Jun 1, 1792 Home Providence Log Jun 3, 1792
Revised Aug 26 2021
The Morning and Night Light Breezes from the Land at South. During the day Strong Breezes from the WSW. Thermometer from 74 to 80 Degrees.
Employed Washing and cleaning Ship, Airing below with Fires and mending Clothes. Served Tobacco.
Carpenters finished the Launch, and have made a very fine Boat of her. All Men of War Boats are a Strake too low.
Got a few very good Breadfruit to day from the Country. The Trees about the low Grounds have a fine Show of Green Fruit about ¼ grown and in some places more forward.
I find my Nervous complaint much better to day, which I attribute to bathing in Matavai River at Sun rise. It is remarkably cold and may have a better effect than the Sea Water.
We have several of the Natives applying to the Surgeon to cure them of Ulcers and Sores about different parts of the Body, and his opinion like my account last Voyage is, the disease is the Scrofula.
A few infected with a gonorrhea have applied, but we have seen none who are remarkably bad in that disease.
My Plants are doing wonderfully well and I have added two small Trees to the number to Day.
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