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The messmate; or, A companion for sailors : consisting of anecdotes, &c., including some interesting facts respecting the Davis' straits fishery, the method of capturing the whale, and the dangers attending that occupation. To which are added full particulars relative to the Jane, of Hull, when beset in the ice, the sufferings of the crew, &c., &c
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