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Pernambuco, South America, along the Trade Routes keeping a sharp lookout for German Commerce Raiders we learn that '"Kron Prinz Wilhelm" "Karlshrue" [Karlsruhe] & Prinz Eitel Frederick and Cap Trafalgar are somewhere in the South Atlantic, you are awakened from your sleep at all hours, on sighting a ship the bugle sounds stations, all is astir scampering along the decks no one is allowed to dawdle the First Lieutenant shouting the slow one's to double! double!! after the panic is quiet again we are all gradually getting fit there has been no excitement so far.
Oct 1st. Part of our duties is to board and examine all ships, and examine their papers. Today two ships are sighted. they are stopped and boarded they are flying the Swedish Flag. they are allowed to pass on.
Oct 3rd A Swedish sailing ship boarded in the Dil. Dols. 4o south 28o west Meet "Macedonia" a P & O. Mail Steamer mounting