A brief history of the late expedition against Fort San Juan, so far as it relates to the diseases of the troops: together with some observations on climate, infection and contagion; and several of the endemial complaints of the West-Indies / [Thomas Dancer].

  • Thomas Dancer
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[1781]
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Credit: A brief history of the late expedition against Fort San Juan, so far as it relates to the diseases of the troops: together with some observations on climate, infection and contagion; and several of the endemial complaints of the West-Indies / [Thomas Dancer]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    4 them, by carrying off the bile, and by a tonic power in bracing up the folids. To many indeed the water gave a diarrhoea, which, notwithftanding the means made ufe of for retraining it, perlifted while they continued to drink it. • V Whilst at this place, we had a few intermittents, but our whole number in the hofpltal did not exceed thirty, till the arrival of Captain Dalrymple and Mr. Schomberg from Black River, with a party of men of the 79th regi¬ ment, who were almoft all of them in a mo ft deplorable condition, from old intermittents, droply, and flux: 'we had alfo a few other fluxes, which, upon enquiry, I found had been brought from Jamaica, and two of the number died. On the 10th of March, our troops being reimbarked, we in a few days took our departure from Cape Gratios a Dios, and, after anchoring at feveral places on the Muf- quito Shore, to rendezvous with the Indians who were to proceed with us on the Expedition, we arrived on the 24th of March at the river San Juan; our men in general good health, and in great fpirits, from the idea of being fo near to the defined fervice. • * A • ‘W About two hundred regulars, being difembarked from the tranfports, with the neceffary equipment of ammuni¬ tion
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