CHAPTER II. 



LEDYARD'S VOYAGE WITH CAPTAIN COOK AROUND THE 



WORLD. 



LEDYARD had at last obtained an engagement 

 and a pursuit suited to his talents and character. 

 The third expedition of Captain Cook sailed from 

 England on the 12th of July, 1776. It consisted of 

 two ships, the Resolution, commanded by Cook, 

 and the Discovery, commanded by Clerke. They 

 proceeded to Teneriffe, thence to the Cape of Good 

 Hope, and then came to anchor in Table Bay. 

 Cook shaped his course from that point toward the 

 southern extremity of New Holland, and at length 

 moored in the bay at Van Diemen's Land. From 

 this point he sailed to New Zealand. After various 

 explorations and experiences in these islands, Cook 

 proceeded to Tahiti, the largest of the Society 

 Islands. Similar researches were made throughout 



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this group, from which the ship proceeded to the 

 Friendly Islands. Resuming his voyage from this 

 point, Captain Cook had the good fortune to dis- 

 cover a new group of islands, to which he gave the 



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