156 cook's voyage to march. 



BOOK VI. 



TRANSACTIONS DURING THE SECOND EXPEDITION TO 

 THE NORTH, BY THE WAY OF KAMTSCHATKA ; AND 

 ON THE RETURN HOME, BY THE WAY OF CANTON 

 AND THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. 



CHAP. I. 



DEPARTURE FROM ONEEHEOW. FRUITLESS ATTEMPT TO DIS- 

 COVER MODOOPAPAPPA. COURSE STEERED FOR AWATSKA 



BAY. OCCURRENCES DURING THAT PASSAGE. SUDDEN 



CHANGE FROM HEAT TO COLD. DISTRESS OCCASIONED BY 



THE LEAKING OF THE RESOLUTION. VIEW OF THE COAST 



OF KAMTSCHATKA. — EXTREME RIGOUR OF THE CLIMATE. 



LOSE SIGHT OF THE DISCOVERY. THE RESOLUTION 



ENTERS THE BAY OF AWATSK. PROSPECT OF THE TOWN OF 



SAINT PETER AND SAINT PAUL. PARTY SENT ASHORE. 



THEIR BECEFiiow BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE 



PORT . MESSAGE DISPATCHED TO THE COMMANDER AT BOL- 



CHERETSK. ARRIVAL OF THE DISCOVERY. RETURN OF 



THE MESSENGERS FROM THE COMMANDER. EXTRAOR- 

 DINARY MODE OF TRAVELLING. VISIT FROM A MERCHANT, 



AND A GERMAN SERVANT BELONGING TO THE COMMANDER. 



On the 15th of March, at seven in the morning, we 

 weighed anchor, and passing to the north of Tahoora, 

 stood on to the south-west, in hopes of falling in with 

 the island of Modoopapappa, which, we were told by 

 the natives, lay in that direction, about five hours 

 sail from Tahoora. At four in the afternoon, we 



