Identifier: sailorslifeunder01kepp (find matches)
Title: A sailor's life under four sovereigns
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Keppel, Henry, Sir, 1809-1904
Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Navy
Publisher: London : Macmillan and co., limited New York, The Macmillan company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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h Seymour,the mutineers were tried by court-martial, and six ofthem hanged at the foreyard arm. Through theintercession of Loring, one of them escaped capitalpunishment. On November 4, 1819, Captain Loring wasappointed Governor of the Royal Naval College.He was for forty-four years on the active list, and ofthat time only four unemployed. In July he wasmade K.C.B., having previously been knighted byKing William IV. His uniform was : blue coat,open in front, gold epaulettes, white kerseymerewaistcoat, pantaloons to match, with Hessian boots,straight, thin sword, and cocked hat. Rouse was the Senior Lieutenant. This gallantold officer lost his leg in the attack upon Prota inFebruary, 1807, when serving under Sir JohnThomas Duckworth, and in consequence of hiswound was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.When the wooden leg broke, he was allowed todraw another from the dockyard joiners shop. Malone, the Second Lieutenant, was a good-natured Irishman, and kind to me because his wifevol 1 c
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chap, i College Days 19 was a Norfolk woman. There were two artillery 1822.drill-sergeants and three first-rate warrant officers, agunner, boatswain, and carpenter, who took us roundthe yard in batches out of school hours, and of whomsome or us learned more than we did inside. Theyillustrated in the dockyard what we had founddifficult, with no object to refer to. There were two fine twelve-oared cutters, whichthe lieutenants managed. We learned to pull aswell as to steer under sail. We had, in addition toschool, French, drawing, and dancing masters, alsofencing. The French master was, I believe, anemigre, a Marquis de la Fort ; but of all, I think weliked Schetkey, the drawing-master, best. Two old women used to bring baskets of grub—tarts, fruit, etc. Towards the end of the half theygave tick to those whom they knew wouldreturn. Under the care of my good-natured kinsman,George Gamier, I got on very well. He, however,left the end of the half, and joined the Delight brig,in which he

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