SEAMANSHIP. 419. By this word we express that noble art, or, more purs' ly, the qualifications which enable a man to exercise the noble art of working a ship. A seaman, in the language of the profession, is not merely a mariner or labourer on board * ship, but a man who understands the structure of this wo«' derful machine, and every subordinate part of its mechanist 0 ' so as to enable him to employ it to the best advantage pushing her forward in a particular direction, and for avoid' ing the numberless dangers to which she is exposed by violence of the winds and waves. He also knows what cour ses can be held by the ship, according to the wind that bio"' 5 * and what cannot, and which of these is most conducive her progress in her intended voyage: and he must be to perform every part of the necessary operation with h li own hands. As the seamen express it, he must be able “ 10 hand, reef, and steer.” 420. We are justified in calling it a noble art, not only by its importance, which it is quite needless to amplify or eta bellish, but by its immense extent and difficulty, and the p r ^ digiou; number and variety of principles on which h