In making mention of the deplorable situation to which the Prisoners are reduced you appear to think that I have given no answer to the Communications you made to me respecting the very censurable practise of such of them as risk the loss of their Rations in Gambling. I request that you will refer to my letter of the 2nd of May in which you will find the following Paragraph. “I entirely approve of the Punishment you propose to inflict upon those who according to the information you have sent me, deal in Provisions; and I beg that you will communicate to me a list of the Persons guilty of this conduct. It even appears necessary in order that the Punishment may be the more felt, to separate them from their comrades and to collect them in a Depot for this purpose.” I have written to the Secretaries at the different Depots to the above effect, and I Have procured authority from the Minister to treat with the utmost severity those who made a traffic of the Rations of their comrades. I have done in this respect every thing my situation will admit of my doing, but until I shall know, who are the guilty it will be impossible for me to punish them.

I have the honour to be, &c.,
(Signed) Otto.

APPENDIX E

Transport Office,
14th June 1811.

RETURN OF NUMBER OF PRISONERS IN HEALTH OR SICK IN THE VARIOUS PRISONS IN GREAT BRITAIN

Distinguishing—The Prisons in which they were confined in the Month of April 1810, and, according to the Latest Returns, Distinguishing those in Health, from the Sick and Convalescents

In prison.

30th April1810.

11th June 1811.

Total No.

In health.

Sick. [286a]

Total No.

In health.

Sick.

Convalescent.

Cases of wounds and accidents.

Chatham

5,109

4,970

139

3,863

3,803

38

15

7

Dartmoor

5,354

5,269

85

6,329

6,280

27

9

13

Edinburgh

—

—

—

288

282

4

2

—

Greenham

17

17

—

4

4

—

—

—

Norman Cross

6,272

6,236

36

5,951

5,925

11

15

—

Porchester

—

—

—

5,850

5,772

42

22

14

Forton Prison and prison ships at Portsmouth

12,381

11,799

582

9,760

9,582

64

68

48

Plymouth and prison ships

7,907

7,725

182

6,918

6,775

104

23

16

Stapleton

4,797

4,705

92

4,546

4,422

80

20

24 [286b]

Valleyfield

—

—

—

2,425

2,384

10

29

2

Yarmouth

36

18

18

3

—

1

1

1

41,873

40,739

1,134

45,938

45,229

381

204

125

On Parole

2,710

2,538

172

3,193

3,028

165

—

—

44,583

43,277

1,306

49,132

48,257

546

204

125

(Signed) R. George.
J. Douglas.
J. Harners.

APPENDIX F

FULL NOMINAL RETURN OF THE HOSPITAL STAFF AT NORMAN CROSS PRISON