NORTH WEST COAST OF AMERICA. 5.7 



clear weather, and a fteady breeze) it was impoflible for ^ ^^j^ ^• 

 us to mifs them if they really exifted, »- — 7— » 



May. 



We flood to the Weflward between 19° 46' and 20" 

 North latitude, till the 15th, by which time we were Monday ij. 

 confiderably to the Weftward of Los Majos, but no fuch 

 iilands were to be found. On which I determined to Hand 

 diredtly for the Sandwich Iflands, as there was a certainty 

 of our procuring whatever refreihments we wanted. 



The fcurvy now attacked a number of the fliip's crew. 

 The firft fymptoms were a fliffnefs about the knees and 

 hams, afterwards the fhin-bones became fore; and in a 

 few days thofe parts which before were ftiff began to fwell 

 and turn black, and the mouth grew fore. My boatfwain 

 had all thefe appearances to a great degree, attended with a 

 fever and a violent pain in his head, notwithftanding which 

 he recovered in a furprifing manner. 



As I never knew an inftance of a perfon recovering 

 from an advanced ftage of the fcurvy whilfl: at fea, I ihall 

 take the liberty of mentioning the regimen he was under 

 during his illnefs, efpecially as it may be of great fervice 

 to perfons in the fame iituation. Befides the affiftance he 

 received from Mr. Hogan my furgeon, who was very fkil- 

 ful in his profeflion, he had for breakfaft a pint of fweet 

 wort, with fome foft bread, which I ordered to be made 

 for him. About ten o'clock he gathered fome fmall fallad 

 from the little garden I have juft mentioned; this he ate 

 with vinegar; for dinner he had portable foup with bar- 

 ley, celery feed, muftard, crefs, and rape feed boiled in 

 it; befides which, he ate plentifully of krout. Thefe 



I things 



