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my power to see him by 11 OClock and was received in a most affectionate and peculiar manner of kindness which will ever endear him to my memory. --
Orders were instantly given for our accomodation and Supplies and I had full power to see my people taken care of. --
Thus happily ended through the blessing of divine providence, without Accident a Voyage of the most extraordinary Nature that ever happend in the World, let it be taken either in its extent, duration, or so much want of the Necessaries of Life. --
I remained at Coupang untill the 20th August 1789 during which time I had the misfortune to lose Mr. David Nelson (Botanist) whose good conduct in the Course of the whole Voyage, and manly fortitude in our late disastrous Circumstances deserves this tribute to his Memory. -- He died of a Fever on the 20th of July.
I have not given so full an Account to the Admiralty you will please therefore to attend to it in that particular. --