“The deck tackle was then stretched fore and aft, the fore-topsail was sheeted home, and hoisted to the mast head, the yards were braced so as to cant the Cruiser to port, and the anchor was hove up to the bow in great spirit, inspired by laughing Jimmy's fife with the national air of “Yankee Doodle.” The Cruiser was now under way, and the numerous spectators on the Battery returned three times three to the hearty cheers given by the crew, and soon, very soon, the sound was lost by the increased distance of the Cruiser.”
[The American Cruiser's Own Book, Little, 1846]
[The American Cruiser; or The Two Messmates. A Tale of the Last War, Little, 1846]
[The American Cruiser; A Tale of the Last War, Little, 1847]