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| this day one of the asses disappead & Nicoloa was gone into the Country, Complaint was made to the Governor but it was found that he could not assist P. | |
| 19 | 44 asses were embarked & Capt Gibson declard he could not Receive more |
| 20 | at 4 P M weighd for Goree, a Strong Breeze, 2 asses died during the night owing to their Slipping on the Decks |
| 21 | got Battens naild on the Deck to prevent the asses from Slipping, dragd the Sick ones from the Quarterdeck many of their Legs much cut with kicking each other |
| 27 | anchord off the N Point of Goree at 8, found that the Garrison had Sufferd much by Sickness & had only 195 Rank & file fit for duty P. offerd double pay during the Journey & a discharge at the end of it to induce the Soldiers to Volunteer in two days the whole Garrison offerd themselves as did also Lieut John Martin |
| April 6 | Embarkd the Soldiers & Two Sailors whom Capt Shortland of the Squirrell Permitted to join |
| 7 | at 8 A M found the Temperature of the Sea to be 61 of farenheit only this is probably the Cause of the great dews that fall along the Coast at 2 P.M. Enterd the Gambia |
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