Landsmen, at the time of which we write, received twelve dollars a month. They remain on deck, haul the halyards, braces, and other ropes which are worked on deck, clean up, and do general work. The pay of an ordinary seaman was fourteen dollars a month; and of a seaman, eighteen. There are also three classes of boys, called first, second, and third-class boys,--according to their knowledge and physical ability,--who received, respectively, nine, eight, and seven dollars a month. When a sailor ships for the navy, he is supplied with clothing, and other articles of comfort and luxury, upon credit; that is, the value of the goods is charged to him, to be deducted from his future wages. As my readers may be curious to know the contents of Jack Somers’s bag, I shall add a list of the articles with which he was supplied, and the prices of them:-- 1 Pea Jacket $12 00 1 Blue Cloth Jacket 10 00 1 pair Blue Cloth Pants 4 00 1 pair Blue Cloth Satinet Pants 3 00 1 Blue Cap 1 00 2 Blue Flannel Shirts 4 00 2 White Frocks 3 00 2 White Inside Shirts 3 00 2 pairs Drawers 3 00 2 pairs Duck Pants 3 00 2 pairs Stockings 1 00 1 pair Shoes 2 00 1 Neck Hankderchief 1 50 1 Tin Pot and Pan 75 1 Jack-knife and Spoon 50 1 Bar Soap and Scrubbing-Brush 1 00 1 Shoe-brush and Blacking 50 1 Razor, Shaving-box, and Soap 2 15 ------ $55 40 Jack blushed when the last-named articles were handed to him; but, as he had already made some efforts to coax a little feathery down upon his upper lip to vegetate more rapidly than Nature was disposed, he determined to persevere, in the hope that he might surprise his friends, at the expiration of his term, by presenting himself before them with a full-grown beard. Men may draw two pounds of tobacco; but it is not allowed if the sailor is under twenty. Our hero was appalled at the extent of his wardrobe: but Mr. Bankhead assured him he would find a use for everything he had, unless it was the shaving implements; which made Jack blush again, as though it were wicked to shave. CHAPTER V. ON BOARD THE OHIO.