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ARRIVAL AT MALTA. 11
and on the same day, the island of Pantellaria. On
Sunday morning, the 21st., we entered the harbor of
Malta, and anchored at 11 o'clock. Thus we com-
pleted our passage from Boston to Malta in thirty-six
days. We were placed in quarantine for one day.
There was neither justice nor necessity for this mea-
sure; but whoever travels in the »East, will find that
quarantine laws and Christianity are two things.
Immediately after our quarantine restrictions had
closed, the clerk of the American consul at Malta
came on board, and by him I was very politely con-
ducted to the office of that functionary. The consul
received me very cordially, and gave me some essen-
tial information relative to exchanges, diet, &c. Du-
ring my stay on the island, he treated me with the
utmost kindness and attention, and rendered me sev-
eral favors which I shall ever remember with grati-
tude.
The island of Malta is about twelve miles wide,
twenty long, and sixty in circumference. It lies in
the 36th degree of North latitude, and the 15th of
East longitude; and is situated fifty-four miles South
of Sicily. In its immediate vicinity are the small isl-
ands of Gozo and Carminoi, both of which are subject
■to the same government and regulations with Malta.
The population of Malta, alone, is about 120,000, in-
cluding the strong garrison kept on the island. The
surface, though some undulating, is rather level, and
is in no part mountainous. The soil, though rather
poor, is cultivated with great industry, and is made to
produce a very considerable. The island is entirely
bare of wood for fuel. This article is brought from
and on the same day, the island of Pantellaria. On
Sunday morning, the 21st., we entered the harbor of
Malta, and anchored at 11 o'clock. Thus we com-
pleted our passage from Boston to Malta in thirty-six
days. We were placed in quarantine for one day.
There was neither justice nor necessity for this mea-
sure; but whoever travels in the »East, will find that
quarantine laws and Christianity are two things.
Immediately after our quarantine restrictions had
closed, the clerk of the American consul at Malta
came on board, and by him I was very politely con-
ducted to the office of that functionary. The consul
received me very cordially, and gave me some essen-
tial information relative to exchanges, diet, &c. Du-
ring my stay on the island, he treated me with the
utmost kindness and attention, and rendered me sev-
eral favors which I shall ever remember with grati-
tude.
The island of Malta is about twelve miles wide,
twenty long, and sixty in circumference. It lies in
the 36th degree of North latitude, and the 15th of
East longitude; and is situated fifty-four miles South
of Sicily. In its immediate vicinity are the small isl-
ands of Gozo and Carminoi, both of which are subject
■to the same government and regulations with Malta.
The population of Malta, alone, is about 120,000, in-
cluding the strong garrison kept on the island. The
surface, though some undulating, is rather level, and
is in no part mountainous. The soil, though rather
poor, is cultivated with great industry, and is made to
produce a very considerable. The island is entirely
bare of wood for fuel. This article is brought from