Stories of Australia in the Early Days: By Marcus Clark
Stories of Australia in the Early Days: By Marcus Clark
Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke
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The berthing of the invalids would not appear to be conducive to their recovery. "Between 700 and 800 persons," says Jorgenson, "were collected in this horribly pent-up place, which could not have afforded moderate accommodation for half of them, even had they been in good health ; as it was, they were obliged to remain on deck and below alternately night and day, a most trying vicissitude, which occasioned the death of many." Jorgenson, not liking his position, wrote a letter to the Admiral re...questing to be allowed to go ashore. But this coming to the ears of the captain and the doctor, they were indignant, the doctor vowing that the patient was " shamming," and the captain swearing that he would "teach him to apply to the Admiral instead of to him." Upon this Jorgenson reflected — ^the small vanity of the captain was hurt at his authority being slighted. What would move one man would move another. Jorgenson wrote to the Admiral apologizing for his former letter, and regretting that " he did not know that the captain was only responsible to the Lords of the Admiralty and not to him." This touched the Admiral So AtTSTRALtA Of THE PAST.
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