The Admirals Of His Majesty's Fleet Are

Hence A Ship Is Said To Head The Sea, When Her Course Is Opposed To The Setting Or Direction Of The Surges.

Of Whatsoever Number A Fleet Of Ships Of War Is Composed, It Is Usually Divided Into Three Squadrons; And These, If Numerous, Are Again Separated Into Divisions.

The Admiral, Or Commander In Chief Of A Squadron, Being Frequently Invested With A Great Charge, On Which The Fate Of A Kingdom May Depend, Ought Certainly To Be Possessed Of Abilities Equal To So Important A Station And So Extensive A Command.

Hence A Ship Is Said To Be Tight, When Her Planks Are So Compact And Solid As To Prevent The Entrance Of The Water In Which She Is Immersed: And A Cask Is Called Tight, When The Staves Are So Close That None Of The Liquid Contained Therein Can Issue Through Or Between Them.

A Long Sea Implies An Uniform And Steady Motion Of Long And Extensive Waves; On The Contrary, A Short Sea Is When They Run Irregularly, Broken, And Interrupted; So As Frequently To Burst Over A Vessel's Side Or Quarter.