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Thurness Jan. 24 1801
Sir Joseph
It gives me pleasure to say that the Investigator is a comfortable ship, and affords a great deal of accommodation. The mode in which the cabins have been fitted, leaves too much room for the commander. The builders assistant and myself propose an alteration by which another cabin will be gained; for besides sleeping cabins, a great deal of room will be wanted for our stores, and, for the naturalists and mineralogists specimens. By todays post, I have written to the Navy Board, for an order to have this done; and by the advice of Mr Whidbey have also applied for an order to dispense with our fitting out in the exact proportion of stores given to sloops of war, and requested to be furnished in such proportions as may be most calculated for the service on which we are going.
The Investigator has at present no warrant officers, but I hope that they will be included in her establishment; and also an additional mate and one or two midshipmen, to the one mate and two mids which she is allowed at present; a second lieut. also, will most probably be appointed; and the whole of these, in addition to the 60 men and 13 marines, I should consider as improving the establishment. In saying this, I speak the sentiments of Mr Whidbey as well as my own.
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