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Among other marks of approaching fer- 

 vice, we have been called upon for a general 

 return of the fick, and it appears in orders that 

 Drs. Henderfon and Cave, with a detatchment 

 of our ftafF, are to remain at Barbadoes in 

 charge of the hofpitals appropriated to the St, 

 Domingo divifion ; and I may add, with re- 

 gret, that we are likely to leave thefe gentle- 

 men bufy duty, the fick-lift, particularly of 

 the Cork divifion, being very numerous. In 

 confequence of many of the (hips arriving in 

 a fickly ftate, our hofpitals became crowded 

 as foon as they were ere£ted, notwithftanding 

 our having the further accommodation of con- 

 verting fome of the barracks into fick wards. 

 But we have now in fome meafure relieved 

 the hofpitals, by forming a fmali encamp- 

 ment and putting the convalefcents under 

 canvafs. 



We expeft that you will hear from vari- 

 ous quarters, and read in all the news-papers 

 fad hiftories of difeafe and death, but let me 

 caution you not to believe that we are all 

 dying, or that the yellow-fanged monfter is 

 let loofe amongft us. Should it be told you 

 that more than a thoufand fick are already in 



