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Ships bound to England do not leave this Fort every day, and when a passage is procured, we still consider it advisable to let those who are very anxious to do so take their chance. Against this conclusion, arrived at dispassionately and without other motive than that of humanity, by two Medical Officers of the Government, is set up the opinion of a Medical practitioner recently arrived in the Colony, whose practice is confined to the vessels in Port, is the Medical attendant of the ship-masters, and whose existence depends upon humoring them. I do not wish to impute motives, but Your Excellency will judge of the comparative value of the testimony.
And it is said that the men were unfit to proceed to sea without a surgeon. I would direct Your Excellency's attention to the circumstance that ships carrying surgeons are of rare occurrence. That there is very proper provision made by the Board of Trade for the conveyance of sick seamen overland, as is done in the case of invalid soldiers and seamen of the Royal Navy. That in the two cases it referred to, it was considered that all treatment...
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ships bound to England do not
's Hort every day
"every day, and
leave this Fort.
when a
· passage procured
we
still consider it advisable to let
who are
very
anxious
the oven, to do so take their chance - Against this conclusion, arrived at dispassion - ately and without other motive than that of humanity, by two Medical Officers of the Government, is set up the opinion of a Medical practitioner recentl
arrived in
the Rodony, whose practice is confined to the vessels in Port, is the Medical attendant of the Mulcontent ship-masters and whose
wwe very existence depends upon
humoring them . I do not wish to impute motives, but This Excellency.
judge of the comparative value. of the listimeny.
and It is said that the men were
unfit to proceed to sea without a
surgeon - I would direct this Exathing
attention to the circumstance that
ships carrying surgeons are
pare occurrence- That there is
of very
provision made by the Board of Trade for the
conveyance. of sick
seamen overland, as is done in
the case.
of invalid soldiers and
stamon of the Royal Navy - That
in the two cases it.
referred to it
was considered that all treatment
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