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But our Joy did again not last long, for in May 1752 our
Brethren had to return again to the Catacombs |:Vaults:|
on account of the Misbehaviors of another Prisoner. We Sisters
viz. Sir Helderhof and I had however Leave to visit and to nurse
them. November 2<hi rend="superscript">nd</hi>. the same Year they and we came into great Distress
by Water, the [?] swelling to such a Degree that the Water rose
in the Catacombs up to the half of the Windows, and in our House
so that I stood up to the Belly in Water, and thus had to retire
to the upper Story of the House, without being able to put on
dry Clothes. To my great Surprize I continued well and healthy
and the next Morning I could go to the Prisoners, who to save
themselves had got up on the Wall, where they had to continue
2 Nights and one Day in the open Air in great Cold, Snow and Rain.
We brought them, and also to other Prisoners some Refreshments to
make them warm; but we could not come to them without great 
Danger of our Lives, the Stream having torn the Bridge leading
to the Fortress in such a Manner that scarce a Soldier ventured
to cross it. Similar Inundations happened the 6<hi rend="superscript">th</hi>. and 11<hi rend="superscript">th</hi>. of November 
but against which better Precautions were taken. December 30<hi rend="superscript">th</hi>. we
had again the Joy to obtain Leave to live together; Secretary Na
bakof having procured free Lodgings for us in the Suburbs, in
which we could live very comfortably.
     October 3<hi rend="superscript">rd</hi>. 1753 our Savior gave me a little Daughter, and this our
little Fellow Prisoner was baptized by the Reverend Mr. Buzow
Minister of the great lutheran Church in Petersburg, during a
very blessed Feeling of the near Presence of our Lord. She was

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called Johanna Christina. The Minister recomended her with
particular Affection to the Preservation and Protection of our Savior here
in this strange Country; Many Tears were shed upon this Occasion.
     We lived yet sometime very chearful and in Sickness, and the va
rious Frights, which never were wanting, were so much the easier
to be born, because we could still live together. But still in the
same Year it pleased our dear Lord to take our faithful Friend
Secretary Nabakof out of this World. He believed in Jesus. During the
Direction of his Successor, who did not know us, we were first more
confined, and in the Night of the 28<hi rend="superscript">th</hi>. of August my Husband and the Brethren
Helterhof and Fritshe were fetched and carried away, without knowing
why and whither. I myself had to assist in putting my Husband who
was sick unto Death into an open Boat, and see him thus carried away
on the Water in Storm and Rain. We two Sisters spent the Night weeping,
and when the next Morning Enquiry was made of those who had carried
them away, whether they had been brought; we were still more frighted
by fearful Accounts of their Fate. At last we received the joyful
News, that they had been brought to their former Prison, and that we
might visit them. [not finished]