ing and the different diseases are properly classed. They
have sometimes 1400 patients in it: at this time there were 800, but more
than half of these were recovered and fit for service, of whom 300 were
destined for the fleet that was to sail for Europe. I went through most
of the wards and there appeared great care and attention. The sheets,
bedding, and linen of the sick were perfectly neat and clean. The house
of the physician, Mr. Sparling, who has the management of the hospital is
at one extremity of the building: and here it was that I resided. To the
attention and care of this gentleman, for which he would receive no
payment, I am probably indebted for my life.

The hospital in the town is well attended, but the situation is so ill
chosen that it certainly would be the saving of many lives to build one
in its stead up the river, which might be done with great advantage as
water carriage is so easy and convenient. A great neglect in some of the
commanders of the shipping here was suffering their people to go dirty
and frequently without frock, shirt, or anything to cover their bodies,
which, besides being a public nuisance, must probably be productive of
ill health in the most robust constitution.

The governor-general gave me leave to lodge all my people at the country
hospital which I thought a great advantage and with which they were
perfectly satisfied. The officers however at their own request remained
in the town.

The time fixed for the sailing of the packet approaching, I settled my
accounts with the Sabandar, leaving open the victualling account to be
closed by Mr. Fryer the master previous to his departure, who I likewise
authorised to supply the men and officers left under his command with one
month's pay to enable them to purchase clothing for their passage to
England.

I had been at great pains to bring living plants from Timor, in six tubs,
which contained jacks, nancas, karambolas, namnams, jambos, and three
thriving breadfruit plants. These I thought might be serviceable at the
Cape of Good Hope if brought no farther: but I had the mortification of
being obliged to leave them all at Batavia. I took these plants on board
at Coupang on the 20th of August: they had experienced a passage of 42
days to my arrival here. The breadfruit plants died to the root and
sprouted afresh from thence. The karambolas, jacks, nancas, and namnams I
had raised from the seed and they were in fine order. No judgment