Folios 15-22: Surgeon's general remarks. The journal covers the period from 19 May...

Folios 15-22: Surgeon's general remarks. The journal covers the period from 19 May 1869, when Acting Surgeon Upington Greany was transferred from HMS Eclipse to take over from the then Acting Surgeon Charles McConaghy, who was ill, with a gap from 9 to 26 September, when the vessel was in charge of Dr Adam Robertson and Dr Upington Greany was in charge of fever cases on shore, and finishes on 10 March 1870. The vessel was engaged off the coast of Haiti in consequence of the revolution then going on. There is a short account of their travels before sailing for Havana on 22 June and the first cases of fever begin. Havana is described as generally healthy but the harbour was filthy while they were there. The surgeon is not prepared to say that the outbreak of yellow fever in squadron originated in Havana. They visited Santiago de Cuba, where it was very hot and prickly heat was a problem, and returned to Port au Prince, where yellow fever was found to be raging on board the French gun vessel Curieux and her consort D'Estrees. On 9 September HMS Britomart arrived bringing men from the Defence who had suffered yellow fever. Quarters were arranged on shore for yellow fever sufferers and Dr Upington Greany put in charge until the Vestal returned from Halifax without a medical officer, when he returned on board. The Vestal took the Britomart in tow as far as Cape Dame Marie and sailed for Turk's Island, returning to Port au Prince when yellow fever again struck. There were more cases until, on the surgeon's suggestion, they sailed for colder climates and the last case was on 12 October. The surgeon makes observations on how the disease was spread and the benefit of colder climates. He explains William Bennett's case being classed as yellow fever of the apoplectic grade, as described by Dr Macdonald and a variety he had been previously unaware of, it was said to be not uncommon at Trinidad. There are remarks on treatment and the use of beef tea, the progress of the fever and the presence of albumen in the urine. The 'Creole treatment' is dismissed although the surgeon was curious enough to see it in practice in Port au Prince. They were obliged to coal at New York and were put in quarantine in deference to the people of Staten Island, who had suffered yellow fever some years earlier. They arrived at Halifax on 1 November and the ship was cleaned and fumigated, the sick and convalescent were put in sick quarters. They were at Halifax for 7 weeks, the diseases that occurred are mentioned briefly, there were few venereal cases. They left Halifax on 20 December 1869 and arrived Bermuda 26 December. Dr Adam Robertson and David Woodhouse, Royal Marine Light Infantry, were invalided and took passage on the Terrible for England. They visited the Windward and Leeward Islands, described as salubrious in the winter months and compared with Port Royal. Mr William McAvoy was invalided at Antigua and sent home in HMS Jason. The islands were the free of yellow fever which had lingered longest in St Kitts. The ship is described as spacious and well ventilated and kept clean. There is a short discussion of poisonous snakes in Martinique and St Lucia and of a breed of small monkeys in Nevis which were very destructive to sugar cane, one estate owner had shot 200 of them in 5 years.

Folios 23-24: Blank.

Folios 25-29: Alphabetical sick list.

Folios 30-31: Blank.