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Miscellanea. 
Mr. Piesse, my storekeeper, has been exceedingly careful with 
the provisions, and to him I owe the perfect order in which they 
are. I believe, indeed, that 1 cannot say more for the general 
good conduct of the party, than by stating that we have not 
had an accident or a casualty attributable to the neglect of the 
men. 
I have already informed you that, about the end of January, 
both my officers and myself were attacked with scurvy. The 
symptoms did not increase either on me or on Mr. Browne, 
although they have not abated ; but in Mr. Poole’s case they 
became exceedingly aggravated. He became daily worse and 
worse; the disease settled in his principal muscles; his skin 
turned black, and he at length lost the use of his limbs. He 
took to his couch on the 26th of April, and has not since risen 
from it. Both Mr. Browne and myself were at one time much 
alarmed about him; but I am happy to say that he has rallied, 
and that his general health is improving, although his limbs still 
refuse their office. 
To Mr. Poole I am indebted for the most active co-operation 
at all times, and for an anxiety for the success of the expedition, 
which has been infinitely to his credit; whilst he has carried on 
his professional duties with an exactness and accuracy that entitle 
him to my best thanks. It will therefore be with extreme regret 
that I shall witness his departure, and in the sincere hope that he 
will speedily recover from a malady to which his zeal alone has 
subjected him. 
To Mr. Browne, I feel indebted for his great attention to the 
health of the men, as the medical officer of the expedition; and 
for the cheerful assistance he gives me in every department in 
which he can make himself useful. 
I have the honor to be, Sir, 
Your most obedient servant, 
Charles Sturt. 
To the Hon . the Colonial Secretary . 
Sir,— It is my painful duty to announce to you, for His Ex¬ 
cellency’s information, the death of Mr. James Poole; which sad 
