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all directions. On the 26th, I set up the tent for 

 the reception of the ship's company, of whom there 

 was but a small number able to do duty. Poor 

 Tupia, of whose life we now began to despair, and 

 who till this time had continued ashore with Mr. 

 Banks, desired to be removed to the ship, where, he 

 said, he should breathe a freer air than among the 

 numerous houses which obstructed it ashore : on 

 board the ship, however, he could not go, for she 

 was unrigged, and preparing to be laid down at the 

 careening-place ; but on the 28th, Mr. Banks went 

 with him to Cooper's Island, or, as it is called here, 

 Kuypor, where she lay, and as he seemed pleased 

 with the spot, a tent was there pitched for him : at 

 this place both the sea breeze and the land breeze 

 blew directly over him, and he expressed great satis- 

 faction in his situation. Mr. Banks, whose humanity 

 kept him two days with this poor Indian, returned 

 to the town on the 30th, and the fits of his intermit- 

 tent, which was now become a regular tertian, were 

 so violent as to deprive him of his senses while they 

 lasted, and leave him so weak that he was scarcely 

 able to crawl down stairs: at this time, Dr. Solander's 

 disorder also increased, and Mr. Monkhouse, the 

 surgeon, was confined to his bed. 



On the 5th of November, after many delays, in 

 consequence of the Dutch ships coming along side 

 the wharfs to load pepper, the ship was laid down, 

 and the same day, Mr. Monkhouse, our surgeon, a 

 sensible skilful man, fell the first sacrifice to this fatal 

 country, a loss which was greatly aggravated by our 

 situation. Dr. Solander was just able to attend his 

 funeral, but Mr, Banks was confined to his bed. 

 Our distress was now very great, and the prospect 

 before us discouraging in the highest degree : our 

 danger was not such as we could surmount by any 

 efforts of our own ; courage, skill, and diligence, 

 were all equally ineffectual, and death was every day 

 making advances upon us, where we could neither 



