The boredom of the journey was telling on the boys. James Jr had tired of examining the guns each day and had been chastised many times for annoying the sailors in their work. The First Mate threatened to throw him in the brig. At the call of “Land Ho” James Jr, John and William disappeared to the upper deck.
‘Mama, Mama,’ James called down to Sarah ‘we are nearly in port. Do you think we’ll be able to get off?’
‘We’ll have to wait until the captain gives his instructions, James. Remain calm. We will all leave together if we are permitted.’
Amid a mass of people, Sarah made her way to the upper deck. She couldn’t see the boys and could only move in small steps. Making her way through the throng she manoeuvred to a position on the port side of the ship and lent on the rails. She had seen
