As soon, as the Cargo which the ship bro^{t.} out, cou’d be sold; the arrangements made, during the winter, were such, that we were soon ready for returning to Boston,--I reach’d home in Aug^{t.}, having been absent somthing over 14 months, found Mrs C. very feeble, but convallessent. I made one more voyage to Hamburg, in the Monsoon, & when I return’d she was sold; which gave me an oppertunity of spending a few weeks at home, with my beloved family. But, it was not long, before I received a letter from M^{r.} J. Tidd, who was one of my former owners in the Monsoon, requesting me to come to Boston fourthwith, as there was a new Brig for sale, which he had an idea of purchasing, and wished for my opinion &c &c.--I accordingly went to Boston, & the Brig, Sally & Mary, was purchased, and another Hamburg voyage was plann’d fourthwith. [Illustration: Ship _Ten Brothers_.] M^{r.} Tidd, had put on board a valuable cargo; on his own account & risk, and ordered me for Hamburg; and I accordingly proceeded for the river Elbe; it being in the summer season, I took the more direct passage; of north about, so called, viz. between the Okney & Shetland Islands, into the North sea, at the S E part of which, the river Elbe comminces; Hamburg is 110 miles above--I had heretofore, always obtained a Pilot, before I reach’d the entrance of the river--but now, none appeared, and I saw, at anchor, in the mouth of the river, one large ship, & 2 or 3 smaller vessells--it struck me, at once, that the Elbe, was blockaded, but I had no alternative but to proceed on & know, I accordingly, run on, untill within about a mile of the largest ship, when I came to an anchor.--she immediately sent her boat on board, for me & my papers,--I found the commander, a _haughty_, _crabbed_, self _willed_, Scotchman. [Sidenote: The Blockade] He insisted upon it, that I knew of the blockade; and that I intended a breach of it; of course, I was a good prize, & he shou’d send me to England, very well! I had to submitt to his superior force; and I was accordingly ordere’d for Yarmouth in England. On my arrival there, my papers were sent to London, to the Kings advocate for adjudication; but they were return^{d.} in 6 days, & I was pronounced clear, to proceed to any port that was not blockad^{d} and I put to sea the next morning. As I cou’d not go to Hamburg, I concluded, that Copenhagen, would be, the next _best_ market for my Cargo, and I accordingly, steered my course for that port.--On my arrival there, I was advised, by a freindly, Danish Merchant, to proceed to _Lubec_, one of the, _Hans Towns_, of Germany, about 100 miles South of Copenhagen, on the great Belt, so called, from which place, an inland canal, communicated with Hamburg, where my Cargo cou’d readily be sent, in defiance of the Blockade; and as my Cargo, was perticularly selected for the Hamburg Market, this was a very important object with me.