Havingsettledtheprinciple，then，letmeapplyittotheparticularcaseinquestion。InnumberlessinstanceshadnotonlytheimpliedbutthespecifiedconditionsofthearticlesbeenviolatedonthepartoftheshipinwhichIserved。Theusageonboardofherwastyrannical；thesickhadbeeninhumanlyneglected；theprovisionshadbeendoledoutinscantyallowance；andhercruiseswereunreasonablyprotracted。Thecaptainwastheauthoroftheseabuses；itwasinvaintothinkthathewouldeitherremedythem，oralterhisconduct，whichwasarbitraryandviolentintheextreme。Hispromptreplytoallcomplaintsandremonstranceswasthe-butt-endofahand-spike，soconvincinglyadministeredaseffectuallytosilencetheaggrievedparty。
Towhomcouldweapplyforredress？WehadleftbothlawandequityontheothersideoftheCape；andunfortunately，withaveryfewexceptions，ourcrewwascomposedofaparcelofdastardlyandmean-spiritedwretches，dividedamongthemselves，andonlyunitedinenduringwithoutresistancetheunmitigatedtyrannyofthecaptain。Itwouldhavebeenmeremadnessforanytwoorthreeofthenumber，unassistedbytherest，toattemptmakingastandagainsthisillusage。Theywouldonlyhavecalleddownuponthemselvestheparticularvengeanceofthis“LordofthePlank，“andsubjectedtheirshipmatestoadditionalhardships。
But，afterall，thesethingscouldhavebeenenduredawhile，hadweentertainedthehopeofbeingspeedilydeliveredfromthembytheduecompletionofthetermofourservitude。Butwhatadismalprospectawaitedusinthisquarter！ThelongevityofCapeHornwhalingvoyagesisproverbial，frequentlyextendingoveraperiodoffourorfiveyears。
Somelong-haired，bare-neckedyouths，who，forcedbytheunitedinfluencesofarovingspiritandhardtimes，embarkatNantucketforapleasureexcursiontothePacific，andwhoseanxiousmothersprovidethemwithbottledmilkfortheoccasion，oftentimesreturnveryrespectablemiddleagedgentlemen。
Theverypreparationsmadeforoneoftheseexpeditionsareenoughtofrightenone。Asthevesselcarriesoutnocargo，herholdisfilledwithprovisionsforherownconsumption。Theowners，whoofficiateascaterersforthevoyage，supplythelarderwithanabundanceofdainties。Delicatemorselsofbeefandpork，cutonscientificprinciplesfromeverypartoftheanimal，andofallconceivableshapesandsizes，arecarefullypackedinsalt，andstoredawayinbarrels；affordinganever-endingvarietyintheirdifferentdegreesoftoughness，andinthepeculiaritiesoftheirsalineproperties。Choiceoldwatertoo，decantedintostoutsix-barrelcasks，andtwopintsofwhichisallowedeverydaytoeachsoulonboard；togetherwithamplestoreofsea-bread，previouslyreducedtoastateofpetrifaction，withaviewtopreserveiteitherfromdecayorconsumptionintheordinarymode，arelikewiseprovidedforthenourishmentandgastronomicenjoymentofthecrew。