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poetical idea of "Shipping a Sea". Sometimes when the passengers are all enjoying themselves on deck, walking in pairs, or clustering in groups around with fine weather and no reason to apprehend evil, a sudden wave will break over them in an instant and roll its briny fragments at their feet, wetting them thoroughly, and salting them most copiously - Emerging like tritons, from the unclassical assailant flood. It is not pleasant to the feelings, though not injurious to health, on account of its Saltiness, this gratuitous Shower bathing is the cause of considerable merriment among the passengers. those dwelling nearer the wave breaking bow, are more liable to a ducking, than those farther aft. I have also endeavoured to learn somewhat the uses and names of things nautical, amongst the multiplicity of ropes, small and large, that entwine the ship on every side, a landsman would suppose were too numerous, and liable to be disarranged, but every rope, small or large, has its particular duty to perform, again to the unacquainted, they could think that it would take a green Seaman the whole passage to learn the names of the different ropes. I say ropes, but they are not so called. I was informed that there were but 4 ropes in the largest Ships. theise were the bucket rope, the bell rope, the buoy rope, and the foot rope. the rest are Halliards, Backstays, Clewlines, Buntlines Main Sheets, and Tacks &c each rope derives its name from the office it performs, and is recognised only as such. A large well built well furnished Ship, is a fine piece of mechanism, and machinery. There is a