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The Decanter

           Butnotcontentwiththisgooddeed,theindefatigablehouseagainbestirreditself:SamuelandallhisSonshowmany,theirmotheronlyknowsandundertheirimmediateauspices,andpartly,Ithink,attheirexpense,theBritishgovernmentwasinducedtosendthesloop-of-warRattleronawhalingvoyageofdiscoveryintotheSouthSea.CommandedbyanavalPost-Captain,theRattlermadearattlingvoyageofit,anddidsomeservice;howmuchdoesnotappear.Butthisisnotall.In1819,thesamehousefittedoutadiscoverywhaleshipoftheirown,togoonatastingcruisetotheremotewatersofJapan.Thatshipwellcalledthe"Syren"—madeanobleexperimentalcruise;anditwasthusthatthegreatJapaneseWhalingGroundfirstbecamegenerallyknown.TheSyreninthisfamousvoyagewascommandedbyaCaptainCoffin,aNantucketer.

           AllhonortotheEnderbies,therefore,whosehouse,Ithink,existstothepresentday;thoughdoubtlesstheoriginalSamuelmustlongagohaveslippedhiscableforthegreatSouthSeaoftheotherworld.

           Theshipnamedafterhimwasworthyofthehonor,beingaveryfastsailerandanoblecrafteveryway.IboardedheronceatmidnightsomewhereoffthePatagoniancoast,anddrankgoodflipdownintheforecastle.Itwasafinegamwehad,andtheywerealltrumpseverysoulonboard.Ashortlifetothem,andajollydeath.

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