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enrich my relation of that voyage with various ufeful re- '776- 



June. 



marks on men and things *, I reafonably exped:ed to derive < — -v — -/ 

 confiderable affillance from him, in recording our new pro- 

 ceedings. 



I had feveral young men amongft my fea officers who, 

 under my diredlion, could be ufefully employed in con^ 

 ftrucfling charts, in taking views of the coafts and head- 

 lands near which we fliould pafs, and in drawing plans of 

 the bays and harbours in which we fliould anchor. A con- 

 ftant attention to this I knew to be highly requifite, if we 

 would render our difcoveries profitable to future navigators. 



And, that we might go out with every help that could 

 ferve to make the refult of our voyage entertaining to the 

 generality of readers, as well as inftrucftive to the failor and 

 fcholar, Mr. Webber was pitched upon, and engaged to 

 embark with me, for the exprefs purpofe of fupplying the 

 unavoidable imperfeiftions of written accounts, by enabling 

 us to preferve, and to bring home, fuch drawings of the 

 mofl memorable fcenes of our tranfacflions, as could only be 

 executed by a profelTed and.fkilful artift. 



Every preparation being now completed, I received an 

 order to proceed to Plymouth, and to take the Difcovery 

 under my command. I accordingly gave Captain Gierke 

 two orders; one to put himfelf under my command, and 

 the other to carry his (hip round to Plymouth. 



On the 15th, the Refolution failed from Long Reach, Saturday 15. 

 with the Difcovery in company, and the fame evening they 



* The very copious Vocabulary of the language of Otaheite, and the comparative 

 fpecimen of the langtiages of the (everal other illands vifited during the former voyagcj 

 and publilhed in Captain Cook's account of it, were furnifhed by Mr. Anderfon. 



anchored 



