“From the decks of these vessels came the peculiar and picturesque sounds which, when mellowed by distance, have a thrilling effect upon the ear-the animating cries of the sailors, who on board the smaller class of merchantships still weigh the anchor and hoist the sails to the wild chant of Yoe, heave-ho!'”
[Sergeant Maxwell, A Tale of the Late War, Chambers's Pocket Miscellany, Vol.3, 1854]


“...The Younghall had the American and French flags flying, and was favored by the bugle and “yo heave ho” of the Cordellers*, as they plied the barge away from the current to trade with the inhabitants, and discover an opening….”
[Selma, Younghall, The Opal, Vol.IV, No.10, 1854]
*See also: Warping above.