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At morning and night we had a quart of tea to each man ; and an allowance of about a pound of hard bread a day ; but our chief article of food was the beef . Not a ripple upon the surface of the canvas ; not even a quivering of the extreme edges of the sail - so perfectly were they distended by the breeze . Not a razor , nor a brush , nor a drop of water , except the rain and the spray , had come near us all the time ; for we were on an allowance of fresh water ; and who would strip and wash himself in salt water on deck , in the snow and ice , with the thermometer at zero ? The bare wood surface of a ramp can become slippery when wet . During all which time there was not a breath stirring , and we lay motionless , like a mark to be shot at , probably the only object on the surface of the ocean for miles and miles . Here , too , Don Juan figured greatly , waltzing with the sister of the bride , ( Donna Angustia , a handsome woman and a general favorite , ) in a variety of beautiful , but , to me , offensive figures , which lasted as much as half an hour , no one else taking the floor . If the design of those who are writing on this subject is merely to draw public attention to it , and to discourage the practice of flogging , and bring it into disrepute , it is well ; and , indeed , whatever may be the end they have in view , the mere agitation of the question will have that effect , and , so far , must do good . On this subject there can be no call for any such movement ; on the contrary , I fully believe that any public and strong action would do harm , and that we must be satisfied to labor in the less easy and less exciting task of gradual improvement , and abide the issue of things working slowly together for good . Having washed down decks and got our breakfast , the two vessels lay side by side , in complete readiness for sea , our ensigns hanging from the peaks , and our tall spars reflected from the glassy surface of the river , which , since sunrise , had been unbroken by a ripple .