This man was tried for his offence, pleaded guilty, and suffered with another criminal.
It was now sufficiently ascertained, that though the necessity of subsisting so long chiefly upon salt provisions, and of remaining encamped in very wet weather had produced the scurvy, and other disorders common in such circumstances, the climate itself wherein this new settlement is fixed is mild and salubrious.

Heavy rains had generally attended the changes of the moon during the winter months, but there had not been any time that could properly be called a rainy season.

The clearing away of the woods will of course assist the circulation of air, and continually increase the healthfulness of the place.

Violent storms of thunder and lightning sometimes happened, and Governor Phillip observed the variation of his thermometer, in the shade, to amount frequently to thirty-three degrees, between eight in the morning and two in the afternoon.

The report of the surgeon at this time is subjoined.
A RETURN OF SICK, ETC.