A SEAMAN'S LOG.
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A Seaman who had been steward cf a
vessel ilom Quebec to Dublin, entered a
formal complaint against his captain, fer
having given him several beatings, of which
lie kept regular iog, and produced pa
per on which were the following items to the
credit OF the captain:


"Janc 5.-Wind fair--Captain in a foul
bad humor; only said there was no land like
the land of liberty, (meanng Amcrica,) for
which Captain said he would take the .'lib-
erty" of giving me kick in the n-post:
did SO accordingly-a cruel hard one.


June = Wind angeable--wasr remark
ing that the 6rerchinss Of a gun was out of
Iorticri Captain ftiesi, ed me tomind my own
business, at the same time his foot let me
know that n.y back was turned towards him.
Remarks--Captain can't bear to hear any
one say his ship bent the best on the sta
tion.


June 25.--Wnd S. S. E.--Told Cap
tain ould not grind any more coffee. You
can't grind <savshe.) No says l. Then what
use have you wirh all item grinders, said hr.
and knocked out my front tooth.---llemarks
-Captain would go more than an arms
lensFh for ii joke.--D--d fond of puns. I'll
hnnish him yet for them.


July 1.-finc strong breeze; ship going
ten knots an hour, only told Captain the beef
was amy thing but sound, he told Inc sleserv-
ed ID soand thrashing for saying SO said
couldn't let a bit OF it into my stomach, as it
was tough asa cable; then, says he, YOU shall
get your belly .fuN of rohe's cnd; Captain
too smart with ali answer; will make him
3ndrt for it.


July 10.--Captain scolding me all day,
and gave me blow on the check Lord
knows captain h IS too muclsja7y of his own
at all times, to attempt having any thing to
do with another's; I'll make him laugh on
The 7.rong SIDE cf his moutA for all this; he
slannt be always letting his hand go cheek
BY jospl with my choh2; no ehoh could stand
It.


The Magistrate, after compinenting the
complainant on the ingenuity and novelty Of
his log book. desired the clerk to give the
steward a summons to his Captain, to an
swer the complainant.