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P. 63 - 30 May 1789 Restoration Island 1

Rems in Restoration Island Ne[w Holland] Saturdy. 30th. May 1789.— Very fine Wr. Wind ESE & SE after eating our dinner we employed the latter part of the afternoon gathering oysters & got sufficient with some Palm Tops to make a good Stew for Supper & Issued full 1½ pint of it to each Man and every one found himself vastly better– the general complaints were a great weakness & some few of a dizzyness in the head, for my own part I suffered only a little of the former and a pain in the Pit of my Stomach.— As the Isld. we are on does not extend above a mile or 1½ round nothing new occured.– Part of us slept on shore & myself & others in the Boat — In the Morng having only 2 lbs of Pork left I directed the oystering party to go on for our last dinner & with brea[?] by Noon I issued to every one as much as before. – They now began to com-
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