The Fleet Being Thus More Inclosed Will

The Head Of A Ship However Has Not Always An Immediate Relation To Her Name, At Least In The British Navy.

In The Time Of Battle The Hammocs, Together With Their Bedding, Are All Firmly Corded, And Fixed In The Nettings On The Quarter-deck, Or Whereever The Men Are Too Much Exposed To The View Or Fire Of The Enemy.

The Anchors Now Made Are Contrived So As To Sink Into The Ground As Soon As They Reach It, And To Hold A Great Strain Before They Can Be Loosened Or Dislodged From Their Station.

The Fleet Being Thus More Inclosed Will More Readily Observe The Signals, And With Greater Facility Form Itself Into The Line Of Battle A Circumstance Which Should Be Kept In View In Every Order Of Sailing.

The Admiral, Or Commander In Chief Of A Squadron, Being Frequently Invested With A Great Charge, On Which The Fate Of A Kingdom May Depend, Ought Certainly To Be Possessed Of Abilities Equal To So Important A Station And So Extensive A Command.