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Life preservers. Books, Shoes, and every thing that can be hung are in beautiful order and regularity and as you descend the Mizen or after Hatch a large Willow Basket supposed to belong to some Yankee pedlar from Ct - this magnificent Saloon is brilliantly illuminated [[strikethrough]] in every [[/strikethrough]] with Splendid Chandeliers as [[strikethrough]] follows [[/strikethrough]] the whole of which emits as much light as a tallow candle would in the Boston Theatre, they are hung as follows. one Lantern with one wick [[strikethrough]] aft the fore [[/strikethrough]] the Mizen Mast. one do at the after Hatch. One at the Main Mast. one at Main Hatch another at foremast - and one at forehatch, the space between the chests and used for a passage is two ft wide Now the word is given supper and they rush down below to the tune of The devil take the hindmost, all are now seated with a tin cup in one hand and a tin plate in the other, a drumming till the tea is brought along which borne in a boiler by two men and as pass along gather up your ft and dip in your dish and commence on the Sumptuous Repast of fourth quality ship bread and Lobscouse, the whole company is divided into some sixteen messes, each of which take their turn in going to the galley to get their food, these [[illegible - paper marked]] front of their Berths as fa [[illegible - paper marked]] commencing at the Stern is M [[illegible - paper marked]] a company from Newburyport, Mess No 2 come next in this are the persons myself and are mostly from Springfield, Mess No 3 next - 12 persons, Mess 4 being the Bunker Hill Co ready for anything in the shape of fun frolic or Deviltry Mess No 9 17 persons being the Lewiston Co. Shrewd fellows and ready for anything in Shape of Speculation, they have a Stove in the big pen and pay a cook 85 dollar, by which means they fare much better than their neighbours, well we wont grumble if they are smart - Mess 12 1/2, 11 in Mess from Manchester Co 76 - No 12, Lawrence Co, from the New City 11 in Mess - No 13. do in Mess from Yankee land No 16, 12 in this crowd, No 5 and 5 1/2 being the