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was a member of the crew of the Friendship, which after being discharged by
Governor Phillip
in July 1788, sailed to China in company with the Alexander, to take on cargoes for the East India Company. By September
1788, scurvy was so rife that only Allen and four other crew members were capable of duty. The crew of the Alexander was
equally debilitated by scurvy and the two masters agreed to scuttle the Friendship, the smaller vessel, and to sail on from
Borneo to Batavia with a combined crew. Batavia was reached without further mishap, though the crew was so weak it could not furl the sails.Copyright
unknown
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