“On their embarkation and departure, and whilst they were making for the shore in a fine cutter yacht, always at the disposal of the dockyard chief,–– the Slasher had commenced heaving in on her small bower anchor, or in other words was in the act of “unmooring:” the men at the capstan went round merrily to the drum and fife, playing “the girl I left behind me,” while the officers were frequently heard to cheer them on with such sentences as, “Well behaved my lads.” “Heave round cheerly boys.” “Stamp and go men.” “What say ye' for a rally lads.” “Heave and a wash,” and so on until the order was given “Paul the capstan.” Implying that the ponderous anchor was now at the hawse hole, which in due time was “catted,” and “fished,” the “messenger” brought to the best bower cable, and once more the capstan revolved to a change of tune, as the cable was shortened into a “long stay peak;” the breeze being rather too strong for loosing sails, with a short scope out.”
[Tregonhorke's First Trip in a Man-of-War, Hunt's Yachting Magazine, Vol.3, 1854]