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cient quantity of Peruvian bark, to fuch of his Majefty's fliips A '7^ 

 as may be expofed to the influence of unwholefome climates. 

 It happened very fortunately in the Difcovery, that only one 

 of the men that had fevers in the Straits of Sunda, flood in 

 need of this medicine, as he alone confumed the whole 

 quantity ufually carried out by Surgeons, in fuch veflels as 

 ours. Had more been affected in the fame manner, they 

 would probably all have perifhed, from the want of the 

 only remedy capable of affording them effectual relief. 



Another circumftance attending this voyage, which, if we 

 confider its duration, and the nature of the fervice in which 

 we were engaged, will appear fcarcely lefs Angular than the 

 extraordinary healthinefs of the crews, was, that the two 

 fliips never loft fight of each other for a day together, ex- 

 cept twice ; which was owing, the fir ft time, to an acci- 

 dent that happened to the Difcovery off the coafl of Owhy- 

 hee ; and the fecond, to the fogs we met with at the entrance 

 of Awatfka Bay. A ftronger proof cannot be given of the 

 fkill and vigilance of our fubaltern officers, to whom this 

 fliare of merit almoft intirely belongs. 



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