NORTH WEST COAST OF AMERICA. ss 



Qtlier refrefliments, may be hereafter of the greateft im- ^ ^^^^^ ^• 



portance to any fhips coming round Cape Horn to the ' — "y^^ 

 Weftern coaft of America, as they lie diredily in the track April. 



fpr that coaft, and confequently are more conveniently ""^ ^^ ^^* 

 lituated than the Sandwich illands.. • 



I HAD conceived hopes, that when the South Eaft trade 

 wind left us, it v/^ould have been fucceeded by that at 

 North raft ; but we did not get a fteady North Eaft trade 

 till the I ft of May in 8° s;^' North latitude, and 120° 29' Moiday'i. 

 longitude. 



During this interval, we had light variable winds and 

 calms by turns, with clofe fultry weather and frequent 

 heavy rains. Notwithftanding every precaution, the fcurvy 

 made its appearance amongft us ; and the boatfwain in par- 

 ticular was fo bad for fome days, that I almoft defpaired of 

 his recovery; but it fortunately happened, that fome fmall 

 fallad, fuch as muftard and creiTes, which I had fown in 

 feveral cafks of mould procured at Falkland's Iflands, was 

 now in great perfedion. I planted fome horfe-radifh in a. 

 cafk before we left England, which was in an improving 

 ftate, and fome potatoes, planted ftnce we left Falkland's 

 Iftands, began to fprout very finely. Thefe things were 

 given to the boatfwain, and they ,had every good, effeft 

 that could be wiftied ; they checked the diforder, and he 

 began to recover his health daily. This unwholefomaC 

 weather had likewife afFeded the health of feveral feamen 

 on board the Queen Charlotte ; and captain Dixon in par- 

 ticular being very bad, I went on board the Queen Char- 

 lotte, and found his diforder to be the fcurvy. At my re- 

 turn, . I fent him a calk of fine mould, with fallad grow- 

 ing 



