The men were entitled to a gallon of beer per day, this was small beer and not very alcoholic, in addition to this they received a half pint rum ration per day, with which, along with tobacco, they might hope to alleviate some of the tedium of life at sea.
Amadoda ayevumelekile ukuba asele igaloni enye yebhiya ngosuku, le yayiyibhiya encinci kwaye inganxilisi kakhulu, ukongeza koku aye fumana uxhesho lweram ngosuku, eyaihamba necuba, nto ezo kwakucingwa ukuba zingaphelisa ubomi bokudinwa elwandle.