by John Marshall

“ At a great risk, one of the Cygnet’s boats was sent to their rescue, and they were brought on board that sloop, where warm blankets and friction restored the use of their benumbed limbs, whilst soup was administered to them in small quantities, until their exhausted and enfeebled stomachs could bear more solid food. Little did Captain Dix think that he would need himself, in a few days, the relief he thus afforded to others. ”

“ Domingo, after the revolt of the black population – acts at which humanity shudders [1] .
The dreadful mortality which visited our ships and troops during the years 1793, 1794, and 1795, is still fresh in the recollection of many persons. Exposed as Mr. Dix invariably was to the most laborious and severe duties, under the baleful influence of a tropical sun, it is not to be wondered at that he shared in the sickness so general. ”

“ Though blessed by nature with a very strong constitution, and with a cheerful evenness of temper not easily surmounted by privations or difficulties, yet these advantages, great as they were, could not exempt him from the common lot. ”