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found that they had seen the document I 

 had written and were convinced that I had 

 been imposed upon, but, as they had had 

 several heavy salvages on ships, they were 

 in hopes to fatten their pilots. On the same 

 evening of my last summons, my Broker, 

 Mr. Glasshoff, called on me and requested 

 me to walk up to his father's who was one 

 of the most eminent attorneys in Hamburg. 

 I went up. He had been in the Senate 

 unknown to me and had heard the merits 

 of my case, and wishing to promote his 

 son's interests, he offered his services to me, 

 saying " Give me one hundred dollars and I 

 will pay your pilotage and expenses and 

 liberate you." At his request, I made a 

 statement of my daily expenses for ship and 

 detriment to the voyage, what my detention 

 had been and, with the documents he pro- 

 cured a settlement. I was cleared, paid my 

 one hundred dollars and got off with less 

 expense than my first agreement and ob- 

 tained more credit in Hamburg among 

 merchants and Consuls than was properly 



