INTRODUCTION. IX 



Ditto, . John Wainwright. Foluuteers> ht class> t ^ Crawley, 



Master, . Thomas Elson. \ John Hockley. 



Surgeon, . Alex. Collie. r J . Clarke Barlow, 



Purser, . George Marsh. jD '"°' ' Zd Uass > \ Charles Lewis. 



(J.F.Gould,* Gunner, . . John Richardson. 



Admiralty ) yvilliam Smyth, Boatswain, . . James Clarkson. 



I James Wolfe. Carpenter, . . Thos. Garrett. 



„,,. , , . f John Rendall, 



Midshipmen, J , „ 



F \ Richard B. Beechey. 



To these were added such a number of seamen, 

 marines, and boys, as, with the exception of the 

 supernumeraries, would form a complement of a 

 hundred and ten persons ; but in consequence of the 

 weakness of our crew when collected, I was per- 

 mitted to discharge ten of the most inefficient ; a 

 reduction which, without sensibly diminishing the 

 strength of our crew, materially increased the dura- 

 tion of our stock of provisions, and in the sequel 

 proved of the most happy consequence. 



The ship was partially strengthened, and other- 

 wise adapted to the service, by increasing her stow- 

 age. A boat was supplied, to be used as a tender, 

 and for this purpose she was made as large as the 

 space on the deck w r ould allow. She was rigged as 

 a schooner, decked, and fitted in the most complete 

 manner, and reflected great credit upon Mr. Peake, 

 the master-shipwright of Woolwich dock-yard, who 

 modelled and built her. 



To the usual allowance of provision was added a 

 variety of anti-scorbutics. Cloth, beads, cutlery, and 

 other articles of traffic, were put on board ; and two 

 fowling-pieces, embossed with silver, and fitted in 

 the most complete manner, were supplied as presents 

 to the kings of the Society and Sandwich Islands. 



* This valuable young officer was obliged to quit the ship at 

 Rio Janeiro on account of his health. 



