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came close in to Dover, and then over to Calais, after 

 which we cleared the land, and stood into the North 

 Sea, 



On the 17th September, a pilot came on board, and 

 on the evening of the 18th we were off Bremerlmfen, 

 and anchored about a quarter of a mile from the en- 

 trance on account of the ebb. Here, to our great con- 

 sternation, the pilot informed us that we should be put 

 in quarantine, on account of the deaths which had 

 occurred. This was a Avoful stop lo all our hopes of soon 

 treading on terra firma, and it was in a very ill humor 

 that I watched the dread flag flying from the foremast. 



On the following morning we moved close to the 

 Hanoverian fort. A boat with a flag uniting the 

 Hanoverian and Bremen colors, put olF and came 

 alongside, holding on by a boat-hook, and refusing to 

 touch a rope, for fear of infection. Two carefully 

 enveloped figures sat in the stern ; one of lhe.se was a 

 doctor, who made us all look over the; ship's side, that 

 he might behold and study our, physiognomies, and see 

 if they looked at all suspicious. AVe were mustered, 

 to show that all were present, and then he inquired 

 into all the particulars of the deaths. After gaining 

 all the information he desired, he noted it in a book, 

 and said quite coolly that he would send a report to 

 Bremen, and that AVC should hear again in a fe\v days. 

 Here was precious felicity ! "We had just lime to call 

 out to the boatmen the names of various articles we 

 wished them to procure us, >ueh as fre.-h meat, bread, 

 butter, potatoes i^c. a good sign how ill we all were 

 ere the boat pushed oil', made sail, and disappeared in 

 the harbor. 



