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covers the boats, rigging, and stores which have 
been landed.* In order to detect any symptoms, or 
appearance of scurvy amongst the men, their gums: 
were examined this morning, and I understand the 
same thing is to be done every Thursday, for the 
future. All hands are also to be mustered in divi- 
sions, at nine o’clock in the morning, and six in 
the afternoon every day, in order to see that the 
men are all clean and sober, two of the most es- 
sential things for preserving their health ; this also 
affords an opportunity of examining what state their 
bed-places are in, which is done whilst they aré 
on deck. 
Friday, 15th.— No less than fifteen deer were 
seen to-day in one herd, but those who saw them 
were not so fortunate as to be able to kill any of 
them, from the reason I mentioned yesterday, 
namely, that they could not get their muskets to 
fire off at the time they were within shot of 
them. 
Monday, 18th. — Eleven deer were seen yester- 
day, and upwards of twenty to-day, in one herd ; 
out of those seen to-day we succeeded in killing 
one, which is much smaller than any of those 
killed before, weighing only a little more than 
ninety pounds, when skinned and cleaned. I have 
remarked, that all the deer we have seen since 
we came to this harbour, set off to the westward, 
when they are pursued, and even when not molested 
they are observed to be travelling in that direction. 
* Parties have been employed also for some time past cut- 
ting turf, and bringing it down to the ships for fuel. 
