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102 medies. A very wholeome and pleaant kind of punch, made of brandy, vinegar, ugar and water, had been daily ditributed amongt our crew towards the latter end of the paage. The hips were fumigated every day, and we were very careful that the ailors hould change their clothes whenever they had got wet. It was a atisfaction to us to find that thee precautions had not been taken in vain.

WO officers of health came on board from the Cape Town, in order to learn whether any of our crew were infected with contagious diorders.