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extra. 14th.--Monday. Clouday. Our rations were bread that would crawl with worms, in fact our fare is hard and unwholesome, half the men sick with the diarrie. No news of any better times. 15th.--Tuesday. Pleasant. I gave five men emetic and 3 carthartic. Our provisions better than yesterday. No news, the men are something better. 16th.--Wensday. Pleasant. Our sick were taken from our vessel. We had several good things for our vituals, rice, oatmeal and this plenty. This is called banyan day. The surgeon came on board our vessel and ordered men and me on bord the brig 160 transport. 17th.--Thursday. Pleasant. I proceeded to give the men medicine and gave them gruel and they appeared verry much better at night. We had twelve women on board and some worse than the devil--they quarreled like cats and dogs and in fact I had to make use of rash (harsh) means in order for to live. 18th.--Friday. Pleasant. The men generally better with one or two exceptions. The women in better nature than yesterday. Nothing extra happened through the day. 19th.--Saterday. Pleasant, nothing particular through the day. 20th.--Sunday. Cold and windy. The men not so well. 21st.--Monday. Pleasant. The men no better and no Doct. to see them and no medicine, no phisition attended us, the time dubious and the men down hearted--not verry good accommodation. 22nd.--Tuesday. Clouday and some rain in the morning. Many of the men verry low, but verry little refreshment for the sick. Thirteen more sick came on board which augmented the sick to 54. 23rd.--Wensday. Pleasant. The men that came on board yesterday are better after being phisiced. Nothing new. 24th.--Thursday. Clouday. The men generally better 17 men were sent from our ship to those where the main Regt. lay. Nothing further worth attention. 25th.--Friday. Pleasant. Two sick men sent on board our ship which made our number 40. James Duffer died at 4 o'clock p.m. with Hectic fever. Many of the men are very low. Bellew and Collins were sent to our ship which augments our number to 42 men. 26th.--Saterday. Clouday. McDuff[40] was buried at ten o'clock. Sergt. Traig and Corp. Wentworth, McIntosh went on shore to attend the funeril. He was decently intered. The English people here are decent, friendlay and humane 27th.--Sunday. Pleasant. The men are something better. Nothing happened through the day. 28th.--Monday.[41] Pleasant but cold for the season. The men better
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