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** fatisfied I would not trouble hi7n\ but would apply to 1787. 
" Dodor Lind, Phyfician to the Royal Hofpital at Hafler, ^l!^^ 
a gentleman as eminently diflinguifbed for his profef- 
iicnal abilities as his other amiable qualities ; or elfe to 
" fome of the furgeons of his Majefly's fhips in Portfmouth 
" harbour, or at Spithead, moft of whom I had the plea- 
fure of knowing, and on whofe medical knowledge I was 
certain I could depend." This peremptory declaration 
had the defired efFecfl. The gentleman took his leave, to 
my great fatisfadlicn, and thereby gave me an opportunity 
of writing by that evening's poft, to inform the Secretary of 
State, and Captain Phillip, of the real flate of the fick; and 
at the fame time to urge the neceffity of having frefh pro- 
vifions ferved to the whole of the convids while in port, as 
well as a little wine for thofe v/ho were ill. Frefh provi- 
lions I dwelt mofl: on, as being not only needful for the 
recovery of the fick, but otherwife eflential, in order to 
prevent any of them commencing fo long and tedious a 
voyage as they had before them with a fcorbutic taint; a 
confequence that would mofl: likely attend their living upon 
fait food \ and which, added to their needful confinement 
and great numbers, would, in all probability, prove fatal 
to 
