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425.
Decr. 1770.   Batavia

time was troubled with the bites of the night before, indeed I never met with any whose bites caus'd swellings that remaind 24 hours, except the Midges or Gnats of Lincolnshire, (which are identicaly the same insect as is calld Mosquito in most parts of the world) & the sand flies of North america.

1. About this time Dr Solander had a return of his fever, which increasd gradualy for 4 or 5 days, when he became once more in imminent danger

7. We receivd the agreable news of the ships arrival in the road, having compleated all her stores rigging &c. &c., & having now nothing to take in but provisions & a little water, the people on board however were extremely sickly, & several had dyed, a circumstance necessarily productive of delays, indeed had indeed had the ships company been strong and healthy we should have been before now

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