9 ( 2 cook's voyage to june, 



The Board, likewise, put into our possession the 

 same watch, or time-keeper, which I had carried out 

 in my last voyage, and had performed its part so well. 

 It was a copy of Mr. Harrison's, constructed by Mr. 

 Kendall. This day, at noon, it was found to be too 

 slow for mean time at Greenwich, by 3', 31", 890 ; 

 and by its rate of going, it lost on mean time, 1", 

 c 209 per day. 



Another time-keeper, and the same number and 

 sort of instruments for making observations, were 

 put on board the Discovery, under the care of Mr. 

 William Bailey ; who, having already given satisfac- 

 tory proofs of his skill and diligence as an observator, 

 while employed in Captain Furneaux's ship, during 

 the late voyage, was engaged a second time, in that 

 capacity, to embark with Captain Clerke. 



Mr. Anderson, my surgeon, who, to skill in his 

 immediate profession, added great proficiency in na- 

 tural history, was as willing as he was qualified to 

 describe every thing in that branch of science which 

 should occur worthy of notice. As he had already 

 visited the South Sea Islands in the same ship, and 

 been of singular service, by enabling me to enrich 

 my relation of that voyage with various useful re- 

 marks on men and things*, I reasonably expected to 

 derive considerable assistance from him in recording 

 our new proceedings. 



I had several young men amongst my sea-officers 

 who, under my direction, could be usefully employed 

 in constructing charts, in taking views of the coasts 

 and headlands near which we should pass, and in 

 drawing plans of the bays and harbours in which we 

 should anchor. A constant attention to this I knew 

 to be highly requisite, if we would render our dis- 

 coveries profitable to future navigators. 



* The very copious Vocabulary of the language of Otaheite, 

 and the comparative specimen of the languages of the several 

 other islands visited during the former voyage, and published in 

 Captain Cook's account of it, were furnished by Mr. Anderson. 



