176 CAPTAIN ZACHARY G. LAMSON 



made him do what I told him, then gave 

 him a few good blows which fully satisfied 

 him that he was to take no liberty with me. 

 We performed our voyage to Hamburg and 

 Russia and returned home, when we sailed 

 for Bremen where we lay in the winter sea- 

 son frozen up till January, when we put to 

 sea with our pilot on board and discharged 

 our pilot at Heligoland. In about seven 

 days we lost Eleazor Giles of fever and 

 buried him at sea. We arrived after about 

 forty-five days at Norfolk, whence we were 

 ordered to Alexandria. Being shorthanded 

 and working hard, I took a severe cold and 

 fever which was very violent and dangerous. 

 Owing to one of the best physicians and 

 Captain Marsh and Captain Roundy and 

 God's blessing, I recovered. The lady I 

 was sick with, was Mrs. Sanger, an amiable 

 woman, and her husband was in affluent 

 circumstances. She did all in her power 

 for my health. We finally sailed for Lisbon 

 with a cargo of wheat and returned via Rus- 

 sia to Salem. Our chief mate was put on 



