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At four bells the order was given to square away the yards ; and the man who came from the helm said that the captain had kept her off to N. N. E. " In the meantime , the wet and cold had brought my face into such a state that I could neither eat nor sleep ; and though I stood it out all night , yet , when it became light , I was in such a state , that all hands told me I must go below , and lie-by for a day or two , or I should be laid up for a long time , and perhaps have the lock-jaw . Finding neither willing to make an offer for reconciliation , he called all hands up , ( for the captain was ashore , and he could do as he chose aboard , ) ranged the crew in the waist , marked a line on the deck , brought the two boys up to it , making them " toe the mark ; " then made the bight of a rope fast to a belaying pin , and stretched it across the deck , bringing it just above their waists . If the hat was thrown off , the offer was refused , and the gentleman was obliged to pick up his hat amid a general laugh . Arrived at San Pedro on the fourth day , and came-to in the old place , a league from shore , with no other vessel in port , and the prospect of three weeks , or more , of dull life , rolling goods up a slippery hill , carrying hides on our heads over sharp stones , and , perhaps , slipping for a south-easter . She had been acting in this way all of our forenoon watch below ; as we could tell by the washing of the water over our heads , and the heavy breaking of the seas against her bows , ( with a sound as though she were striking against a rock , ) only the thickness of the plank from our heads , as we lay in our berths , which are directly against the bows . At midnight , the tide having turned , we hove up our anchor and stood out of the bay , with a fine starry heaven above us , - the first we had seen for weeks and weeks . He was in this capacity when we saw him ; and though it was much better for him than the life in the forecastle , and the hard work , watching , and exposure , which his delicate frame could not have borne , yet , to be joined with a black fellow in waiting upon a man whom he probably looked upon as but little , in point of education and manners , above one of his father 's servants , was almost too much for his spirit to bear . Its great size ; - for it must have been from two to three miles in circumference , and several hundred feet in height ; - its slow motion , as ts base rose and sank in the water , and its high points nodded against the clouds ; the dashing of the waves upon it , which , breaking high with foam , lined its base with a white crust ; and the thundering sound of the cracking of the mass , and the breaking and tumbling down of huge pieces ; together with its nearness and approach , which added a slight element of fear , - all combined to give to it the character of true sublimity . No sooner had we got into the large bay , than we found a strong tide setting us out to seaward , a thick fog which prevented our seeing the ship , and a breeze too light to set us against the tide ; for we were as deep as a sand-barge . She danced for some time with the hat on , when she threw it off , which called forth a general shout ; and the young man was obliged to go out upon the floor and pick it up . Before stowing the hides , as I have said , the ballast is levelled off , just above the keelson , and then loose dunnage placed upon it , on which the hides rest . Now began the operation of taking in our cargo , which kept us hard at work , from the grey of the morning till star-light , for six weeks , with the exception of Sundays , and of just time to swallow our meals . Light and dry , feeling unsatisfied , and , at the same time , full , we were glad to see four quarters of a bullock , just killed , swinging from the fore-top . We did not wait for a second call , but tumbled up the ladder ; and there , on the starboard bow , was a bank of mist , covering sea and sky , and driving directly for us . This afternoon , a signal was made from the shore , and we went off in the gig , and found the agent 's clerk , who had been up to the pueblo , waiting at the landing-place , with a package under his arm , covered with brown paper , and tied carefully with twine . The ship wore round fairly , the yards were steadied , and we stood off on the other tack , leaving behind us , directly under our larboard quarter , a large ice island , peering out of the mist , and reaching high above our tops , while astern ; and on either side of the island , large tracts of field-ice were dimly seen , heaving and rolling in the sea .