About here the Elbe, in many places, is from three to four miles broad.
Before reaching Blankenese the ships take in their stock of water from the Elbe.

This water, although of a dirty and thick appearance, is said to possess the valuable quality of resisting putridity for years.
We did not reach Gluckstadt (37 miles from Hamburgh) before the morning of the 30th.

As there was not now a breath of wind, we were entirely at the mercy of the stream, and began drifting back.

The captain, therefore, ordered the men to cast anchor, and profited by the leisure thus forced upon him to have the chests and boxes made fast on the deck and in the hold.

We idlers had permission granted us to land and visit the town, in which, however, we found but little to admire.
There were eight passengers on board.