for the present but more could not be done untill the Governor who was ill, permited any one to visit him. I now ordered every one to come on shore which was as much as some of them could being so weak as to be scarce able to walk. – Among these were the Surgeon M^r. Ledward, who was reduced to meer skin & bones and Lawrence Lebogue a seaman equally as bad – Those would cer- tainly have died in a few days– Several others were getting ill through a want of resolution and spirits, and all in a very weak condition & scarce able to walk & support themselves. I ranked Among the few of the heartyest ones & was

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