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mess I have kept, for which, together with the money I 

 have remaining in my hands, I shall account with you for, 

 when I come to Town. 



" Taught by experience not to trust to the knowledge of 

 servants the whole of every necessary article wanting in such 

 a voyage, I had, independent of what I purchased for the 

 mess, laid in a stock of most articles, which will be now 

 quite sufficient for me, and is the reason why I have not 

 kept more of yours. 



" The cook and two French-horn men are at liberty to go 

 whenever they please. Several of the casks your things are 

 in belong to the King, are charged to me, and for which I 

 must be accountable. I shall be much obliged to you to send 

 them to the Victualling-Office when they are emptied, but 

 desire that you will by no means put yourself to any ill- 

 con veniency on this head, as I shall not be called upon to 

 account for them until my return. 



" If it should not be convenient to send down for what 

 may be still remaining in the ship of yours, they shall be 

 sent you by 



"Sir, 



" Your most obedient and very humble servant, 

 " JAMES COOK." 



" My best respects to the Doctor ; and since I am not to 

 have your company in the ' Resolution,' I most sincerely 

 wish you success in all your exploring undertakings." 



CAPT. COOK TO ME. BANKS. 



" ' RESOLUTION,' CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 



'' DEAR SIB, " isth NOV., 1772. 



" Some cross circumstances which happened at the 

 latter part of the equipment of the ' Resolution ' created, I 

 have reason to think, a coolness betwixt you and I ; but I 

 can by no means think it was sufficient to me to break 

 off all correspondence with a man I am under many obli- 

 gations to. 



"I wish I had something interesting to communicate, 

 but our passage here has rather been barren on that head. 

 We touched at St. Jago, where we remained two days, and 

 Mr. Forster got some things there new in your way. Mr. 



