"Larger Than The Rosa" - "Big Enough To
Carry Off All The Hides In California" - "Rail As High As A Man's
Head" - "A Crack Ship" - "A Regular Dandy," Etc., Etc.
Captain
T - - - took command of her, and she went directly up to Monterey;
from thence she was to go to San Francisco, and probably would not
be in San Diego under two or three months.
Some of the Pilgrim's
crew found old ship-mates aboard of her, and spent an hour or two
in her forecastle, the evening before she sailed. They said her
decks were as white as snow - holystoned every morning, like a
man-of-war's; everything on board "shipshape and Bristol fashion;"
a fine crew, three mates, a sailmaker and carpenter, and all complete.
"They've got a man for mate of that ship, and not a bloody sheep
about decks!" - "A mate that knows his duty, and makes everybody
do theirs, and won't be imposed upon either by captain or crew."
After collecting all the information we could get on this point,
we asked something about their new captain. He had hardly been
on board long enough for them to know much about him, but he had
taken hold strong, as soon as he took command; - sending down the
top-gallant masts, and unreeving half the rigging, the very first
day.
Having got all the news we could, we pulled ashore; and as soon as
we reached the house, I, as might be supposed, proceeded directly
to opening my bundle, and found a reasonable supply of duck,
flannel shirts, shoes, etc., and, what was still more valuable,
a packet of eleven letters.
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