an agent aboard a merchant ship responsible for cargo and commercial affairs
veduta
highly detailed landscape in the style of Canaletto
Viceroyalty
that province ruled by a viceroy appointed directly by the Spanish king
volunteers of the first class
educated boys intended to be midshipmen but too young
whiffler
slang for glancing blow
wight
a creature, person
yaw
a deviation to right or left of a ship’s proper course