MALTA AND SICILY. 
71 
LETTER III. 
Valetta , Jan. Is/, 1834. 
In my last letter I informed you that we 
should be set at liberty on the Sunday fol¬ 
lowing. Nothing worth relating occurred 
during the short time we remained in the 
lazaret, except the arrival of the Flamer 
from Corfu, when we had the pleasure of 
again seeing our friends, the officers of the 
packet, but not of shaking hands with them, 
as that would have subjected us to another 
fortnight’s quarantine. On the day before 
our enlargement, we received a visit from the 
medical man appointed to ascertain the state 
of health of those whose quarantine is about 
to expire. He asked one question only, 
