The table was so small that they were obliged to hold their plates in their hands.

In short, every thing shewed the cabin was made only for the crew, not for the passengers.
The air in this enclosure was also not of the purest; for, besides that it formed our bed-room, dining-room, and drawing-room, it was also used as store-room, for in the side cupboards provisions of various kinds were stored, also oil-colours, and a variety of other matter.

I preferred to sit on the deck, exposed to the cold and the storm, or to be bathed by a wave, than to be half stifled below.

Sometimes, however, I was obliged to descend, either when rain and storms were too violent, or when the ship was so tossed by contrary winds that the deck was not safe.

The rolling and pitching of our little vessel was often so terrible, that we ladies could neither sit nor stand, and were therefore obliged to lie down in the miserable berths for many a weary day.