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- Question?. What fcffedtdias the: -
Lieut. I t brings fegi- about with heaving th& After-Keel up.
Master! > iLbrings her about with heaving the ’After-Keel up’, . j.
Question 8. Whatdb y o u observe to be the eflbct o>f the After-Keel?
Lieut. It;Mafees-;her wear quick by heaving the ForerKeel- up.
Master. The
Question' §i W;hat effect has the; Main^eel ?
Lieut. I t keep's her to windward. ,
Master. The same'answer,i--
Question lb& You have frequently been in^cbmpamy with his*
Majesty’s ships and cutters ?
■' . Lieut. - Yes. .
Master. Yes,-
Question l l . How do you think she sailed with respect to the said
sliips and cutters ?
/Mitt. Never Was wfth any King’i butter that beat her.
7 Master. None of the Kitajs cuttetk t ^ r f a t her.
Question 12. What ships and cutters do you remember to have tried
^ ' K i H I i ' Lieut. The Nimble, Sprightly, Spider, ftanger, and Resolution cutters,
the Salisbury, Nautilus, and Hysena ships.
Master: JThe Nimble, Sprightly, Spider, Ranger, and Resolution cutlers,
the Salisbury, Nautilus, and Hyaena ships, and King Fisher brig.
Question l & Did you try with them upon a Wind ? *
Lieut.' Yes] and was beathy
Master. Yes; and was beat by none of them, bxSept/ the* Ranger,
which was not a fair trial.
Qubti&n vk\ What 've^els did yon beat ?
Lieuk ifhe'KesoTution, Sprightly and Nimble cutters, and all the
above-mentioned ships.
Master. All the above square-rigged vessels; and the Resolution,
Sprightly and Nimble cutters. ' ‘ - v
Question: 15.,r I|o y?u finiany difficulty in heaving up and down the
Keels jn different situations, such as a press of sail on k'wind ?
Lieut. Not any.
Master. Not any. ‘ IQ
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■‘Qjti,estiom ;l6. Wha t-s trepgib^d oess-it reipiire to heave up or down the
Lieytj One mai^^c^Foi^ and After \Keel,. and two the Main.
MdsMerX Two men th'e Main fl^e,d, ,and one tlx6 Fore or After.
§>ipMmn 17-. - • 'Suppbsing a' ropeJto bre’ak ih'heaving the Keels up or
down, an-what time can yb(t replace™!?
r»<Lieici. abotrtr^hlee minutes the Fore or After Keel, and the Main
hmeT^tgEFvmhfut^4 ‘
Master. The Fore or After Keel in! five ’minutes, the Main ten or
m g « ! ® ‘*18. Does she tadlf'quick’b*' S
'ZieMr./’vYe^qhiik;
Master. Very 'cfffickrbS',
f •:§>u%sfipM'& 9. Does shg wear quick ?
' ' LMuir\ YBry quick.
Tester. Yery quick.'
" Are* the KeeKt,b”f*srerv'ice in -wearing and tacking ? I
Lieut. Y% ^ y
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' ^eshohvdT$$ What rate is yonr fastest sailing upon a wind ?
: - LMeut’.j Nine, and nine-and an half knots.
Master Nine knots: "'
■ Question 22. What rate is your fastest sailing before a wind.?
Lieut. Ten knots. .
Master. ’ ^ttL kndfslr*?**
Question 2’8l.‘^% u p p b ^ the vessel was tb lose her keels on a lee-shore,
do. you think you could' work her off if she could carry sail ?
^ Lieut. Yes.1
Master. I f she carried all h e r sails she will; btituhder a double-reefed
main-sail Ihe'^ill only hold her own.
^§>uestidn 24. What quantity of iron qfl^hingle ballast have you on
board
Master. JEighteen tons of iron, but no shingle.
(Signed) J. GILBERT, M. WARE;
JOHNTRANKLAND, JAS, DANN,
WILLIAM RULE; RICH. PROWSE,
1 HENRY PEAKE.
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