Mr. Jackson’s kind attentions to us ceased not until, following us on board the _Arabia_ the morning of the 5th, he bade us good-by and wished us a safe and speedy passage home. The _Arabia_ had a large number of passengers, and for a little time the news of our misfortunes, and the loss of the _Jacob Bell_ created quite a sensation, and I was informed gave rise, on one or two occasions, to some spicy conversation in relation to the rebellion, between a few of our countrymen and some English gentlemen. But, as on board the _Delta_, English army officers and gentlemen were surprised at what we had experienced, and thought that ours must be an extreme case, until informed that it was the opinion of one of the officers of the _Florida_ that we might be thankful for having fallen into the hands of Captain Maffit instead of the captain of the _Alabama_; as in the latter case we would not have been allowed any of our luggage, but merely the clothes we were wearing. On learning this, they had nothing more to say in favor of such out-and-out pirates, but remarked that the particulars in our case ought to be made known. On the night of the 7th (Saturday) we were nearing Boston, but, encountering a severe snow-storm, were obliged to stand off and blow the whistle most of the night. Sunday morning, however, found us at the entrance to the harbor. We could not have chosen a more inhospitable morning to greet, for the first time, our home-land; yet, on going upon deck, the view of the coast, though bearing an aspect cold, bleak, and uninviting, brought joy and warmth to the heart, and words of thankful gratitude to the lips. We hoped to reach the wharf soon after breakfast, but on entering the harbor a succession of _contretemps_ seemed to follow us. From some cause we grounded, and it was not until noon that our friends--who since early morning had been awaiting our arrival--could step on board to greet and welcome us. FINIS. FOOTNOTES: [42] Lawful and honorable privateering never admits of plundering and appropriating the luggage and private property of the passengers found on the captured prize and seamen, of whatever nation, committing such outrages, are pronounced by all honorable men of the Christianized world, as pirates. In view of this long-established truth I am obliged, however I may regret the necessity of doing so, to give, at the outset of this narrative, the _chivalric_ Southern officers, into whose gentlemanly (?) hands I was so unfortunate as to fall, their only appropriate name of _pirates_.