7. When they’re coming too strong, and you find you’re in wrong, In trouble at sea or on land, There’s just one man to see and his name’s F. T. E.,[6] To clear out the gear box of sand. 8. There’s a gallant French sailor who’s with us to-night, He’s bound for a trip ’cross the sea; So here’s _Merci beaucoup, bon voyage_, Admiral Grout, From the Breton Patrol of H. B. 9. There are brave men in plenty and well known to all, Who have come over here for the war, But the best known of all is the one that we call Old Robert E. Tod—Commodore. 10. If you want a good man, just to unload a van, Or to anchor a ship in the _Rade_, Or to work night and day, you have only to say, “Where in hell is old Robert E. Tod?” Lieutenant McGuire was made executive officer of the _Corsair_ when Captain Porter took over the command. In time of peace Lieutenant McGuire had been first officer of the yacht, so he was really stepping into his old berth. Ensign Schanze, the efficient gunnery officer, had been commissioned a lieutenant in December. In May he was transferred from the _Corsair_ to the staff of Rear Admiral McCully, the District Commander at Rochefort. For some time he acted as liaison officer on board of the French station ship _Marthe Solange_, and his scientific training was later employed in experimenting with and testing listening devices for detecting enemy submarines. Ensign Gray, the communications officer who had helped to make the radio service of the _Corsair_ notable throughout the fleet, was anxious to have a whirl at the destroyer game, like any proper-minded young Navy man, and on May 28th he was transferred to the _Monaghan_ of the Brest flotilla. Assistant Surgeon Laub was sent to the _Moccasin_ in April and Assistant Surgeon R. H. Hunt exchanged billets with him for a short time, shifting from the _Corsair_ to the destroyer _Nicholson_. Chief Engineer Hutchison stood by the ship until September, although his health was poor and he had been compelled to seek hospital treatment ashore. After leave at home he regained his strength and sailed in the big transport _Agamemnon_. His position in the _Corsair_ was filled by Lieutenant J. J. Patterson as engineer officer. Assistant Engineer Mason received an appointment as ensign in May and went ashore for staff duty at Bordeaux in the autumn. His partner in the engine-room, Assistant Engineer Hawthorn, left the _Corsair_ in June and was assigned to the naval auxiliary service as a senior engineer officer. Boatswain Budani, who had polished off the aspiring bluejackets and taught them to be regular, sea-going gobs, was summoned to the Naval Aviation Headquarters at Paris and later sent to Italy.