[142] Used in this sense to mean a waving movement.
[143] Boxes containing cartridges for muskets.
[144] Two long pieces of hard wood, convex on one side and concave on the other, bound opposite to each other to strengthen the masts.
[145] Evidently a misprint for support.
[146] A netting extending fore and aft to prevent an enemy from boarding.
[147] J. F. Gemelli Careri. His “Voyage round the World” was included in Churchill’s Collection of Voyages, vol. IV.
[148] Herrara (Antonio de), “General history of the Continent and Islands of America”; originally written in Spanish.
[149] A small vessel used in Far Eastern waters, propelled by an oar over the stern, and having a mat shed or hut in which the owner and his family live.
[150] Leaguer; a kind of cask, the exact nature and size of which is doubtful.
[151] A name applied in Eastern countries to any spirituous liquor of native manufacture. (N.E.D.)