A word as to measurements. Two kinds of “miles” have been mentioned. There is the ordinary “Statute mile,” used in common conversation, which is 880 fathoms, or 1,760 yards, in length. There is also the “Geographical” or “Nautical” mile—the “knot” of our Navy—which is 1,013 fathoms or 2,026 yards in length.
The difference between the two is not far from one-eighth of a statute mile. Roughly, seven miles are equal to six knots. A fathom is six feet or two yards.
CHAPTER IV.
SUBJECT TO LAW
“Thou rulest the raging of the Sea.”
Psalm lxxxix. 9.
“Nothing useless is or low,
Each thing in its place is best,
And what seems but idle show
Strengthens and supports the rest.”
Longfellow.