Volume 1

A voyage to the Pacific Ocean undertaken by command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere: performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. Being a copious, comprehensive, and satisfactory abridgement of the voyage written by Captain James Cook, F.R.S. and Captain James King, LL.D. and F.R.S / Illustrted with cuts. In four volumes.

  • Cook, James, 1728-1779.
Date:
1784
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Credit: A voyage to the Pacific Ocean undertaken by command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere: performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. Being a copious, comprehensive, and satisfactory abridgement of the voyage written by Captain James Cook, F.R.S. and Captain James King, LL.D. and F.R.S / Illustrted with cuts. In four volumes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Celligence, that there had been fome fkirmifhes, but that the lofs or advantage, on either fide, was inconfiderable. Captain Cook, Mr. Anderfon, and Omai, in the morning of the 18th, went again to Oparre, accompanied by Otoo; taking with them the fheep which the Captain intended to leave upon the ifiand. They confifted of an Englifh ram and ewe, and three Cape ewes; all which he made a prefent of to Otoo. All the three cows had taken the bull; he therefore thought it advife- able to divide them, and carry fome to Ulietea. With this view, he ordered them, to be brought before him, and propofed to Etary, that if he would leave his bull with Otoo, he fihould have this, and one of the cows. To this propofal, Etary, at firft, flatted fome objections j but, at laft, agreed to it; however, as the cattle were putting into the boat, one of Etary’s followers oppoled the making any exchange whatever. 7 he Captain, upon this, fufpeCting that Etary had agreed to the arrangement, for the prefent, only to pleafe him, dropped the idea of an ex- change} and finally determined to leave them all with Otoo} whom he ftriClly enjoined not to fuf- fer them to be removed from Oparre, till he fhould have got a (lock of young ones} which he might then difpofe of to his friends, or fend to the neighbouring ifiands. Tliis