The Cruise of the Brooklyn

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Excerpt from The Cruise of the Brooklyn: A Journal of the Principal Events of a Three Years' Cruise in the U. S, Flag-Ship Brooklyn, in the South Atlantic Station Extending South of the Equator From Cape Horn East to the Limits in the Indian Ocean on the Seventieth Meridian of East LongitudeBrooklyn, upon crossing the equator, created a demand for a periodical on board. The author was selected to conduct the journal, and the officers cordially gave him their assistance, so that the Brooklyn Eagle became a regular feature of the ship. Captain A. W. Weaver gave his permission, and the sum of five cents per copy was charged, in order to defray expenses for paper, ink, and replenishing the type, and also to pay the printer, C. M. Cartwright, for his labor during his leisure hours. The writer of any article was also allowed as many copies Of the paper as he might desire for his own gratification.The present volume is, with a few additions, taken from the Brooklyn Eagle, and, with the illustrations of the principal places visited during a cruise in comparatively unfrequented waters, may prove interesting to the general public.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.