gardeners for their guidance, as well- in-procuring the faid
trees and plants, arid the management of them- after they
lhall be put on board, as for bringing to England a fmall
fample of each fpeeies, and fuch others < aS unay be prepared
by the fuperintendant o f the botanical- garden at St,
Vincent’s, and by the laid Mr. Eaft, or others, for his.
majefty’s garden at Kew; you are; hereby required arid
directed to ^afford, and to give directions to your officers and
company to afford, the faid gardeners every poffible aid and
affiftance, not only in the-collecting of the faid trees and
plants at the places bpfore^mentioned, but for their- prefer-
vation during their conveyance to the places - of theii
deftination.
, Given under our hands the aoth November 1787.
ti o w k , '
; • CIIAS BRETTi ’ ...
U * - RD -HOPKINS»^
J. LB VE S ON . JG.QW.E R.
To Lieut. W* BligF, commandingf'.
bis' majeftfs armed yejfel the "
1 Bounty, at Spitbead.
By command o f their Lordihips,
P. Stephens,' .:
In the foregoing orders it is .to :bdiobferved,.-that I was
particularly directed to proceed round Gape Horn; butj as
the feafon was fo far advanced, and we were' Id. lorig{de^
tamed by contrary Winds, I made application to the Admiralty
for-diferetional orders on that pointy-to which I xeeeivv
ed the following anfwer:
By.
B$tthe'Commijfioners for executing 'the office' o f
- fféèrffifMigb, Admiral 'o f %redi Britain ana
'Ireland^ iip.jSfo.
THE feafon,of the year being.nbw fö far advanced as to
render it probdble,' that your'arrival, with the’veffel you
cbrhmand, on the föuthern Abaft’ of America, Vill be too
late for fotir piningltourid ’Cape ifdrm without much difficulty
andha^zard; you are, in that cade,'-at liberty (notwith-
ftanding' former orders) - to ■ proceed in her to Otaheite,’
round'the Cape of Gpod Hope. '
^ 'GiVeh underoui: hands the ,i8th December 1787.
'HoV®,' f
, -C H> AisC BRETT, >'
B,A,Y,HA,M, r .
To'Lieut, Wm Bfigh) ‘ commanding
Msi majeftyls armed vffoekBoufoty,,. -,
, -
By command of their Lordffiips,,/ .
P. Stephens.
.THE BREAD-FRUIT is fo well' known and-defcribed,
that, to attempt a new account of. it would be unneceffary
and -atfelefs,-j However, as -it may-contribute to the convenience
of the» reader, I have given! ehfe i folio win g ' extraCtf
refpeCting it, With the' plate’annexed; ’ -
QxtraB from the account of. Dampier's^Foyage round the
world, perforated An .1688. A«
« THE bread-fruit ■ (as we cahit^ grows onalargetree, as
h big ahdthigh as bur litrgeft apjSle^rèés:: It hath a fpread-
« ing. head, fulj, of branchés an$ dark leaves.;- The fruit
C « grows