CONTENTS 



OF 



THE FIFTH VOLUME. 



THIRD VOYAGE. 



Introduction to the Third Voyage - Page 3 



Inscription to the Memory of Captain James Cook. - 85 



BOOK I. 



Transactions from the Beginning of the Voyage till our De- 

 parture from New Zealand. 



CHAP. I. 



Various Preparations for the Voyage. Omai's Behaviour on 

 embarking. Observations for determining the Longitude of 

 Sheerness and the North Foreland. Passage of the Resolu- 

 tion from Deptford to Plymouth. Employments there. Com- 

 plements of the Crews of both Ships, and Names of the Officers. 



Observations to fix the Longitude of Plymouth. Departure 

 of the Resolution - - - - 89 



CHAP. II. 



Passage of the Resolution to TenerifFe. Reception there. De- 

 scription of Santa Cruz Road. Refreshments to be met with. 



Observations for fixing the Longitude of TenerifFe. Some Ac- 

 count of the Island. Botanical Observations. Cities of Santa 

 Cruz and Laguna. Agriculture. Air and Climate. Com- 

 merce. Inhabitants - - - 101 



CHAP. III. 



Departure from TenerifFe. Danger of the Ship near Bonavista. 

 Isle of Mayo. Port Praya. Precautions against the Rain and 

 sultry Weather in the Neighbourhood of the Equator. Posi- 

 tion of the Coast of Brazil. Arrival at the Cape of Good Hope. 



Transactions there Junction of the Discovery. Mr. An- 

 derson^ Journey up the Country. Astronomical Observations. 



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