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Very Strong Breezes and Hazy Wr. After running SW¼W 12 Miles I Anchored at ½ past 2 this Afternoon in 2½ Fathoms Extremes of the Land from EbN to NWbW½W. The Church Cupola S½E a half Mile off Shore Unroost NW½N
Found riding here a States 20 Gun Ship & 20 Sail of Indiamen with Snows Brigs and many small Vessels.
At Half past Four I went on Shore.
At Half past 10 AM the Vice Commodore came off and brought people to take the Vessel into the River and by Noon made fast abreast of a Redoubt.
Hot Strong Winds from the ENE in the Day with light Airs at Night.
In the Morning the Sabandar attended me, and the Council being set at 9 OClock my request was presented and being present I was informed that the Council had complied with every thing I had Asked.
I now returned to the Hotel with my Head Ach vastly increased & in the course of an Half Hour a Strong Fever came on which obliged me to retire to my Bed. My temples throbed with great Violence and a pain ac[r]oss my forehead was so severe that I thought my Head would burst assunder my Nerves were dreadfully affected so that I could hould nothing or scarce Walk. In short I expected after all my distresses that I was finally to close my Career of life in this sad place Batavia. I sent to the Sabandar for some eminent Doctor to come to my Assistance and soon after a Mr. Aansorp head Surgeon of the Town Hospital came. His first application was a tepid bath with a handfull of Salt in it in which I was to Set an half Hour, and then at every half Hour afterwards I was to take a large spoonfull of an Mixture which had Camphor in it and Houghmans Drops.
The bathing my feet brought on a profuse perspiration and I rested tolerably so that Wonderfully by Midnight the Fever was rather better than Worse.
I was Visited by a Mr. Hoogendorp and Hemmee who seem'd anxious about my Situation. A Mr. Eddie an Englishman here from Bengal was also particularly desirous to do me every good.
Mr. Hamme is a Son of the late 2nd Governor of C. G. Hope spoken of by Capt. Cook.
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