e very little pleased with my victory, as I
found myself not only terribly bruised, but likewise in danger of being
called to account for the death of Crampley; but this fear vanished when
my fellow-mate having, by bleeding him in the jugular, brought him to
himself, and inquired into the state of his body, called up to me to be
under no concern, for the midshipman had received no other damage than
as pretty a luxation of the os humeri as one would desire to see on a
summer's day. Upon this information I crawled down to the cock-pit,
and acquainted Thompson with the affair, who, providing himself with
bandages, etc, necessary for the occasion, went up to assist Mr.
Morgan in the reduction of the dislocation. When this was successfully
performed, they wished me joy of the event of the combat; and the
Welshman, after observing, that, in all likelihood, the ancient Scots
and Britons were the same people, bade me "praise Cot for putting mettle
in my pelly, and strength in my limbs to support it." I acquired
such reputation by this rencontre, which lasted twenty minutes, that
everybody became more cautious in behaviour towards me; though Crampley,
with his arm in a sling, talked very high, and threatened to seize the
first opportunity of retrieving on shore the honour he had lost by an
accident, from which I could justly claim no merit.

About this time, Captain Oakum, having received sailing orders, came on
board, and brought along with him a surgeon of his own country, who
soon made us sensible of the loss we suffered in the departure of Doctor
Atkins; for he was grossly ignorant, and intolerably assuming, false,
vindictive, and unforgiving; a merciless tyrant to his inferiors, an
abject sycophant to those above him. In the morning after the captain
came on board, our first mate, according to custom, went to wait on him
with a sick list, which, when this grim commander had perused, he cried
with a stern countenance, "Blood and cons! sixty-one sick people on
board of my ship! Harkee, you sir, I'll have no sick in my ship, by
G--d." The Welshman replied, "he should be very glad to find no sick
people on board: but, while it was otherwise, he did no more than his
duty in presenting him with a list." "You and your list may be d--n'd,"
said the captain, throwing it at him; "I say, there shall be no sick in
this ship while I have the command of her." Mr. Morgan, being nettled
at this treatment, told him his indignation ought to b