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to display the most unremitting assiduity to make himself 

 acquainted with the North American coast, and to facilitate 

 its navigation ; while the esteem which Captain Graves 

 had justly conceived for him was heightened by the con- 

 current testimonies of approbation freely paid to him J?y 

 all the officers under whom he had served. 



Towards the close of 1762, Cook returned as lieutenant 

 to England, and on the 21st of December was married at 

 Barking in Essex to a young lady of the name of Batts, 

 whom he tenderly loved, and who had every claim to his 

 warmest affection and esteem. It is said that Cook had 

 been godfather to this lady, and that he declared at that 

 time his wish for their future union. If this anecdote is 

 true, it is a singular instance of the firmness of his char- 

 acter, and the strength of his attachment. His situation 

 in life, however, and the high and important services to 

 which he was called, did not suffer him to enjoy matrimonial 

 felicity without interruption ; and like all officers of any 

 worth, his first thoughts were turned to his profession. 



On the conclusion of the war in 1763, Captain Graves 

 was again sent out as governor of Newfoundland ; and as 

 that island was considered of great commercial importance, 

 and had been a principal object of contention between 

 Great Britain and France, the governor obtained, at his 

 pressing solicitation, an establishment for the survey of 

 its coasts ; and Cook was appointed to carry this plan 

 into execution. He therefore went out with his friend the 

 governor ; and having surveyed the small islands of St. 

 Pierre and Miquelon, which by treaty had been ceded to 

 France, after the business was finished, he returned to 

 England at the close of the season. 



In the beginning of the following year, 1764, he was 

 appointed Marine Surveyor of Newfoundland and Labrador, 

 and accompanied his former patron, Sir Hugh Palliser, 

 who had been nominated governor of Labrador and New- 

 foundland, and prosecuted his surveys of the coasts as 

 before. 



For his employment, Cook was, by the unanimous voice 

 of the best judges, deemed extremely well qualified ; and 

 the charts which he afterwards published reflect the highest 

 credit on his abilities. He also explored the interior of 

 Newfoundland, in a much more accurate manner than had 

 ever been done before ; and by penetrating into the heart 

 of the country, discovered several large lakes, the position 

 of which he exactly ascertained. In this service he appears 

 to have been occasionally engaged till 1767. However, 

 we find him with Sir William Burnaby, on the Jamaica 

 station in 1765 ; and that officer having occasion to send 



