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At eight bells , the watch was called , and we came on deck , one hand going aft to take the wheel , and another and another going to the galley to get the grub for dinner . A cloud of smoke came out of our bows ; the echoes of the gun rattled our farewell among the hills of California ; and the two ships were covered , from head to foot , with their white canvas . The sound woke up the rest of the watch , who stood looking at one another . A pretty young girl was dancing , named , after what would appear to us the sacrilegious custom of the country - Espiritu Santo , when a young man went behind her and placed his hat directly upon her head , letting it fall down over her eyes , and sprang back among the crowd . It has been said , that the greatest curse to each of the South Sea islands , was the first man who discovered it ; and every one who knows anything of the history of our commerce in those parts , knows how much truth there is in this ; and that the white men , with their vices , have brought in diseases before unknown to the islanders , and which are now sweeping off the native population of the Sandwich Islands , at the rate of one fortieth of the entire population annually . As soon as supper was over and the kids cleared away , and each one had taken his smoke , we seated ourselves on our chests round the lamp , which swung from a beam , and each one went to work in his own way , some making hats , others trowsers , others jackets , etc ., etc .; and no one was idle . We took George forward , washed him in the deck-tub , complimented his pluck , and from this time he became somebody on board , having fought himself into notice . These were taken from her the next day , which filled us up , and we both got under weigh on the 4th , she bound up to San Francisco again , and we to San Diego , where we arrived on the 6th . From this , too , the sick are neglected at sea , and whatever may be ashore , a sick man finds little sympathy or attention , forward or aft . The sun was out bright , the sea of a deep blue , fringed with the white foam of the waves which ran high before a strong southwester ; our solitary ship tore on through the water , as though glad to be out of her confinement ; and the ice islands lay scattered upon the ocean here and there , of various sizes and shapes , reflecting the bright rays of the sun , and drifting slowly northward before the gale .