WHITE'sJOURNALOFA 
1787. Phillip needful ; and accordingly went on board the Sirius 
for that purpofe. Captain Phillip, who upon every occafion 
fhowed great humanity and attention to the people, with 
the moft, obliging readinefs lent Mr. King, one of his lieu- 
tenants, on board the Alexander with me, in order to exa- 
mine into the ftate of the fhip ; charging him, at the fame 
time, with the moft pofitive and pointed inftrudlions to the 
mafter of the fhip inftantly to fet about fweetening and 
purifying her. This commiflion Mr. King executed with 
great propriety and expedition ; and by the diredions he 
gave, fuch efFed:ual means were made ufe of, that the evil 
was foon corredted : and not long after all the people, who, 
fufFering from the efFedts of it, were under Mr. Balmain, 
my afliftant's, care, got quite rid of the complaint. I now 
returned to the Sirius, and folicited an increafe of water ; 
which Captain Phillip with equal readinefs complied with 
and as we had by this time got into a regular fouth-eaft 
trade wind, our allowance ferved tolerably well j every man 
having three quarts a day. 
2 2d. ^ The weather moderate and cloudy, in lat 9° 6' S. 
long. 26"" 4' W. we faw a noddy and two pintado birds. 
At night, the commanding officer of marines having re- 
ceived 
