaker in Allentown,
, Takes this method to inform his .friends
and the public in general, that he still con-,
unties the •
Watchmaking Business,
in all its various branches, at his "old stand"
No. 11, West Hamilton street, neatly oppo
site the "Odd Fellow's Hall," in the Borough
of Allentown, where he has just received an
entire new, and constantly keeps on hand a
splendid stock of
Parlor and °Tics,.
Clocks, Gold and Silver
Watches of various des
criptions, a large assort
meat of Ear and Finger
= rings. Silver and other
1. tea-spoons, a large assortment of
Gold Spectacles,
also Silver and other Spectacles, suitable for
persons of all aces, together with a large
variety of other Jewelry, and such other ar
ticles usually kept in establishments of this
kind. ALSO:
A Large Assortment of Violins,
Violin flows and Strings of the best quality,
and all other articles used'on Violins.
Piano Fortes.
Just received a splendid assort
ment of Pianos of the mpg celebrated man
ufacturies. Ilidod;eleid of the most celebra
ted makers in the United States. The
whole of those articles will be sold at the
most. reduced-prices, and he will warrant
that every articles sold by hint will be ac
cording to contract.
larßrass Instruments will be furnished
to order, at the shortest notice and at prices
far below what they can be purchased else-
Where.
Repairing.—This branchof business will
be attended to as usual, with the strictest
punctuality.
He further returns his sincere thanks for
the patronage so. liberally bestowed upon
him for a number of years past, and trusts
that by strict attention to business, punctu
ality and liberal prices of his goods he will
be further thought worthy of the publics pat
ronage for which he will always feel thank
ful. • JOSEPH WEISS.
• January 18, 1854.
tablo an
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Published every Saturday, by
F. GLEASON,
. Comer of Tremont and Broomfield
sta., Boston. . May 17th • ¶-2w
Joseph Weiss,
Gleason's Pictoria
Store Stand tor Rent. •
The Store Stand at the
south west corner of Hamilton
• and blith streets, is offered for
rent. ofuiession•giiien On the first day of
April next. It is one of the best business
stands. in Allentown, and the building is
comModicais and emiv'eniontly arranged
Apply on the prethises, to
• S cit t ommi• GANOWERE.
Allentown, Jan. 4,1851 1-4 w
*tics,
ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, PA., JULY 5, 1854
IDIaII2III - VIVI 3
•I.IIIDIII I IO
(LATE TAYLOR'S HOTEL.)
No. '2B Coortland Street,
NEW YORK.
. r
I The undersigned
.-.-i . ,- ; ; , ....5„ k _..
ifi respeetfully announces
•-.• i, ..-it&-..7.--1%,
' - . 4 i ..- ..., to his friends anal° the
'i•4 -,:. -- traveling and bueinees
- it •
11011001 '1 4
. 1 '.• public generally* that I l e
, ..I ... k
. . . -,,,....,'.1.;Z.,7:.. :...•• ~, has leased the above
building, and. fitted up and finished it as a
. FIRST CLASS HOTEL.
Visitors to the city, arid all others requi
ring superior accommodations, are solicited
to all, assured that no pitins or expense will
be 'spared to render their stay comfortable
and pleasant.
J. S. STEBBINS, Proprietor.
relieving, engaged Major ELI STECKEL•
late of the ..Eagle Hotel." in Allentown, who
enjoys "a large circle of friends and acquain
tances, in Eastern Pennsylvania ; persons
' therefore who visit New York from thA sec
tion of country, will 'find "Courtland Street
Hotel," a true Pennsylvania !lone.
New York, March 22. ¶ —3m
WIEDER & BOYER,
No. 25, Wed ilamilton street, Allefitown.
Thankful for past favors and
hoping
by strict attention to busi
\,. nes s and a desire to please, to mer
e.=;--- continuance of the patronage
so liberally bestowed on them, and wishing
the people to understand the fact, that. they
are both PRACTICAL HATTERS—both
having served a long apprenticeship at the
business and understanding the business
thoroughly in all its various branches—they
are confident they can MANUFACTURE
HATS of all kinds inferior to none in the
market, and also a little cheaper, because
they perform a great deal of the labor them
selves and buy their material from the impor
ters for cash, and understanding the basi
-1 ness they employ none but good workmen,
and doing a large business they can afford
to sell at small profits.
These are some of the reasons why you
often hear the remark that . I Wiederdr. Boy
er sell such beautiful Hats at such astonish
ingly low prices. They always have the
latest Philadelphia and New York styles
on hivid, so you need not be afraid of hav
ing an old fashioned Hat stuck on you.--
Give us a call. It don't matter what is the
shape of your head, we will insure a fit.
EirCountry Merchants would do well to
give us a call, as we - will wholesale them
hats and caps cheaper titan they can get
them in the city. Also a large assortment
of all kinds of straw goods which they will
sell cheap. 'F&RMS CASH.
Allentown, March 15.
O~llD~~►~~'~i~i~o
The subscriber, residing akNo. 32, East
Hamilton street Allentown, a few doors East
of the - German Reformed Church. adopts
this method to inform his friends - and the
public in general, that he has established
himself - tis an Undertaker, and will constant
ly keep on hand a large assortment of all
kinds of
and other Coffins, trimmed and stuffed in the
neatest styles. lie has also prepared him
self with a
'Very Convenient Hearse,
to convoy .the dead to the grave, or else.
where.
He also keeps on hand an assortment. of
Shrouds, and . will make it his business to
atierid to everything connected with a funer
al, with great puntuality.
He has followed this branch of. business
for the last 25 y ears and knows the wants
when a calamity occurs, thereupon invites
the public to give him a call, and he will be
found to render perfect satisfaction. •
rinie returns his sincere thanks to his
old friends and peighbors in &ikon, for the
Many favors he has received from them,
and further states that his Son continues in
tho business at the old stand. He keeps
on hand an, assortment of household furni.
ture,'and attends to funerals as heretofore.
His wife also prepares Shrouds,: •
SAMUEL SELL.
11-:-Qm
Mara f
Thomas Brown,
DENTAL SURGEON:
. •
4- AtkeridS4o till'iiikiaticmd on tkui
'eeth in the_mosi careful' and sci
entific manner; andinperts Teeth on an en
tirely new and imoroved plan with contigu
ous Gums. There Teeth are far better,arid
superior to the best block or single Gum
Teeth now in use.
larPlease call and examine specimens.
Office No. 15, West Hamilton •Street, (up
stairs,) opposite the Odd Fellows' Hall.
Allentown; Nov. 9.
Country' - Produce.
~. • •
The.highost,inarket , prices wilt be pai4
for all kinds of country produce bly .
PRETZ, GUTH Rr.! Co.
Allentown, Nov. 1(3.. IJ—Ow
IM=2O
itutturc, t
ROSEWOOD, WAtEDT,
iffusiou of Useful 3nformation, General 3ittelligeuce,Sinusemeut, narutts, &c.
New Fathily Grocery Store
.I
L Eor TO 11[Nr.
Tue subscriber takes this method to in- ,
form the citizens of A Ileniovvn, and the pub
lic in general, that lie has opened
-I Family Grocery Store.
at the stand formerly occupied by Dillinger
& Craig; No. 21, North 7th street, near the
Market Square, whete he offers for sale for
Caels or in exchange for Country Produce,'
a large variety of : Family Groceries, spell as
Coffee, Suga}FMo-
I"i.i tit , lasses, Chocolate,
' Tea, red and black I ,..T.itrif„: l 'll:l
; Pepper, Allspice,
Ginger, Sularatus, baking and washing So
da, Salt, Allan], Madder, No's. 1, 2 and 3,
Mackerel, pickled Salmon, pickled , and
smoked Heriing, Codfish, dried Beef, Ham,
Shoulder, Flitch, Lard, Candles, Vinegar
Stiap, Brooms, &c.
ALSO, all kinds of fruit, such as Lemons
Oranges, Prunes first quality in jars, and in
kegs, for pies, Figs, Raisins, pealed and un
pealed dried Peaches, Apples and Pears,
Tomato Catchup, Mustard, Pickela in bot
tles, Cherries, &c.
In connection with the above business, he
also,continues the, manufacturing of Segats,
of every price and quality, which he will
sell or exchange to country merchants for all
kinds of produce.
He also continues the Candle manufactur
ing business, and will sell by the box any
quantity deaired,or exchange them for coun
try produce, such as Butter, Eggs, Lard,
Ham, Shoulder, Flitch, Soap, Cherries, dri
ed fruit, Wax, &c.,' and allow therefor the
highest market price.
He trusts that by keeping the best kind
of Groceries, &c., and by mdqufacturing the
best kind of Segara and Candles, he will be
able to merit a liberal share of.public patron
age, for which he will ever be thankful.
larThe undersigned is also the appoint
ed 'Agent for the sale of Hoyt's celebrated
fine cut, chewing and smoking tobacco,
snuff, &c., all of which he will sell as low as
it can be purchased either in Philadelphia
or New York. CHARLES H. Runs.
Allentown, April 19, 1854. ¶-6m
LIVERY STABLE.
The subscriber informs
the public that he has pur-
I lilhavigr chased the entire stock of
• Horses,Cariages,&c., com
prising the Livery Stable of Charles Sea
greaves, in the borough of Allentown, and
that he intends to carry on the business more
extensively than ever. He has added a
number of beautiful New Carriages to his
stock, as well as increased the number of
Horses. He it therefore prepared to furn
isn all who may favor him with a call with
GOOD and SAFE HORSES, and Vehicles
of every description, front. ft first class eight
horse Omnibtis to a Stilky or single horse.
By a strict attention to business, and a de
sire to please, he hopes to merit a liberal
abate r
of patronage. Charges modenkte.
'Large
tpartiesh with
will m itho be u
t f o d r r n iv i fi e h rs e d,
on wii
conveyances;the
most reasonable term . •
Far Give ail a call, at the old stand of
Chitties Seagreaves, first stable in Church
Alley, north of Hamilton street.
ILLIAM R. LEH.
' Allentown, April 26. 11--3 m
Dissolution of Partnership,
Notice is hereby given, that the Partner
shiP heretofore existing
. Between
Steckel, and Moses .albrzght, trading under
the firm of Steckel 4-.lllbrigla, in the Bor
ough of Catasauqua, has been dissolved by
mutual consent, on the 21st of April last.
The business will be carried on hereafter by
Moses albright, at the old stand.in the Bor
ough of Catasauqua Lehigh county..
WSTECKAL.
MOSES ALDRIelfr.
Catasauqua, May 10. 11-9 w
Iffeo/PLEVIZgb
Notie is hereby glyen, that the Parthei•
ship heretofore existing under the firm of J.
is, W. Bernd, has been dissolved by mutu
al consent, therefore all those who ,are in
debted to said firm will see the, necessity . pf
settliriglheViccorints w ithout
, further notice.
They arie their old friends and the
public in general;that they , have ftinned a
nevi , Parinership tinder the firm of John H.
Bernd 4. Brothers, in the Grain, Monk' and
Milling business.. They have opened a
kl o ur and Feed Store in Altentown,.in con-
nection with the Milling business hi Bilis
bury, and are now prepared to fill orders for
all kinds of Flour, Rye Meal, Chop, Corn,
Oats, &c., and deliver the same if requested
upon the shortest notice.
Their terms are liberal if done upon the
Cash princitial, they trust that by punctual
attendance to business they will merit a share
of public patronage. •
JOHN IL BERND. -
WILLIAM H. BERND.
JESSE H. BERND.' -
April 12, 1854. ¶-6w
poetical iDepartment.
THE BIBLE.
Greet Book of Books! My solace in all hours!
God's Holy World t -Man's Life and comforter?
How poor all Volumes, when compar'd to thee!
Earth's wisdom is the feeble taper's light
Beside the blaze of thy celestial son!
The cobwebbed volumes ot. the elder Worlds
&dimity atioies and old cloisters
The parohment wisdom of a darker age—
How pale their light, their strange mysterious
Beside the broad effulgence of thy rays I [tore.
Man's spirit in his high imaginings,
Its soaring, like the eagle to the sup,
Can pluck, while on the Empyrean height,
No spark, to blaze through all ages and all time
Illuming the broad track ofcenturies,
Like that which glows within thy page divine!
His loftiest pinions droop when he would grasp
The signed of Jehovah, and transfer
Its glorious impress to its feeble page !
Yet on the humble and the contrite heart
God stamps his word. The lowly worshipper
Who doth unveil his spirit to His eye,
And pray for mercy from His throne on high,
Hath all thy mysterles—and may teach.
Philosophers, what they would never learn
, With all their divinations and their lore.
Selcctioito.
A Leap for life.
After my discharge from the hospital at
Havana, 1 shipped in the American barque
Independence, Captain Robert L —,bound
to Valparaiso, and thence round the Horn to
the - western coast of North America. She
was a large vessel, olsome seven hundred
tons register. with a handsome poop, top gal
laht forecastle, and all other points of a flash
ship. The captain was a native of Jersey,
and the crew were a mixture of Americans
British and Spaniards, with a sparkling of
woodly-heads, or "snow balls," as we call
ed the negroes. •
,We had not been a week out, ere very
great dissatisfaction prevailed among the
crew, for the captain, with unaccountable
perversity, did not allow us half enough
junk (i. e. salted beef) to our meals; and
even what we did get, was what sailors call
"old horse," viz., hard, tough, lean, stringy
stuff, devoid of nourishment. The usual
allownnoe of junk on ship-board is one
pound arid a half for each man per diem; but
lam sure we did not get more than half that
quantitty. The captain used to come on
deck every morning, and stand by the stew
ard as he weighed out the junk frOm the
"hairless cask," to sea that we did not get
an outict! over what he had ordered. On
the other band tfile Captain allowed us thrice
as much grog as is 'Anal .° But sailors, al
though very fond of ruin, can't live upon it,
and three quarters of a pound of 'old horse'
and a few rotten biscuits, quite alive with
"weevils,"
was a poor day's allowance for
a hearty fellow.
Our first mate often Jemonstrated with.
the captain on his conduct, and plainly told
him that the men would net long submit to
it ; but the only reply the captain made was
to tell him to mind What he was attput,or he
would "break him and Naze him up,"—
meaning that he would send the mate for-.
ward as a common sailor, and Work him to
death. At length, after a', long and fierce
discussion in the forecastle, we all went aft.
one morning in a body. and complained
through the carpenter, as spOkesman, that
we had not enough to eat. Capt,
listened without interruptiriniand then cool
ly turned r'inind and qaid—
"Steward, go down . lit the cabin, and
bring my pistols.", •
We looked at nrie another in silence... ,
In a couple of minutes the steward re
turned with the pistols, and, with a face as
pale as death, handed them to, the , iaptrifn.
The latter coolly placed' both' on full cock,
and laying them side by aide on 'the top of
the binnacle, crossed his arms, and, glared
round at every soul of us, ere he spoke.'-,
mgn, cried he at leorthletWeen
his teeth, "all I've got,io say ie, that you are
mistaken if you think you are going to get
the upper harid of me. lam your captain,
arid the law gives me . power to .lo what
like.' You didn't ship to bully me. Go for
*. to youi duty, sad the hilt man that hes-
*This is a literalfait. The whirls of sea
officers are often very strange indeed.' I
once made a , voyage in a Swedish ship, and
the captain being laid go in the decle-house,
almost in a dying suite, the male was lord
parainount. He was a gigantic !elle*, und
was always complaining that the men didn't
earn their salt ; yet h e treated them very
tt
well, and gave thorn liberal alkTance of
beef and pork (both most excellent i
nto gild
ity,) but not, a drop of grog. He self
never touched meat I I messed - with" him
iu the cabin daily for nearly a month, and
the only food he ate was torsk—dried cod,
Rill. This man would read his Swedish .
Bible in a loud monotonous voice for an hour
at a spell, and then break alto tell me more
indecent stories.
Wusoak
itates, or gives me any jaw, 1 1 11 shoot him an
Would a pigeon !"
We tumbled to the forecaVe.in a body,
r
and for hours after the canal . tiallied the
deck,*big with his acheiventet..
We had light baffling winds for many days
and the temper of the - captain grew perfect:
ly savage. By-and-bye came a calm, anti
he was a complete madman. He stormed
and swore from morning to night, and •hax
ed' us all, from the Cabin - bob dp. tn: the
mate. Our allowance_ of meat was Mlle ,
than ever, and tie stopped grog altogether,
and put us on half allovvanee,of water, un
der pretence that he feared to run short if
the calm lasted. But when at breeze sprang
up at the expiration of four days, our anew
ance remained the .tame--..tudf meat, bale.
water, no grog! The sailors grew half des
perke, and curses both loud and deep were
bandied from mouth to mouth, and indistinct
menaces uttered.
By-and-bye it grew whispered in the
ship that the captain had a coup•de-goliel or
sun stroke, before leaving (Immo, and•that
he had drank freely of brandy ever since,
and was consequently reallyinsane to a cer-.
taro extent. - This waiild explain his con
duct, and we'all were inclined to accept it
as the proper solution l but the Captein hid
certainly never yet committed any act vvkich
would legally be held proof of insanity; for.
all, that he did, although highly cruel and
tyrannical, was within the bounds of that
fearful amount of almost irresponsible pow
er that the law allows to sea captains. .
le..laetbeen thiee weeks out, 'when it,
was my morning watcbt on deck. Six bells .
(seven o'clock had just struck, and rwas
engaged coiling away the line of the log.,
which had been hove by order of the mate.,
then in charge of the dear, when Captain
L.— unexpectedly came out of the cabin.
I noticed that he had a wild nervous look
for he lanced around and aloft,. just lts a,
man might dOwhen suddenly aroused 'from
a dream...
.„ . . . ,
...What's te course ?" he abruptly de
manded of the man at the wheel.
'South east by, east; sir.' . . ' • .
The captain then stepped up to the bin-.
naeld'and looked
a t the compa ss .. Turoing .
~ •
round with qn oath, he struck the man a
blow in the mouth th&t knocked" hint away
from the wheel, and thundered= .. ,
..You take .the spokes in hand.
.Youi.,
know no more about isteeting than your
mother !"
(Such were the exact words, for I dis
tinctly remember them.)' ,
' The poor fellow who was one of the beat
helmsmen in the ship took hold of the,
spokes again the bl o od triatling down his
chin, and muttered-'- • .. . ;
.1 was steering to a hair's breadth:
'What's that you pay, r • , 4
.1 say I was steering as well as any man
could, and you re a ..---- tyrant, captain.' .
The captain's • face grew black , withpaw%
, .
sum and the„ light foam flew from 'his lips,
as he screamed=
'Mr. Jackson,.clap this'fellow.in irons!—.
No, seize him up—make a spread-eagle of
him I, I'll teach him to toe ,the mirk l' • . ,
The mate Jackson, in vain attempted to.
soothe the madman, whoi compelle d his oft-,
cere tq 'seise up' , the eafolunat i o sailor—
that is, to lash hie wrists; to th,e,ebrouds.:
with his back bare ter, ,Ouniiihnient.'• This,
is called making, a 'spread; eagle.' I, dare,
not dilate on the
.sickening scene. that the.
Captain,,With his own hand flogged . the man
. ,
most brutally in the presence of all hands,
and not a soul of ut dared to speak. t . 1 ,. ; ,
That night we all signed a 'round l' i iitiin.',
that is,
with
paper stating a gricivance.l yleti-,
don,' with the names' of' the Men - wrAten in,
a circles so that no one c a n lie pitOhed q
.
an.
as the ring-lecidei-4eddresset )' ,to.,.the.chief,
mite, stating that we all felt ,that our lives'
were not safe in thehand of the9aritain;
as he is otiien4y. intatife,' and ieqbesting
the mate. tq take the command' of theship,
and Piece thecaptaitiiplitifine,ment;..
,W,o,
sent this to Mr. Jackson b y one of theboys:
and in a quarter of on hour the mate came..
forward. ,
..11fen," . sa ys he...do You.know,whet•ou
. .....
are about ? yea are in open mutin y=- and
yeti know . what ,tsii, penalty.. for that is.—:
For God's sake let us have no more of this:
Capt. L-- is captain, and his will is law:
,We must all sqbmit to it- 4 Were I todo any
duty strictly, I should show this," pointing
to the round-robin,
..to the Captain ; but I
don't want to mako matters worse. ' Let .us
get to port, and then complain s you Please.
But for your own sake, and'my sake— don't
mutiny.'
We all reepee‘ted i tlie male . and his Words
made a great impiession.,;„ . ,ire consulted to:
getbet, and thq . prudencepf the majority
overcame thee fierce impls() of the bolder .spirits. . It was i however' tacitly underiloirif
.that if matters grit*, much Worse; we would
risk the dreadful penalty'ot Mutiny lip seiz
iog theptain; for we new '.eonstdered he
tThe - . , orningoWate f ir ii frOm•fogr A. 11.
to eight, A. . ,
r.The &rat-night-watch is from
~,
eight it. to twelve .
I.As. - The Middle
watch io fro twelve p. it. to fount'. li..Bells'
are struck every half hour thus, when•eighE
bells strike the watch is out. •
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