from "Mr Midshipman Easy", by captain Marryat(c1863)Would"..either by being sentenced to death by a court-martial, or by being dismissed, and towed on shore on a grating.." fit the bill?
Marryat also wrote "children of the new forest, in which deerhunting(in the days of muskets)is discussed,or at least taught to one of the young heroes by an old forester which may be of interestto those who contributed to a recent thread on the number of points on a stag royal
Books available on gutenberg(is that the correct spelling?) project