h and East may break,
Waves may roll and leap and thunder
On a dark and threatening sea,
Thou dost ever watch Thy children,
And their strength and peace wilt be.)

Before the vessel sailed the Trustees had followed up their request to
Spangenberg by requiring the forty Swiss emigrants to promise submission
to his authority, and consequently numerous efforts were made to be of
service to them. It was disappointing work, in a way, for attempts to
give them religious instruction were met with utter indifference, but
their material needs were many. There was a great deal of sickness among
them, and four died, being buried hastily, and without ceremony. The
Moravians themselves were not exempt, several being dangerously ill at
times, even Spangenberg was prostrated, from having, he supposed, stayed
too long on deck in the night air, tempted thereto by the beauty of a
calm night in a southern latitude. But having work to do among the Swiss
on the following day, he roused himself, and soon became better. Two of
the Moravians were appointed nurses for the sick Swiss, and by the use
of the medicine provided by the Trustees, supplemented by unwearying
personal attention, they were made as comfortable as possible.

Nor were the crew forgotten. From the day when the Moravians helped
lift the anchor as they sailed from the coast of Dover, they busied
themselves in the work of the ship, always obliging, always helpful,
until the sailors came to trust them absolutely, "even with the keys to
their lockers." When the cook was suddenly taken sick they nursed him
carefully, and then appointed two of their number to carry wood and
water for him until his strength returned, and it is no wonder that such
accommodating passengers were well regarded.

Captain Thomson was disposed to favor them, but when they realized that
they were receiving a larger share of food and drink than went to the
Swiss, they courteously declined, fearing it would breed jealousy.
His kindly feeling, however, continued, and when Toeltschig was ill he
brought a freshly killed fowl from which to make nourishing broth, and
on another occasion, after a severe attack of sea-sickness, they all
derived much benefit from some strong beer which he urged upon them.

There were a few cabin passengers on the ship, and on one occasion
Spangenberg was invited to dine with them, but their light jesting was
distasteful to him, and the acquaintance was not