Handsome villages and city appeared and passed by and the country along the road was interesting.

At 9 o'clock in the evening we arrived at Bremen and the Agent called us up by counties (or Krieses) where we come from and detailed us to the different Hotel Keepers which seemed to be present in great numbers. A certain Ernst Doorman was our Landlord and he was there with a wagon to carry our hand packages and we went with him on foot to his Hotel.

In the morning our business at the Shipping Company Office was settled and they told us to be aboard a certain ship on the 3rd day of May in the morning, so this gave us quite a bit of time to look over the city of Bremen.

Bremen is much larger city than Kassel but by far not so handsome, it is settled on both sides of the Weser, a river of quite some size but not deep enough for large vessels. There is a smaller kind of boat to run from here to the Harbor.

The city streets are mostly narrow and crooked and the buildings are of ancient style but the city hall is mostly Gothic style and most beautiful. The air appeared to me to be full of windmill wings.

On the morning of the 3rd of May we embarked at our boat, and our trunks had got there the evening before, and four of such boats were taken in tow of a small steamer, and at about 9 AM we left and down the Weser we went and arrived at the Harbor a little after three PM. We went out from the boat and took a walk along the Harbor. There were an amount of ocean Vessels laying at anchor, and among which we found our destined vessel "Kosmos".

It was what they call a bark with three masts, but the last mast on the stern had no square yards. A ship of such rigging is called a bark. We went to inquire about our business and were told to go to the Emigrant Office with our papers. The ship would not be ready for some days yet and the Emigrant Office told us to get our mattresses, bedding, and so forth and move to room 24 at the Emigrant office and they boarded and laid us there until our ship was ready and we were shown our trunks in the package room.

On the morning of the 8th day after breakfast, we were told to move on board the ship as the ship would sail that day, and did, and exactly after dinner we raised anchor and was towed out into the Bay by a small steamer. Now Goodbye! Goodbye Fatherland! Goodbye neat little Harbor! The sails were hoisted and a good wind took us off. The bay become gradually wider until land disappeared at all.

A good strong wind made the voyage quite lively and we made good progress until the 10th of May when the wind become quite and the water smooth, and sailing went real slow.

Later in the afternoon we seen the coast of England, but it become foggy and the coast was hidden in a dense vale of fog.

All had went on so far well and the only thing that went against me was the coarse food that was furnished.