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3 carved images and 8 paste beaters, all from the So. Sea 

 Islands ; 5 wooden, 3 bone, and 4 stone patta pattows, and 

 5 buga bugaes from New Zeland. 



One bundle of New Zeland weapons. 



One do of South Sea Islands. 



One do of New Holland fish gigs. 



One do of a head ornament worn at the Heivas at Ulietea* 



N.B. There are many of the articles (engraved in the quarto 

 edition of Cook's Voyages), in the national collection at the British 

 Museum, and shown in the cases, which can readily be identified. 

 The original drawings from which the plates in Cook's voyages 

 were engraved, are now in the Banksean collection, and many 

 drawings of articles which have not yet been figured ; this is more 

 particularly the case with the animals, plants, etc. 



In the secretary's house at the Admiralty at Whitehall, as also in 

 the building, there are several of the original portraits of native 

 cliiefs and others, taken by the artist who accompanied the En- 

 deavour, all of which ought to be removed to the British Museum, 

 as the only proper place for them, and where they may be seen, 

 not only by the public, but by all foreigners visiting that noble 

 institution. 



The following is Captain Cook's letter reporting his arrival : 

 Endeavour Bark, Downs, 12th July, 1771. 



SIB, It is with pleasure I have to request that you will be pleased 

 to acquaint my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty with the 

 arrival of H.M. bark under my command at this place, where I shall 

 leave her to wait until further orders, and in obedience to their 

 Lordships' orders immediately, and with this letter, repair to their 

 office in order to lay before them a full account of the proceedings 

 of the whole voyage. 



I make no doubt but that you have received my letters and 

 journal forwarded from Batavia in Dutch ships in October last, 

 and likewise my letter of the 10th of May, together with some of 

 the officers' journals, which I put on board his majesty's ship 

 Portland, since which time nothing material hath happened, ex- 

 cepting the death of Lieut. Hicks. The vacancy made on this 

 occasion I filled up by appointing Mr. Charles Clerke, a young man 

 well worthy of it, and as such, must beg leave to recommend him 

 to their Lordships. This, as well as all other appointments made 

 in the bark vacant by the death of former officers, agreeable to the 

 inclosed list, will I hope meet their Lordships' approbation. 



You will herewith receive by journals containing an account of the 

 proceedings of the whole voyage, together with all the charts, plans, 

 and drawings I have made of the respective place we touched at, 

 which you will be pleased to lay before their Lordships. I flatter 

 myself that the latter will be found sufficient to convey a tolerable 

 knowledge of the places they are intended to illustrate, and that 

 the discoveries we have made, though not great, will apologize for 

 the length of the voyage. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, 

 Philip Stephens, Esq. JAMES COOK. 



(Captains' letters, C. vol. 22. Records of the Admiralty, Whitehall.} 



