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maining 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 MR. BANKS. 



" ' Resolution,' Cape of Good Hope, 



" DEAR SIR, " isth Nov. 17/2. 



" 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 obligations 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. 



