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" and fowls that inhabit or frequent it ; the fishes that are 

 ** to be found in the rivers or upon the coast, and in what 

 u plenty ; and, in case there are any peculiar to such places, 

 " to describe them as minutely, and to make as accurate 

 u drawings of them, as you can: and, if you find any metals, 

 M minerals, or valuable stones, or any extraneous fossils, you 

 " are to bring home specimens of each ; as also of the seeds 

 " of such trees, shrubs, plants, fruits, and grains, peculiar 

 " to those places, as you may be able to collect, and to 

 " transmit them to our Secretary, that proper examination 

 " and experiments may be made of them. You are likewise 

 " to observe the genius, temper, disposition, and number 

 '*' of the natives and inhabitants, where you find any; and 

 " to endeavour, by all proper means, to cultivate a friendship 

 " with them ; making them presents of such trinkets as you 

 " may have on board, and they may like best ; inviting them 

 u to traffic; and showing them every kind of civility and 

 " regard ; but taking care, nevertheless, not to suffer yourself 

 " to be surprised by them, but to be always on your guard 

 M against any accidents. 



" You are also, with the consent of the natives, to take 

 * possession, in the name of the King of Great Britain, of 

 " convenient situations in such countries as you may dis- 

 " cover, that have not already been discovered or visited 

 " by any other European power; and to distribute among 

 M the inhabitants such things as will remain as traces and 

 testimonies of your having been there; but if you find the 

 " countries so discovered are uninhabited, you are to take 

 possession of them for his Majesty, by setting up proper 

 " marks and inscriptions, as first discoverers and pos- 



** sessors. 



" But forasmuch as, in undertakings of this nature, several 

 ** emergencies may arise not to be foreseen, and therefore 

 < not particularly to be provided for by instructions before- 

 < hand, you are, in all such cases, to proceed as you shall 

 < judge most advantageous to the service on which you are 

 ' employed. 



" You are, by all opportunities, to send to our Secretary, 

 " for our information, accounts of your proceedings, and 

 * copies of the surveys and drawings you shall have made; 

 " and upon your arrival in England, you are immediately to 

 repair to this office, in order to lay before us a full account 

 " of your proceedings in the whole course of your voyage; 

 " taking care, before you leave the sloop, to demand from the 



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