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" " Nancy oh ! American merchantmen ) were , a pint of tea , and a pint and a half of molasses , to about three gallons of water . It was a lad , between fifteen and sixteen years of age , who went by the name of the " reefer , " having been a midshipman in East India Company 's ship . Toward noon we procured horses , and rode out to the Carmel mission , which is about a league from the town , where from the town , where we got something in the way of a dinner - beef , eggs , frijoles , tortillas , and some middling wine - from the mayordomo , who , of course , refused to make any charge , as it was the Lord 's gift , yet received our present , as a gratuity , with a low bow , a touch of the hat , and " Dios se lo pague ! At the same time he cashed the order , which was endorsed to him , * and the next morning , the lad went aboard the brig , apparently in good spirits , having shaken hands with each of us and wished us a pleasant passage home , jingling the money in his pockets , and calling out , " Never say die , while there 's a shot in the locker . Sail after sail was added , as we drew into fine weather ; and in one week after leaving Cape Horn , the long topgallant masts were got up , topgallant and royal yards crossed , and the ship restored to her fair proportions . " Where away , cook ? When beaten , they were taken from this pole by two more , and placed upon a platform of boards ; and ten or a dozen men , with their trowsers rolled up , were constantly going , back and forth , from the platform to the boat , which was kept off where she would just float , with the hides upon their heads . He had always been his master , and had nothing to gain , and everything to lose ; while the other fought for honor and freedom , under a sense of wrong . A regular look-out was then set , and kept by each watch in turn , until the morning .