The Dawn of the XIXth Century in England: A social sketch of the times
CHAPTER XLVII.
The Navy—Sailor’s carelessness—“The Sailor’s Journal”—The sailor and “a dilly”—Dress of the sailors—Rough life both for officers and men—Number of ships in Commission—Pressing—A man killed by a press-gang—Mutinies—That of the _Danäe_—Mutiny on board the _Hermione_, and cold-blooded slaughter of the officers—Mutiny in Bantry Bay—Pay of the officers—French prisoners of war 402