VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES. 
Want of clothing, to be fupplied with what was needful ; a 
power delegated to me by Captain Phillip, together with 
the lib erty of giving^fuch other diredions as I thought would 
tend to the recovery or prefervation of their health. And 
further, as they had been nearly four months on board, and 
during that time had been kept upon fait provifions, I would 
endeavour to get frefli for them while in port. This fhort 
converfation had fo fudden an efFed on thofe I addreffed, 
and was of fo oppofite a tendency to that of the gentleman 
alluded to, that before we got from between decks, I had 
the pleafure to fee feveral of them put on fuch clothes as 
they had, and look a little cheerful. I then pointed out to 
Lieutenant Johnfon, commanding officer of the marines on 
board, and to the mafter of the fhip, the neceffity there was 
of admitting the convicts upon the deck, one half at a time, 
during the courfe of the day; in order that they might breathe 
a purer air, as nothing would conduce more to the preferva- 
tion of their health. To this thefe gentlemen readily affent- 
ed ; adding, that they had no objedion to the whole num- 
ber coming upon deck at once, if I thought it neccffary, as 
they were not apprehenfive of any danger from the indul- 
gence. On returning to the quarter-deck, I found my new 
medical 
