Memoirs of George Elers, Captain in the 12th Regiment of Foot (1777-1842) to Which Are Added Correspondence And Other Papers, With Genealogy And Notes
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I then hired a large boat and got my black and white party safe on board with about three trunks altogether. When the boat grounded on the beach at Portsmouth, I leaped on shore. The Custom House officers seized our trunks and wheeled them off to the Custom House. Some of the officers, seeing the poor fat black nurse, handled her very roughly, thinking from her large size that she had shawls concealed about her person. She, poor crea- ture, not speaking a word of English and not under- standing... their motives, got dreadfully alarmed. I had enough to do to calm her fears and take care of my party. I went to the first hotel that presented itself, which happened to be the Blue Posts. After dis- posing them all in safety, I ran off to the Custom House and saw the officers, who were examining some gentleman's trunk. He offered them one guinea to pass it. They were quite indignant at this ; it was as much as their place was worth. At last I got hold of one of the officers, and told him my wife was very ill, and that there were things in i88 ELERS MEMOIRS our two trunks that it was necessary that she could get at directly, and that I wanted to have the trunks passed immediately.
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