The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-02
NEW HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL THURSDAY JUNE
disregard of conjunction and the rules of spelling.
 Headquarters Havvannah
 25th of August 1762

25th of August 1762
 Parole King George
 Lord Albemar (Albemarle) is thus written throughout the booD Recom- mends livery strongly to the officers to prevent their soldiers buying there Provisions Liquors sold by the Inhabi- tants of this town and to be very att tentive to their men messing Least they Should Despose of their Provisions to the town People Great Decency to be shone by the Soldiers to all Religious Professors by Stoping in the Streets and pulling of their Hats Regarly and Soberly will recommend the soldiers to the Earl of Albemar who would be Sor- " they should DO anything to Sully the Good Appearance (sic) He has of them"
 There are directions about the treat- ment of slaves, nurses for the sick, "Convalescence'' are directed to give assistance to those who are unable ''to take Care of themselves" there are records of court Marshalls" and pun ishments of various kinds:
 ''Ye 23rd Sept. 1762
 "Ye soldiers are to Be paid two Bits pr week to By Vegetables and Pay for their Washing and then accompts are to be settled every Muster
 "The Soldiers may sell their salt pro- visions to the inhabitants for Fresh meat or vegitabels. The Severest Pun- ishment to be inflicted on those who Shall Presume to sell for Spurious Liquor"
 RULES FOR THE SURGEONS.
 The regimental surgeon that Wants Bark" was to apply for it at the rate of one dollar for some specified amount whose hieroglyph is not dicipherable. Peruvian bark was the form in which quinine was given in those days, and it is to be feared that it was in the greatest demand for evry tale of the expedition mentions the low sickness prevailing in the army. The last entry Is that of Oct. 5. The parole was Mad rid" and the order is that all men in- capable of further service are to go. With the announcements of the sale of the effects of late officers, the orderly records break off abruptly.
 The Earl of Albemarle had been ex- pressly ordered to return the same number of troops to North America that he had received thence. He did so, but many died on the passage or in the hospitals on arrival.
 The remainder of the blank book is | filled with diary of Israel Putnam, as | above mentioned. In 1773 Israel, his cousin Rufus Putnam Roger Enos, and | MT. Thaddeus Lyman went on an eX- petition to look at land in the South | which George III, had promised to grant to the Colonial officers and sold- | iers who had served in the provincial | regiments in the French war. Rufus Putnam, as Deputy Surveyor, made a 1 favorable report and several hundred l families actually emigrated, but the | first tokens of the coming revolution l prevented the Putnams from being of the number. This diary was presuma- bly written on the return voyage. | PUTNAM'S SECOND SIGHT OF CUBA.
 | The following extract describes the second sight of Cuba that Israel had. It was, only passing one. The spell | ing Is left unchanged.
 Thursday ye 1T of February 1773
 ''This morning was quit out of sight of Land about Eaght a clock maide land baying North which was our COTS l About l2 clock came up With It and it was Cape Antonica ye west Eand of ye Island of Cuba and was in the Lati- tude of .21 and forty. 46 hours we laide | two and maid a signal and Have come out to ous Spanish Connue to ous to see if we wanted any Tortes he said he had about twenty and he would go and fetch what we wanted. We still lay two he sent of to shore for his tortises in ye meanwhile have hove in sight a sooner and drew near ous. Our Capt. thought it might be a garde coster and thought beast to come to saile and leave our tortos ye Cite CD went on borde ye scooner sold her tories ye preceded af- ter ous & about sunset overlook ous and spoke ous."
 Thus the Americans had true mock turtle for their supper ywhile the schooner enjoyed the real tortoises! -