The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-03-13
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Gtuasion, yet bis diiorder, which was OF
the bilious kind, continued to increafe.
Mr.. Banks and DIR. Solander were both
ieized with the country diieafe, to which
Mr.. Monkhouic the iurgeon ieR the
FRI iacrifce. His dealt, was greatly
regretted. Poor Tayota died next, and
Tupia WAS 70 much Affected by the
news, that ne iurvived but few days,
during which time he rcfuicd all nedi-
cines. In hort, the fcene Of diftreis
increafcd amazingly, 70 that before the
ihip was efficiently repaired there were
NOT nore than ten men able co do duty.
MIR. Banks and DIR. SolandeT were
given over, but being removed into the
country recovered aowly. The Cap
tain hilnielf was at length taken i'll, as
was Mr.. Sporting, a gentleman who at
tended Mr.. Banks, by which it was (up-
poied the difeafe was iefeefieus. At
length the Joyful news was received On
the 8th OF Deeefnber, that the fhip was
perfectly RETIRED; and from that day till
the time Of her departure, the ut1noit
diligence was uied 20 take in every ne
ceifary for the profecution OF their vdys
age home.
On the 26th Of December they {ee
fail from this pestilent harbor, after Tome
warm alteration bctweea the Governor
| of the town and Capt. Cook, about re-
tanning iailor who had left the Dutch
fervice, and had entered ON board the
Endeayodr F.: in which, however, the
Captain behaved with becornifig fpirit
| and gained his point st their fitting
fail, the number OF Gck was at ieaft
| 90, and thole that were called we'll
were 70 feeble as fcarce TO be able TO
] keep their watch. But what is remark
| able, every individual lad felt the per-
| nicious effects of this inhofpirable eli
| mate, except an cid iail maker, who,
tho upwards Of 20 years Of age, Ilept
hifntelf drunk every days bur whether
| from that circumttance, Or the ftrengtli
Of his contribution, certain it il that he
! allied nothing the whole tirt1c;
| Tupia's deathis not afcribed TO the eli
mate. Being al his life accuaouied to
live on vegetable food, when he came
10 be obliged 20 lubifft on the proviiions
OF Ehe nip he began to fuffer from the
1cofbutlc dilotdcrs that generally arsaek
lardnen IN long continued voyages AZ
lea without refee thment from the iaofxs
and its Thought he could not have liV-
cd TO lee England, had he not been car
/ ried to Batavia for the hip to reffs
Ohthe lSth efMarch, they arrived at
the Cape of Good Hope. Here the
| flrviyors were ftt on fE1ore with all poi.
lible diipatchj for during their voyagc
the infe6tiotis diiorder contracted at Ba-
| tavia ragged with incredible 1nalignity.
Mr.. Banks's life was more than once
deipalred OF the ihIp was nor!ling ber-
ter than an hoipiral thofe thar were we'll
| were in number hardly efficient to give
| due attendance on thole that were lick
iniomuch, that in the thort run of FIX
| weeks they buried, three and Twenty
Perions, beiides thoie buried in Batavia
Among thofc wh0.died at fea were, MI
Sporting, Mr.. Partition (Mr. Banks's'
natural hiftory Painter), MIR, Green the
+! aitfoneraer, Mr.. Monkhoufe the mid
ihiPnan, who faved the lhip by fother-
ing the old fail maker. with three OF
four other petty officers, the ref ma
| rines ana common fean1cn.
On the r3th Of April, they began to
prepare 20 leave the Cape the fc&
wcse all ordered or board, feveral OF
whom were fill in a very dangerous
way On the 18th, they weighed anchor
ard on the 1T Of May arrived in the har-
Dor Of St. Helena, having loft rheif mas
ter, Mr.. Mojincux, in their pahage.