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abroad, but the papers at home are resound-
ing with their praise, and the good effects of
their choice have been witnessed in the good
order and condition of the ship; in her snug
ness aloit and cleanliness below in her rapid
exercise of battery, and no less rapid eyolu-
uons OF getting under way, furling sails, and
| may now add, of beating, by and large, at
sea as well as in port, everything which we
have met. OF such ship we may well be
proud, and no doubt we shall all, long after
the cruise, recur TO the Cumberland with the
most pleasurable feelings.


The truth IS, my hearers, that liquor is the
worst enemy OF man and no class of persons
have suffered so much from it as seamen. II
keeps them degraded a prey to every vice;
It lmpoverishes them in few hours of the
hard earnings OF three years. cruise. After
my last cruise, several of the men who had
some time to serve, were sent TO the receiving
ship; exertions were made to obtain their dis
charge, which in several cases were success
ful, at which they were all very grateful.
These, with the rest OF the crew, with but
few exceptions } behaved after their discharge
with credit to themselves and to the ship in
which they had sailed one Of them, however,
thought he might venture to have little frol-


c--to treat resolution but once the conse-
quence was that he lost, or had stolen, his
check OF two hundred dollars, and soon was
turned out Of house and home by merciless
landlord, who, 10 say the least, came in for the
proht on the liquor that caused his misery.


say that Temperance has done good. and
| believe It's good effects will long Be felt by
many, and hope by all; and not ourselves
only, but by many poor deserted mothers and
relations who, for ten or fifteen years, have
not been visited, but who will in few months
be seen and share the gatherings Of two
years. cruise. Will they not thank God for
the temperance movement in the Cumberland
Yes, and trust that in eternity, as well as in
time, many Of you will bless the Lord for
sending you on board this ship. But now is
the crsIs-noW is the time to make stand.
Now the time has come to decide the great
question, whether seamen shall become ra-
tional, long lived and respectable class Of men,
or whether they shall continue to be imposed
upon by land sharks, and madly rush into the
grave in the middle age Of life. speak strong
ly because feel strongly on this subject; and
here, al the termination Of the cruise, still feel
ing deep interest in the crew of this ship,
for their general good behavior and efficiency,
and hoping at some future day TO sail with
many Of them, conclude by saying, as true
friend, neither touch, taste, nor handle any
thing that can intoxicate.