The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy.

Hence a ship is said to head the sea, when her course is opposed to the setting or direction of the surges.

In the time of battle the hammocs, together with their bedding, are all firmly corded, and fixed in the nettings on the quarter-deck, or whereever the men are too much exposed to the view or fire of the enemy.

The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy.

The effect of sailing is produced by a judicious arrangement of the sails to the direction of the wind.

The sacred lamp of day Now dipt in Western clouds his parting day.

The admiral, or commander in chief of a squadron, being frequently invested with a great charge, on which the fate of a kingdom may depend, ought certainly to be possessed of abilities equal to so important a station and so extensive a command.