The doctor came in to visit Mrs To, and the captain requested the doctor to examine the pig, and give his opinion.

Although this was not the doctor's province, yet, as he had great reason for keeping intimate with the captain, he immediately consented.

Going forward, he met me, and I told him the secret.

"That will do," replied he; "it all tends to what we wish." The doctor returned to the captain, and said, "that there was no doubt but that the pig was measly, which was a complaint very frequent on board ships, particularly in hot climates, where all pork became _measly_--one great reason for its there proving so unwholesome." The captain sent for the first lieutenant, and, with a deep sigh, ordered him to throw the pig overboard; but the first lieutenant, who knew what had been done from O'Brien, ordered the _master's mate_ to throw it overboard: the master's mate, touching his hat, said, "Ay, ay, sir," and took it down into the berth, where we cut it up, salted one half, and the other we finished before we arrived at Plymouth, which was six days from the time we left Portsmouth.

On our arrival, we found part of the convoy lying there, but no orders for us; and, to my great delight, on the following day the _Diomede_ arrived, from a cruise off the Western Islands.