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came close in to- Dover, and then over to Calair^, 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 Bremerhafen, 

 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 ^vhich had 

 occurred. This was a woful stop to 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, j^ut off 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 these 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. "We were mustered, 

 to show that all were present, and then he inquired 

 into all the particulars of the deaths. After gaining 

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

 and said quite coolly that he would send a report to 

 Bremen, and that we should hear again in a few days. 

 Here was precious felicity ! We had just time to call 

 out to the boatmen the names of various articles we 

 wished them to procure us, such as fresh meat, bread, 

 butter, potatoes, &c. a good sign how ill we all were — 

 ere the boat pushed off, made sail, and disappeared in 

 the harbor. 



