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In the equipping of these ships, they were not con- 

 fined to ordinary establishments, but were fitted in 

 the most complete manner, and supplied with every 

 extra article that was suggested to be necessary. 



Lord Sandwich paid an extraordinary attention 

 to this equipment, by visiting the ships from time 

 to time, to satisfy himself that the whole was com- 

 pleted to his wish, and to the satisfaction of those 

 who were to embark in them. 



Nor were the Navy and Victualling Boards 

 wanting in providing them with the very best of 

 stores and provisions, and whatever else was neces- 

 sary for so long a voyage. Some alterations were 

 adopted in the species of provisions usually made 

 use of in the navy. That is, we were supplied with 

 wheat in lieu of so much oatmeal, and sugar in 

 lieu of so much oil ; and when completed, each 

 ship had two years and a half provisions on board, 

 of all species. 



We had, besides, many extra articles, such as malt, 

 sour-krout, salted cabbage, portable broth, saloup, mus- 

 tard, marmalade of carrots, and inspissated juice of 

 wort and beer. Some of these articles had before 

 been found to be highly antiscorbutic ; and others 

 were now sent out on trial, or by way of experiment ; 

 the inspissated juice of beer and wort, and marma- 

 lade of carrots especially. As several of these anti- 

 scorbutic articles are not generally known, a more 

 particular account of them may not be amiss. 



Of malt is made sweet wort, which is given to such 

 persons as have got the scurvy, or whose habit of 

 body threatens them with it, from one to five or six 

 pints a day, as the surgeon sees necessary. 



Sour '-h 'out, is cabbage cut small, to which is put 

 a little salt, juniper-berries, and annis-seeds ; it is 

 then fermented, and afterwards close packed in 

 casks : in which state it will keep good a long 

 time. This is a wholesome vegetable food, and a 

 great antiscorbutic. The allowance to each man is 



