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fAPRII,.. We became acquainted, in the courfe of our flay, with?
M. Crozet, who, attended by all his officers, dined with us,,
upon captain Cook’s invitation, and entertained us with
many curious particulars relating to his voyage. We were
afterwards introduced to the Spaniffi officers,.amongft whom?
there were feveral whofe accompliffiments and extenfive
knowledge do great honour to their corps. They vifited
our aftronomer, Mr.' Wales, and were much pleated with
the time-keepers, or new-invented watches, which they,
faw in his pofleffion, Gomplaining, at the fame time, of the
inaccuracy of all the aftronomical inflruments which they
obtained from their correfpondents at London. Mr. Wales-
readily parted with one of his fextants to them, having now,,
in a manner, completed the voyage; but captain Cook refuted
to have any communication with them, and thunned them
on all occafions, from what motives we were at: a lots to
determine. Their frigates were reckoned very fine Chips
by our officers? that homeward bound was the Juno, commanded
by Don Juan Arraos; the others, going to Manila,,
■ were the Aftrea, captain Don Antonio Albornos, and the
Venus, captain Don Gabriel Guerna. The Dutch formerly
did not fuffer the Spaniards to land at the Cape o f Good:
Ability of comparing the phalanges with the human and other, fkeletons. When,
we confider,-through whofe intercft the infpeflor o f that princely colleflion at the
Hague was appointed, we cannot.wonder,, that he was a ftranger to, liberality of,
fentinjent,.
Hope,
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Hope, and difeouraged them, as much as lay in their power, Allfu
from touching there, keeping ftri&ly to the Pope s bull,
which points out the limits of navigation, and fbares the
world between the crowns of Portugal and Spain. They
have, however, of late adopted more Protefiant principles,
and will foon drop entirely the averfion which they have
long expreffed towards the Spaniards, as they already feel
no reluflance in taking their fuperfluous dollars.
Our Chip’s company being well refreffied, and in perfedt
health, and the {hip being likewife refitted and painted, we
took on board a quantity of provifions, to ferve on our re»
turn, and prepared to fail with the firft fair wind. After
■ taking leave of all our friends, and particularly of Dr.
Sparrman, who had {hared the perils and diftreffes of our
voyage, and whofe heart had endeared him to all who
knew him, we came on board on the 2 7 th in the morning ~. Thuffday iji
About noon, the Dutton Indiaman, captain Rice, got under
fail, and we followed her example, aftef fa-luting the fort.
The Spaniffi/ligate, the Juno, faluted us with nine guns ;
which unexpected mark of politenefs our gunners returned
a full quarter of an hour afterwards. A Danifll Indiaman,
•captain Hanffen, likewife faluted us with eleven guns.
* D r . Sparrman arrived in Sweden in July 1776, having fpcric a year on a
TOO« hazardous and fatiguing expedition into the interior parts of Africa, where
be penetrated farther than Dr. Thunberg, and alt who went before him ; and
•made many important difeoveries, which he Intends to communicate to the public.
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