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in the North Sea about eight miles from
Margate and in close and in the event
of a storm in dangerous contiguity to
the Margate Sands, in a very narrow
channel between which it seems we are
lying. The rest of the day was spent by us
passengers in sitting about deck and
looking out over the waters of the German
Ocean, which had to me a very barren
and desolate look, caused I suppose by
the reddish appearance of its waters
and by the almost entire absence of
shipping as compared with the lively
channel from which we had just
emerged. The Sailors were very busy all
afternoon in getting up an additional
anchor and in casting it, as a precau-
tion against a storm or gale in the
night which in these shallow waters
would go very hard with us. if our anchors
could not be depended upon. The
wind is very strong this evening and
appears to be increasing but the air is clear and
we can see the lights of Margate eight miles away.

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