20 INSTRUCTIONS. 



in prosecution of the voyage, or return to Eng- 

 land according as circumstances shall appear to 

 require. Should, unfortunately, your own ship 

 be the one disabled, you are, in that case, to 

 take the command of the Trent ; and, in the 

 event of your own inability, by sickness or other- 

 wise, to carry these instructions into execution, 

 you are to transfer them to the Lieutenant next 

 in command, who is hereby required to execute 

 them in the best manner he can for the attain- 

 ment of the several objects in view. 



As in all undertakings of this nature several 

 emergences may arise, against which no foresight 

 can provide, and no specific instructions can be 

 given, you are, in all such cases, to proceed in 

 such a manner as you may judge to be most 

 advantageous to the service on . which you are 

 employed, most likely to advance the accomplish- 

 ment of the various objects of the expedition, 

 and most conducive to the security of the ships, 

 and the health, comfort, and safety, of your 

 officers and men. 



On your arrival in England, you are imme- 

 diately 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 ship, to demand from the 

 officers, and petty officers, the logs and journals 



