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omni cumulate auctos dimisit; Rei navalis Britannic^e 

 Septemviri in aliquam benevolentiae tarn insignis memoriam, 

 amicissimo, gratissimoque animo, suo, patriaeque nomine, 

 D.D.D. 



MDCCLXXX1. 



This public testimony of gratitude reminds the 

 editor, that there are similar calls upon himself. He 

 owes much to Captain King for his advice and direc- 

 tion, in a variety of instances, where Captain Cook's 

 Journal required explanation ; for filling up several 

 blanks with the proper longitude and latitude ; of 

 and for supplying deficiencies in the tables of astro- 

 nomical observations. 



Lieutenant Roberts was also frequently consulted, 

 and was always found to be a ready and effectual 

 assistant, when any nautical difficulties were to be 

 cleared up. 



But particular obligations are due to Mr. Wales, 

 who besides the valuable communications which have 

 been adopted in this Introduction, seconded most 

 liberally the editor's views of serving Mrs, Cook, by 

 cheerfully taking upon himself the whole trouble of 

 digesting, from the log-books, the tables of the route 

 of the ships, which add so greatly to the intrinsic 

 merit of this publication. 



Mr. Wegg, besides sharing in the thanks so justly 

 due to the committee of the Hudson's Bay Company, 

 for their unreserved communications, was particularly 

 obliging to the editor, by giving him repeated oppor- 

 tunities of conversing with Governor Hearne, and 

 Captain Christopher. 



The honourable Mr. Daines Barrington had the 

 goodness to interest himself, with his usual zeal for 

 every work of public utility, in procuring some ne- 

 cessary information, and suggesting some valuable 

 hints which were adopted. 



It would be great injustice not to express our ac- 

 knowledgments to Mr. Pennant, who, besides enrich- 



