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Soon the mate came forward again , and gave an order , in a low tone , to clew up the main top-gallant sail ; and so infectious was the awe and silence , that the clewlines and buntlines were hauled up without any of the customary singing out at the ropes . In the scuppers lay the galley , bottom up , and a few boards floating about , the wreck of the sheep-pen - and half a dozen miserable sheep floating among them , wet through , and not a little frightened at the sudden change that had come upon them . 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 . The atmosphere , which had previously been clear and cold , for the last few hours grew damp , and had a disagreeable , wet chilliness in it ; and the man who came from the wheel said he heard the captain tell " the passenger " that the thermometer had fallen several degrees since morning , which he could not account for in any other way than by supposing that there must be ice near us ; though such a thing had never been heard of in this latitude , at this season of the year . Still , the other was his master , and , by his superior strength , always tackled with him and threw him down .