“...Leaving them there, he returned to the quarter-deck, and gave orders for the anchor to be weighed. The hands were turned up accordingly––the boat which had brought them on board was hoisted up––the capstan was manned––Mr. Barker called out, “Are you brought to below?” “All ready!” was the answer––the fiddler struck up “Off she goes!”––the men hove round with a hearty good will––the anchor was speedily out of the ground, and the William Tell under sail, running rapidly down channel with a fair and pleasant breeze.”
[The Saucy Jack, A Blue Jacket, 1860