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the furgeons a mod powerful antifcorbutic. Among other regulations,, 

 orders were given for baking a certain quantity of flour into pound 

 loaves, to be distributed daily among the fick, as it was not in their 

 power to prepare it themfelves. Wine and other neceflaries being 

 given judicioufly among thofe whofe fituations required fuch com- 

 forts, many of the wretches had recourfe to ftratagem to obtain more 

 than their fhare, by prefenting themfelves, under different names and 

 appearances, to thofe who had the delivery of them, or by exciting., 

 the compamon of thofe who could order them. 



Blankets were fent to the hofpital in fufficient numbers to make 

 every patient comfortable ; notwithstanding which, they watched the 

 moment when any one died to ftrip him of his covering (although^ 

 dying themfelves), and could only be prevented by the utmod vigi- 

 lance from exercifing fuch inhumanity in every inftance. 



On the arrival of the Scarborough, an inftance of fagacity in a dog 

 occurred, too remarkable to pafs unnoticed. Mr. Marfhall, the matter 

 of the fhip, on quitting Port Jackfon in May 1799, left a Newfound- 

 land dog which he had brought from England, with a friend. Gil 

 the return of his old mafter, Hedor fwam off to the fhip, and r 

 getting on board, recognifed him, and manifefled, in every manner 

 fuitable to his nature, his joy at feeing him 5 nor could the animal 

 be perfuaded to quit him again, accompanying him always when he. 

 went on more,, or returned to the fhip. 



At a mufter of the convicts, one man only during the month of 

 June was unaccounted. for 5 - and his body was afterwards found 

 drowned in Long-cove at the back of the fettlement. Upon inquiry 

 into the caufe of his death-, it appeared that he had been detected* 

 in ftealing fome tobacco from a garden in which he had been em- 

 ployed, and, on being threatened with punifhment, had abfconded.. 

 He was confidered as a well-behaved man ; and as he appears to have 

 preferred death to fhame and punilhment, which he had indeedbeen; 

 heard to declare he did, and which his death feems to confirm,, hut- 

 inanity will deem him worthy of a better fate,. 



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