A VOYAGE T O 
The fcurvy had now brought both the crews to a 
moft pitiable fituation. The Alexander had lofc eight of 
her complement, and was reduced to two men in a 
watch, only four fcamen and two boys being at all fit for 
duty : and though thefe were willing to do their beft, 
and further encouraged by the promife of double wages 
when they fliould arrive at Batavia, their utmoit exer- 
tions were inadequate to the neceffities of the (hip, which 
they were hardly able to put about ; nor could they 
have weighed even a fmall anchor had the currents 
obliged them to bring to again. The Friendfliip had 
only five men not difabled, and was by no means well 
provided with provifions. In this melancholy ftate of 
both fliips, the weflern monfoon being expe6ted foon to 
fet in, it was indifpenfably neceffary to give up one for 
the fake of preferving the other. Upon this fubje6t the 
mafters confultedj and after fome time came to an agree- 
ment. As the Friendiliip was the fmaller veflel, and 
would be cleared more eafily than the Alexander, having 
fewer ftores on board, Mr. Walton, her mailer, confented 
that file fliould be evacuated and funk, on condition that 
he fliould be allowed half freight of the Alexander. In 
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four days the Friendfliip had her crew and ftores tranf- 
ferred to the Alexander, after which flie was bored and 
turned adrift. The fliips company thus made out from 
both vefTels was of no ereat ftrenjrth, not amountine to 
half the proper complement of the Alexander, nor was 
it 
