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from Holland to Baltimore; but it is to the credit of our pioneers, and an index to the patient and even tempered character of the Hollanders, that the occasional display of selfishness was exceptional and soon forgotten.
No one who can read the full account of this great undertaking, can fail to feel proud of the courage, fortitude and Christian faith shown by our forebears, not only on the ocean voyage, but through all the hardships and deprivations of life in a new and undeveloped country. The brave men of Holland, the countrymen of William of Orange, who had survived the cruelties of Alva and broken the yoke of proud Phillip of Spain, were not made of the stuff that yields to hardships.
No incident in all the history of the Netherlands serves to bring out this heroic strain in our forefathers, more than that tragic siege of Leyden by the Spaniards. "In the darkest days of brave little Holland's war with Spain, when the city of Leyden had withstood a siege of more than eighteen months, and the people were suffering from famine and disease, it is said that one of the brave defenders leaped upon the wall of the city and challenged the enemy with these defiant words, 'We will cut off' our left arm and eat it, and fight with our right.' On the evening of the same day, when all hope of further resistance seemed futile, the people assembled in their churches and unitedly and fervently prayed for deliverance. Holland's fleet lay in the North Sea less than sixteen miles away. The fleet was their only hope for deliverance. The dykes had been broken, but a strong east wind held back the sea. The prayers had no more than been offered when it seemed that God from Heaven gave an unusual answer; for the wind shifted to the west, driving the sea inland, releasing the ships so that the fleet could speed to the city and in a short time put to flight the armies of Spain."
NAMES OF THE PASSENGERS WHO SAILED ON THE GOOD SHIP NAGASAKI, WHICH LEFT ROTTERDAM, HOLLAND, APRIL 11, 1847, FOR BALTIMORE
[The rest of the page lists names A-G; see complete list.]