This was the only manner in which the crew of a man-of-war can express their wishes to their commander; it being always tolerated in a navy to hurrah, by way of showing the courage of a ship's company.

Cuffe walked aft in a thoughtful manner and descended to his cabin again; but a servant soon came up, to say that the captain desired to see the first lieutenant.
"I do not half like this boat-service in open daylight, Winchester," observed the senior, beckoning to the other to take a chair.

"The least bungling may spoil it all; and then it's ten to one but your ship goes half-manned for a twelvemonth, until you are driven to pressing from colliers and neutrals." "But we hope, sir, there'll be no bungling in anything that the Proserpine undertakes.

Nine times in ten an English man-of-war succeeds when she makes a bold dash in boats against one of these picaroons.

This lugger is so low in the water, too, that it will be like stepping from one cutter into another to get upon her decks; and then, sir, I suppose, you don't doubt what Englishmen will do ?" "Aye, Winchester, once on her deck, I make no doubt you'd carry her; but it may not be so easy as you imagine to get on her deck.