37''.
east longitude.
6 June 1788-10 July 1788 The scurvy now began to spread very fast among the crew, and by the 6th, they had nine men unable to get out of their hammocks, and many others complained very much: swelled gums, the flesh exceeding black and hard, a contraction of the sinews, with a total debility; were the general appearances.

Wine was daily served out to them, and there was sour-krout on on board, but the people refused to eat it.

From this to the 17th they had little variety; by that time the people were in a deplorable state, for with every person on board, the Captain included, they could only muster ten men able to do duty, and some of them were in a very weakly state: sour-krout, which before had been refused, now began to be sought after, and they had all the Captain's fresh stock, himself and officers living solely on salt provisions; and to add to their melancholy situation the wind hung almost constantly in the eastern board, so that they could scarcely make any progress.

For several days they had very squally unsettled weather, attended with almost constant heavy rain, and frequent storms of thunder and lightning.

On the 24th, being then in 32 deg..
12'.