Folio 11: 1 May 1824, Mary McCarthy's sickness continuing without intermission, sinking....

ADM 101/2/2/2

1824

Folio 11: 1 May 1824, Mary McCarthy's sickness continuing without intermission, sinking. [Mary] Rian and Ready improving. All the prisoners, free women and children suffering from the heat.

Folio 11: 2 May 1824, hysterical cases very prevalent during the week but all patients are as well as can be expected.

Folio 11: 3 May 1824, McCarthy delirious and much worse. Mary Moore handcuffed for fighting and abusive language.

Folio 11: 4 May 1824, Brian discharged cured. Anne Reilly delivered of a boy at 2pm. Moore, a free girl, handcuffed for circulating a false report about an officer. The Surgeon has had considerable trouble with a few among the free women.

Folio 12: 5 May 1824, Reilly and child as well as can be expected. Handcuffed three prisoners for disorderly conduct in the prison.

Folio 12: 6 May 1824, McCarthy sickness continuing, dysenteria. Heat very oppressive, many suffering hysteria. The Surgeon states that the punishments have not been severe and he has not had frequent occasion to use handcuffs. He remarks that some of the free women have been very difficult and he has had to take the same measures used with the prisoners against them, they have now started to obey the rules.

Folio 12: 7 May 1824, the two midship bed places in the prison taken down to allow air to circulate more freely.

Folio 13: 8 May 1824, patients much the same, prisoners on deck.

Folio 13: 9 May 1824, at the request of Anne Reilly the Surgeon performed a private baptism of her child, Richard Gorman, present Mr Thomas, Purser, and Mr Slate, 1st Officer.

Folio 13: 10 May 1824, the Surgeon suspects Mary McCarthy of using [...] to produce hiccups as they continue without interruption. In consequence of Moore, a free woman, using abusive language and defying orders to her, she has been placed in the prison with the prisoners. She is one of a number of the free women that have caused considerable difficulty by their constant quarrelling.

Folios 13-14: 11 May 1824, in consequence of excessive heat upwards of 40 patients have febrile complaints and great termination of blood to the head. An awning has been put up over the deck. The free women have been very contrite and promised not to deviate from the general orders. In consequence of this Moore has been released from the prison and an order issued that any of the free women or children found out of their beds in the night, or using improper language, will immediately be sent to the prison and remain there until arrival at Sydney when their behaviour will be reported to the Governor.

Folio 14: 12 May 1824, a great many suffering from the heat and those afflicted previously better.

Folio 14: 13 May 1824, all patients much the same.

Folio 14: 14 May 1824, the excessive heat in the prison at night has caused a lot of fainting, most were kept on deck until 10pm and every precaution taken to prevent improper conduct. For some time past they have bathed alternately every evening.

Folio 15: 15 May 1824, 40 patients suffering a high degree of pyrexia, venesection performed on upward of twenty.

Folio 15: 16 May 1824, upward of 20 additional patients with febrile symptoms and determination of blood to the head. The number on the sick list is attributed to the excessive heat and lack of wind that has lasted for some time. The free women have been better behaved, there have been a number of petty thefts in the prison.

Folio 15: 17 May 1824, upwards of 70 febrile patients on the sick list.

Folio 15: 18 May 1824, much the same, all the prisoners with their beds on deck.

Folio 15: 19 May 1824, many of the convicts and free women very debilitated having suffered considerably from the intense heat. Wine, lemon juice and sugar has been issued to each person alternately for some time past.

Folio 15: 20 May 1824, all patients much the same, prisoners with their beds on deck.

Folio 16: 21 May 1824, 20 prisoners with pyrexia and general increased action, all former patients improving. At 6pm the Surgeon heard the cry 'He is murdered' from the deck and on investigation found Thompson, one of the seamen, had struck the 1st Officer and was prepared to fight the Surgeon. He was secured and handcuffed. He had been caught going into the prison with one of the women by the 1st Officer and was drunk.

Folio 16: 22 May 1824, 8 venesections performed, saline medicine continuing. Only one third of the prisoners allowed on deck in consequence of some of them encouraging the [sailors] to the prison.

Folio 16: 23 May 1824, sick list increased considerably in the last week, due to the heat, but only one confined to bed or in the hospital. On the prisoners promising future good behaviour, the Surgeon issued a new order allowing them all on deck at the same time, unless there should be further impropriety, and blaming the officers in charge of the prison and 'those who have the night watches' for not reporting the disorderly conduct. The order states that if there should be any future occurrences the Surgeon will allow only those privileges he is required to by his instructions.

Folio 17: 24 May 1824, all patients improving, prisoners on deck during the day.

Folio 17: 25 May 1824, much the same as yesterday.

Folio 17: 26 May 1824, all patients doing well, prisoners on deck.

Folio 17: 27 May 1824, febris patients considerably improved, 'a few are inclined to be a little refractory'.

Folio 17: 28 May 1824, all patients improving, prisoners on deck.

Folio 17: 29 May 1824, 'all the prisoners [patients?] are in a convalescent state'.

Folio 17: 30 May 1824, patients improving, prisoners and free women in good order. Decks washed and properly dried before they are admitted on deck each morning. For the last fortnight the free women have been better behaved, the children are attending school every day and some have now learned to read. The Surgeon attributes the better health of the ship to the proper cleaning of the decks.

Folio 18: 31 May 1824, all patients improving and everything in an orderly state.

Folio 18: Rose Farrel, aged about 26, Convict; disease or hurt, apoplectic seizure. Put on sick list, 31 May 1824. Died, 31 May 1824. Had enjoyed good health and never had a seizure previously, a few minutes beforehand she had been in high spirits and playing.

Folio 18: 1 June 1824, funeral service and burial of Rose Farrel.

Folio 18: 2 June 1824, 'all the free women, convict[s] and children are in a convalescent state'. Some of the prisoners punished for petty thefts in the prison.

Folio 18: 3 June 1824, 'all the sick as yesterday'.

Folio 18: 4 June 1824, only one patient in the hospital, 17 patients discharged.

Folio 18: 5 June 1824, 'as yesterday'.

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