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228 we made land, about 3 Pm, and Sandy Hook Light about 7 Pm, and happy were all, to see this- we arrived at Staton Island at 9- where we were oblige to wait for the health officer to board us, before going up to the City- we notified them of our comeing, by a gun, or two, some 15 minutes before we arrived in quarantine- a Custome-house officer also boarded us here, and will stop on board- we were detained here about 20 minutes- and then started again for the City- all is now confusion on board, as the passengers are prepareing to go ashore if the officer, will allow them to he tells me, he cannot, allow my baggage to be taken ashore tonight, finding I had Express matter for Adams & Co- he then told me, if I would not let others know it, and would watch my chance unclear, could go. I immediately have my things on Deck,/ Express matter, and what little baggage I had too, a small Valise only,/ all ready for a Spring the moment we touched the wharf, which was about 10 Oclock Om- and the moment she came near enough I jumped, and was the first to land, as well as the first up in town, and I think the only one, that could get their baggage on shore tonight- delivered the Express bag to Adams & Co office, and then went to the Howard Hotel on Broadway where I put up for the night, giving orders to be called for in the morning for the first train, of Cars, for Boston,-