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Account of the Health of the Fleet from January, 1781, till July, 1781, both Months included.——Arrival of seven Ships of the Line from England—Increase of Sickness in consequence of a Descent on St. Vincent’s—Long Cruise to windward of Martinico—Great Prevalence of Scurvy—Difference of Health in different Ships—New Ships not more unhealthy than others—Why Frigates are more healthy than Ships of the Line—Remarkable Cure of Scurvy in two Ships—Essence of Malt—Vegetables most antiscorbutic in their natural State—Advantage of supplying Refreshments on board of Ships in preference to Hospitals.

We are now come to that period in which our fleet was reinforced with seven ships of the line, which arrived at Barbadoes from England on the 5th of January, 1781, under the command of Lord Hood. This addition, with two which had arrived in November, made the force upon this station again amount to twenty-one ships of the line.