norance, and feeming ftupidity, can be accounted for only by their never having seen any land animal, except hogs, dogs, and birds.

In the afternoon, the boats, commanded by Lieutenant Gore, returned to the ship: and his report having fatisfied Captain Cook, that a plentiful fupply of food for the cattle was to be had, he next day dispatched the fame gentleman with three boats, to accomplish, if possible, so defirable an end. From a thorough knowledge of Mr Gore's diligence and abilities, he lef. the manner of proceeding in this bufinefs entirely to his judgment. The veffels were, at this time, a league from the thore. After they had been abfent the whole day, Captain Cook looked with impatience for their returning; and, very late in the evening, the boats were obferved at no great distance. Having got on board, it was found that Mr Gore himfelf, Omai, Mr Anderson, and Mr Burney, were the only perfons who had landed. In order to gain the confidence of the natives, they ventured to go on fhore unarmed. The natives, who met them on the beach in very great numbers, handed them along; carrying green boughs in their hands and in faluting they applied their nofes to thofe of the English gentlemen. Thefe guides were of great ufe, in leading them through an immenfe crowd, eager to beold a fight fo extraordinary.

They were conducted up an avenue of cocoa-nut trees, and through a double row of men, carrying clubs, as we do muskets, over their fhoulders. In paffing a man, who fat cross-legged fanning himself, they were defired to falute him, which they did. This occurred three times; and these men were fuppofed to be their chiefs. The laft of them defired them to fit down, and they willingly obeyed. Soon after this, the people were ordered to feparate, when about twenty young women, ornamented with red feathers, fuch as the three chiefs wore, engaged in a dance, finging at the fame time a flow air, to which their movements fuited with the niceft exactnefs. They did not change their places in dancing; but kept their feet and fingers in continual motion. The ftrangers attempted in vain to attract their notice. Thefe dancers were fucceeded by men armed with clubs, who amufed them with a mock fight.

Some prefents intended for the natives were then diftributed among them; after which, Omai informed them for what purpose they came on fhore: but in reply he was told, that if they would agree to remain all night on fhore, they should next day have what they wanted. At the fame time, it was evident that they were making an attempt to separate them from each other. The crowd preffing forward began to pilfer from their pockets, which, when reprefented to the chief, he juftified. Their manners were not of the favage kind; but while in admiration and wonder, they contrived to fnatch a bayonet from Mr Gore's fide, and a dagger from Omai's.

It was for fome time doubtful what their motive was for forcibly detaining these gentlemen on thore, and refufing them canoes to go out to their boats. But finding that a repaft had been preparing, of which the chief was very defirous that they should par

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tial line, 203 deg. 15 E. and fell in with a small island on the 24th in lat. 1 deg. 58 N. and long. 202 deg. 28 E., where they caught immenfe quantities of fine fith. On the 2d of January, 1778, they left this ifland, and directed their courfe for the N. E. coaft of America; and on the 18th made land, which proved to be one of the moft wetterly of a confiderable groupe of islands, called Sandwich Ilands by Captain Cook, in honour of that warm patron of these expeditions, the Earl of Sandwich.

Finding the natives cordial and friendly, and provifions good and plenty, they remained here till the 2d of February.

They then proceeded to the N. W. but met with nothing remarkable till the 7th of March, when they made the west coast of America, in lat. 44 deg. 55 N. and long. 126 deg. 6 W., which is about fix degrees lefs than has been laid down by the most approved map. From this time to the 29th, they were haraffed with a continued feries of bad weather, and generally on a lee fhore from the lat. of 43 deg. to 50 deg. N. They had the weather more moderate afterwards, which enabled them to keep nearer to the thore, and they difcovered a very fine harbour, where Captain Cook had the thips refitted. The natives were friendly, and not unacquainted with European commodities, for which they liked to traffic.

On the 26th of April, they left this found, which lies in 49 deg. 36 N. and long. 333 deg. 27 E. Scarcely were they out of the harbour, till it blew a ftorm at S. E. which lafted till the 1ft of May. At the beginning of this gale the Refolution fprung a leak, under the larboard buttock, where, from the bread room, they could both hear and fee the water rush in with great violence.

The fish-room, adjoining to the bread-room, was full of water, and the cafks were floating about when the leak was discovered. On a further examination, it was found that the water was confined there, by the coals which lay at the bottom of the room. On account of this gale, they were obliged to haul off from the land, but made it again in lat. 55 deg. 2 N. From this time till the 12th of May, they traced the coaft within two leagues of the shore, which now took a more wefterly direction, fo that when they advanced to the lat. of 60 deg. 11 N., they had diminished their long. to 213 deg. 28 E., and were off the entrance, in a very deep found, called by them, Prince William's Sound. Sailing up this found near 20 leagues, they found a moft excellent harbour, where they heeled the Refolution and stopped her leak. This harbour Captain Cook called Snug-corner bay. The natives were of that race called Efquimaux, and they appeared to be of the fame daring and enterprifing fpirit, which characterifes the people who go under that name, on the north-eaft coaft of America.

Captain Cook left this Sound by a different route. They steered S. W. as the coaft lay, and difcovered a very high point of land, which at first was fuppofed to be the western extremity of America. They foon however, faw more land to the westward, and found that this, with that which they had before fuppofed to be the weft cape

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of America, were the two boundaries of the entrance into a very large river; up which they failed near 80 leagues before Capt. Cook was abfolutely certain that it was not a ftrait which led into the northern ocean. Lord Sandwich has fince named this Cook's river. On the 6th of June, they got clear of this river's mouth, and fteered S. W. by W. as the coaft lay, till the 26th, keeping all the while within fight of the continent, among innumerable islands; and, having generally thick foggy weather, during which they were alarmed by the noise of breakers under the bows of the fhips. They had then 28, and foon after 25 fathoms water. Captain Cook inftantly ordered both veffels to anchor.

The fog clearing off, they found themselves about three quarters of a mile from the N. E. fide of an ifland, which extended from S. by W. W. to N. by E. E. each extreme being about a league from them. Two elevated rocks, round each of which were many breakers, bore S. by E. and E. by S., were each about half a league from the fhips, and as far from each other. Between these two rocks, Providence had conducted both thips in the dark, through a paffage which Captain Cook declared he would not have ventured to take in the cleareft day, and to the beft poffible anchoring place. This ifland lies on the fouth fide of Onalashka, on which there is a Ruffian fettlement. They afterwards anchored on the north fide of this island, where they watered, but found no wood. This is one of a numerous groupe of iflands, which extend a confiderable diftancc to the S. W., from a very projecting cape of the continent of America, lying in lat. 54 N. from this cape, which lies in lat. 65 deg. 46 N. and long. 191 deg. 45 E., which Captain Cook called Prince of Wales' Cape. This is the moft wefterly point of all America, and on that account deferves notice.

From this fituation, they flood over to the point of land which forms the western extremity of the continent of Afia, and bears from Prince of Wales' Cape N. 53 deg. W. diftant about 13 leagues. On the 10th of Auguft, they anchored to the S. W. of this point, in a commodious bay, which they called St Laurence bay. Upon landing, they found the natives friendly, but very much upon their guard. Weighing from this, they proceeded northward, keeping the coaft of America as much as poffible on board, till in the lat. of 70 deg. 44 N. and long. 198 deg. E., they met with a firm impenetrable field of ice, extending from W. by S. to E. by N. They were at this time about three or four miles from the American coaft, which extended from S. to S. E. by E. The northern extremity formed a point which Captain Cook called Icy Cape. From this time, August 18th, to the 29th of the fame month, they kept beating along the edge of the ice, from the American to the Afiatic coafts, intending, if poffible, to penetrate it, and to proceed further to the northward, but without effect. The feafon being far advanced, Captain Cook gave up the point for that year. His next care was to discover where he might find a place that could afford him wood and water, and how he might beft employ the fucceeding winter, so as

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tives flocked on board; and canoes furrounded them, full of people, who brought hogs, fowls, fruit, and roots, in great abundance. These were purchased for hatchets, nails, beads, knives, and cloth. Feenou, who had landed with Omai the night before, introduced Captain Cook to the natives of the island called Lefooga, and conducted him to a house just then brought close to the beach for his reception.

The chiefs of the island and people convened round him, and on being told that he was to continue fome days among them, there was an order given to proclaim aloud a fpeech compofed by Feenou, the purport of which was, to give notice, that these were friends who had come to their island, to whom they were to behave well, and from whom they must steal nothing, but bring them provifions of every kind, for which they would get fuitable returns. Captain Cook gave many prefents to thefe chiefs, who had a baked hog, with fome yams, ready for carrying on board, and intended for his dinner, He invited Feenou and his friends to partake of it, and they accordingly embarked with him. A turtle and more yams were fent on board in the evening. Thefe reciprocal kindneffes went on between them, and Feenou's attentions increased while they continued at Lefoga.

This island is about feven miles long, and not above two or three broad. It is in many respects fuperior to Annamocka. The plantations are both more numerous, and more extenfive, and running parallel to each other, the avenues between them form fine fpacious public roads. They are in general highly cultivated and well-stocked with the feveral fruits and roots which these islands produce. In hopes of a further increase, Captain Cook planted melons, pumpkins, Indian corn, &c.

Having now nearly exhaufted the ftores on this island, Captain Cook was preparing to leave it, on the 23d of May; but was prevailed upon by the Chief Feenou, to remain till he fhould bring more live ftock from fome of the other islands. In the mean time, a large failing canoe came alongfide the Refolution, in which fat the king of all these islands, his name was Poulako. The natives now owned for the first time, that Feenou was not king, but merely a fubordinate chief. This great man was invited on board, and brought along with him two very fat hogs. He feemed about 40 years of age, was fhort, and very corpulent. He had straight hair, and his features differed a good deal from those of his people. He viewed the fhip with great attention, and afked fuch questions concerning this huge machine, as convinced them, that he was a fuperior man in every refpect. He was invited to dinner, and fat down with them, but eat little, and drank lefs. Captain Cook, in making him prefents, gratified him as much as poffible, by giving what he feemed moft to admire. At his defire the Captain accompanied him on fhore. When the boat grounded, Poulako was carried on fhore, by two of his people, on a board like a hand-barrow. He then placed himself in a houfe erected on purpose for his reception, and

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had Captain Cook feated by him, an old woman ftood behind, fanning him, to keep off the flies. The feveral articles, for which his attendants had bartered, on board the fhips, were brought for his examination; and he enquired what they gave in return. He approv

ed of all, and, except a glass bowl which pleafed his fancy, he returned all. The people who brought in the goods, fquatted themfelves down before him, and not one of them would fpeak to him ftanding. On leaving him, the fame low obeifance to his feet, which Feenou had required of them, was regularly performed to this King of the Iflands.

On the 6th, Feenou returned, but without the provifions he had expected. Captain Cook was defirous of feeing how he would meet the man whofe dignities he had affumed; and he was foon fatisfied by obferving, that Feenou placed himself among the other attendants who fat before the king, and when retiring, faluted his Sovereign's foot with his head and hands, as all the other attendants were obliged to do, neither dared he to eat or drink, in presence of his royal mafter. Feenqu, however, frankly acknowledged the deceit, and was forry for it. They difcovered from Poulako's difcourfe, that Feenou was the fon of a great chief, whofe daughter he, Poulako, had married, and that he had bestowed upon his brother-in-law offices of the highest importance. He was commander in chief when the warriors were called out on any public fervice. And he was chief officer over the Police, whofe bufinefs it was to punish all offenders, whether against the ftate, or against individuals; Poulako even faid, that if he, Poulako, fhould become a bad man, Feenou would kill him.

They weighed from Annamocka on the 9th, and next day anchored, by advice of the natives, at a beautiful and convenient harbour on the north fide of Tongataboo. While they were plying up, the king kept failing round the hip in his canoe and this royal canoe run down two fmall ones that chanced to be in her way.. Captain Cook with Omai, went on fhore immediately, and Poulako was ready on the beach to receive them. He conducted them to a neat commodious house, which he told Captain Cook, was at his fervice while he remained, and here they were fumptuously entertained. All the officers who could be fpared from their duty on board the fhips joined them and while they remained at this place, Captain Cook and the Chiefs gave entertainments alternately.

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Here our great navigator left an English bull and cow, a boar and three English fows, a horse and mare, which he brought from the Cape of Good Hope, one he, and two fhe goats, and two rabbits, a buck and a doe.

Early on the 10th of July they left Tongataboo, and next morning anchored on the north-weft fide of Eooa, where Captain Cook had anchored on his former voyage.

Scarcely were they moored, when crowds of the natives were along-fide the fhips. Among thefe was Taoofa, the friendly chief, who, on the former voyage, went out to fea on purpose to meet

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