S38 cook's first voyage nov. j 



Before we left the bay, we cut upon one of the | 



trees near the watering-place the ship's name, and 1 



that of the commander, with the date of the year - 



and month when we were there ; and after display- j 



ing the English colours, I took a formal possession | 



of it in the name of his Britannic Majesty King ! 



George the Third. j 



