p.. 226. At five o’clock, A. M. of the 21 it, they made the land of New Zealand, and
he being defirpus of having fome intercpurfe with the natives as far north as
poffible, in order to leave with, them fome hogs, fowls, roots, &c. which he
had provided for that purpofe, as he apprehended they were more civilized than
thofe at Queen Charlotte’s Sound ; he made for Cape Kidnappers, where he
p. 229. eifedted his purpofe. After this he proceeded towards the Sound, and, having
got within fight of- the intended port on the 25th, was driven off from the
land by a furious'ftorm.
p. 231. On the 29th, the wind being fubfided, it blew a frefh gale, with- which the
Refolution ftretched to the S. W. the Adventure being in company: ihe was
feen until midnight, at which time ihe was two or three miles aftern ; but
prefently after ihe difappeared; nor was ihe to be feen at day light. It was
fuppofed ihe had tacked and flood to thé N. E. by which manoeuvre the Refo-
p. 234. lution loft fight of her. Captain Cook, however, continued his route, and,
on Wednefday, the 3d of November, anchored in Ship Cove, where, to his
great difappointment, he did not find the Adventure, as he hoped to do.
Having remained here till the 25th without hearing any thing of her, he
gave up every expectation of joining her at this place, and determined to proceed
on his voyage, but not without fearching every likely part of the coaft for
p. a49. her. He accordingly failed on that day; and on the 26th doubled Cape
p. 250. Pallifer, firing guns whenever they approached the fhore. Every one, however,
being "now of opinion that ihe could neither be ftranded on the coaft, nor be in
any of the harbours thereof, Captain Cook gave over looking for her, and all
thoughts of feeing her any more during the voyage, as no rendezvous was fixed
upon after leaving New Zealand.
Neverthelefs, this did not difcourage him from fully exploring the fouthern
P- *50.. ts of the pacifick Ocean : in doing which, he intended to employ the whole
pf the enfuing feafon. Nor did he find his officers or men in the leaft discouraged
by the lofs of their confort.
To
To accompany him, in his various meanders, through this unexplored and
inclement ocean during his tedious refearches, would be equally tirefome to the
reader, as it would be only a repetition of fimilar circumftances to thofe already
related:, fuffice it, therefore, to fay, that from the 26th of.November, 1773,
to March the n th , 1774» he ploughed this extenfive deep, going as far fouth
as 67° 31’, amidft inexpreffible difficulties, furrounded by ice, and driven about
by boifterous winds, without feeing any thing that could induce him to think
they were ever in the neighbourhood of any land.
On the 25th of February, 1774, Captain Cook was taken ill of the bilious
cholic, which was fo violent as to confine him to his bed: it was feveral days
before the moft dangerous fymptoms of the diforder were removed; but at
length it yielded to the fkill and care of the furgeon, to which, under God,
the prefervation of fo valuable a life was owing. When he began to recover,
a favourite dog, belonging to Mr. Forfter, fell a facrifice to the Captain’s
tender ftomach. They had no other frefh meat whatever on board; and he
could eat of this flefh, as well as-broth made of it, when he could tafte
nothing elfe: thus he received nourifhment and ftrength from food which
would have made moft people in Europe fick; fo true it is, he remarks, that
neceffity is governed by no law.
On the 1 ith of March land was feen, bearing weft, to which, having ftretched
in, on the 12th, by the help of the glafs, they difcerned people, and fome of
thofe Coloffal ftatues or idols mentioned by the authors of Roggewin’s Voyage :
this navigator failed from the Texel on the 21ft of Auguft, 1721; having under
his command three ihips fitted out by the Dutch to make difcoveries in the
South Pacifick Ocean, where he difcovered this iiland, which he named Eafter
Iiland, and afterwards feveral others.
Having anchored near a fandy beach, about a mile from the ihore, the next
day a canoe, conduced by two men, came off, who brought with them a
bunch of plantains, which, being drawn into the fhip by a rope, they returned
afhore: this gave the crew a favourable opinion of the iilanders, and infpired
them with hopes of getting fome refrefhment, of which they were in <*reat
want.
On
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p. 264.
p. 274.
p. 275.
p. 276.
Introduc.
p. xvi.
p. 277.