[H.M.S. Juno in Narragansett Bay] On the 13th [August] we arrived at Rhode-Island; — the people of the Orpheus continued sickly all the voyage. The dysentery began now to attack the people. I sent to sick quarters on the 14th, one with fever, three with Hux, one with bad cough, and three with scurvy. From the 14th the list varied frequently until the end of the month. — On the 28th, one with dysentery, one with vomica, and one with hydrocele, were sent to sick quarters. A third part of the ship's company were sent in their turns on shore, to walk and gather apples, when the ship's duty and the weather permitted. On the 15th we anchored up the harbour, off Prudence.
The patients who complained were, nine of fever, one of pleurisy, five of dysentery, one of vomiting, one of indigestion, three of scurvy, one ot rheumatism, one of hypochondria, one of vomica, one of cough, one of eruption, one of strain, two of contusion, two of inflammation, one of abscess, one of furuncle, and one of ulcer: — in all 33.
There were no unusual symptoms either among the fever or dysenteric patients.