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1995-12-17
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\CT\
YI2GH DE VH2BBC II NR 44 RG 97 \BT\
PHILLIP, A SLIM, SLIGHT, DARK MAN, HAD A REALISTIC OUTLOOK THAT
CONDITIONED HIS CAPACITY TO ENVISAGE THE FUTURE. HE WAS, IN FACT,
AS BRAVE AS HE WAS CAUTIOUS. HIS MARINES HAD NO AMMUNITION FOR THEIR
SMALL-ARMS; PHILLIP COUNTED HIMSELF LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE
OMMISSION AT RIO DE JANEIRO - BEFORE THE CONVICTS DISCOVERED.
\AR\ \AS\
\BT\
P27LAA DE VK1EME II NR 20 II GR 83 \BT\
THE PORTUGESE IN RIO HELD PHILLIP IN THE HIGHEST ESTEEM, FOR HE HAD
PROVED HIMSELF ONE OF THE BEST OFFICERS IN THEIR NAMY IN FOUR YEARS'
SERVICE AGAINST SPAIN. SO THEY PROVIDED HIM WITH BALL SHOT FOR HIS
WEAPONS. HE ALSO STOCKED UP ON SEEDS AND PLANTS: ORANGES, LEMONS,
TAMARINDS, BANANAS, COTTON, COFFEE, COCOA AND PRICKLY PEAR.
\AS\ \AS\
\CT\
9U2GI DE VK2YF II NR 776 II GR 55 \BT\
IN THE MONTH THEY SPENT IN RIO, AND IN A SUBSEQUENT MONTH AT CAPE
TOWN THEY WERE ABLE TO BUY FRESH PROVISIONS: IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THE
FLEET HAD BARELY A YEAR'S RATIONS INSTEAD OF THE TWO YEARS' SUPPLY
THOUGHT NECESSARY. BRITISH CONTRACTORS HAD ALSO FAILED TO FURNISH
CLOTHES FOR THE WOMEN, BUT PHILLIP LEFT NO RECORD OF THE OUTCOME.
\AS\ \AR\
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NM8VUZ DE BU7GHB II NR 89 II GROUPS 99 \BT\
THIRTEEN DAYS OUT OF CAPE TOWN, PHILLIP TRANSFERRED HIS PENNANT
TO THE LITTLE BRIG SUPPLY. HE TRANSFERRED ALSO CARPENTERS, SAWYERS,
AND BLACKSMITHS, EITHER TO SUPLY OR TO ON OF THE THREE FASTER
TRANSPORTS: ALEXANDER, SCARBOROUGH AND FRIENDSHIP. WITH THIS SMALL
SQUADRON HE PULLED AHEAD OF THE FLEET.
\AS\ \AR\
\BT\