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He added a few words about their duty in their present situation , and sent them forward , saying that he should take no further notice of the matter ; but , at the same time , told the carpenter to recollect whose power he was in , and that if he heard another word from him he would have cause to remember him to the day of his death . However , I did not starve , for the mate , who was a man as well as a sailor , and had always been a good friend to me , smuggled a pan of rice into the galley , and told the cook to boil it for me , and not let the " old man " see it . He knew that I had no faith in the story which he told the crew , and perhaps , in the moment of parting from me , probably forever , he would have given me the true account . The carpenter , very prematurely , and without any authority from the crew , had sounded the mate as to whether he would take command of the ship , and intimated an intention to displace the captain ; and the mate , as in duty bound , had told the whole to the captain , who immediately sent for all hands aft . The sailors said that every blast , as it shook the shrouds , and whistled through the rigging , said to the old ship , " No , you do n't ! By a constant look-out , and a quick shifting of the helm , as the islands and pieces came in sight , the ship went clear of everything but a few small pieces , though daylight showed the ocean covered for miles . Having kept close in shore , for the land-breeze , we passed the mission of San Juan Capestrano the same night , and saw distinctly , by the bright moonlight , the hill which I had gone down by a pair of halyards in search of a few paltry hides . " they are ice islands , if I can see a hole through a ladder ; " and a few moments showed the mate to be right and all our expectations fled ; and instead of what we most wished to see , we had what we most dreaded , and what we hoped we had seen the last of .