Parties w e r e im m ed ia te ly fen t in to the w o o d s to colleCt th e acid
b e r r y o f th e c o u n t ry , w h ic h fo r its e x trem e ac e to fity w a s deemed b y th e
fu rg eon s a m oft p ow e r fu l an tifco rb utic . A m o n g other re g u la t io n s ,
orders w e r e given" fo r b a k in g a ce r ta in q u a n tity o f flour in to -pound
lo a v e s , to be diftrib-uted d a ily am o n g th e flick, as it w a s no t in th e ir
p ow e r to prepare it them fe lv e s . W in e and o th e r neceflaries b e in g
g iv e n ju d ic io u f ly am o n g th o fe w h o fe fitu a tion s required fu ch com fo r ts ,
m a n y o f th e w r e tch e s h ad re cou r fe to ftratagem to obtain m ore th an
th e ir Ihare b y p re fen tin g th em fe lv e s , und er different names and appearances,
to th o fe w h o had th e d e liv e r y o f th em , o r b y e x c it in g th e com p
an io n o f tho fe w h o cou ld ord er them.
B lan k e ts w e r e im m e d ia te ly fen t to the h o fpltal in fuffieient n um b
ers to mak e e v e r y p atien t c om fo r ta b le ; n o tw ith ftan d in g w h ic h , th e y
w a tch ed th e m om en t w h e n a n y on e d ied to ftr ip h im o f his c o v e r in g ,
(a lth o u g h d y in g th em fe lv e s ,) and co u ld o n ly b e p re v en ted b y th e u t-
m o ft v ig ila n c e from e x e r c ifin g fu ch in h um a n ity in e v e r y inftance.
T h e d e ta chm en t from th e N ew S o u th W a le s co rp s , co n fiftin g o f one:
cap ta in, th re e fuba lterns, and a p rop o r tion ate n um b e r o f n o n -c om -
m iflio n ed officers and p r iva te s , w a s im m e d ia te ly d ifcmba rked , and
ro om b e in g mad e in the m arin e barracks, th e y to o k p ofleffion o f th e
quarters allotted fo r them .
L ie u te n a n t Sh ap co te , th e n a v al-ag en t on board o f the N ep tu n e , died
b e tw e en th e C ap e o f G o o d H o p e and th is place. A fon o f this g e n tleman
ar r iv ed in th e J u ft in ian , to w h ic h fh ip h e be lon ged , and rec
e iv ed the firft a c cou n t o f h is fa th e r ’ s d eath, o n g o in g aboard the N e p tune
to con gra tulate h im on h is ar rival.
A n inftance o f fagaci'ty in a d o g occurred on. th e ar riv al o f the. Scarb
o ro u g h , to o remarkable to pafs un n o ticed'; M r . M a r fh a ll, the mafter o f
th e Ih ip , o n q u it tin g P o r t J a ck fon in M a y 1 7 8 8 , le ft a N ew fo u n d la n d
d o g w i th M r . C la r k , (the ag ent on th e p art o f th e con tra c to r , w h o rem
ained in th e c o lo n y ,) w h ich h e had b ro u g h t from E n g lan d . O n the
re tu rn o f h is old mafter, HeCto r fw am oft' to th e fh ip , and g e t tin g on
bo ard, re co gn ifed h im , and m anifefted , in e v e r y m an n e r fuitable to h is
nature, h is j o y at feeing h im ; n o r could th e anima l be perfuaded to-
q u it h im a g a in , a c com p a n y in g h im a lw a y s w h e n h e w en t o n lh o r e ,
and re tu rn in g w i th h im o n board.
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