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Portion of Flinders' journal on HMS Providence (1791-93) (FLI08a) Page 5


as little deserving that Name as the Soldiers are of theirs,
for they are as shabby and as despicable as my old Hatt [sic]
this Fort and a few Peices [sic] (I believe eighteen) mounted on
the Peir [sic] command the Road, but these last are not in a
very offensive State, the others I did not see, the best Wine
to be bought here, is 15th a Pipe it is very strong and we found it
keep very well, their Goats of which they have a good Num-
-ber look tolerably well when they come on board, but before they
have been a Month at Sea, they become perfect Skeletons, the
immediate Cause of which is a large Maggot which either
gets up the Nostrils or are bred in the Head, these they often
frequently void and two out of three of them die soon after –
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                          St Jago
Brought to – the American Schooner got under weigh in the
Afternoon – Captn Bligh sent home Dispatches by her to be
forwarded as soon as poƒsible – Great Numbers of fine beautiful
fish of various Colours about the Ship – the Spanish Mackerel
very conspicuous – those that were ^ mostly caught were a fish large
Fish 2 to 4 Pounds weight, spotted of a dull read [sic] Colour – The
inland Parts of the Island high and mountanous [sic], but towards
the Sea, descends into Plains, where stands the Town of Porto
Praya, consisting principally of a few straw coverd [sic] Hutts [sic]
There is a very few brick Houses for the Portuguese Inhabitants
and a Fort with Portuguese Colours – we saw some Plantati-
-ons, the Trees beautifully green which appeard [sic] more conspicuous
from the surrounding Land and Mountains being dry and
parchd [sic]. The Cocoa-nutt [sic] was amongst them – A reef runs out
from the North Point of the Bay, Sea broke very high upon
it. The Boat brought a few green Oranges, which however
were very acceptable; not able to get any thing because it


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Places
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Words and phrases
Marvel of Peru
Candelaria
Aloe americanae
Euphorbia
Semper vivum
Hottentot
Trifolium
Aloes
Order of St Dominic
Spanish mackerel
Hedgehog fish
Portuguese man of war
Dolphin fish
Time keeper
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