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dantly provided, and also all the antiscorbutic 

 remedies which had kept the terrible malady so 

 well in check. Nothing was neglected which 

 would contribute to the health and hygiene of 

 the crew. 



Moreover, the British Government ordered 

 that several sorts of useful animals should be put 

 on board the Resolution, for the purpose of be- 

 ing landed at Tahiti and other Pacific islands 

 which the travellers might visit. The animal 

 population of the ship was thus increased by a 

 bull, two cows and their calves, and several 

 sheep. These domestic fauna were to be in- 

 creased by new specimens from the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Cook also received a quantity of 

 garden seeds to sow in the fertile soil of tropical 

 countries. 



Never was expedition equipped with such 

 meticulous care. On June 8th Lord Sandwich, 

 Sir Hugh Palliser and all the other Lords of the 

 Admiralty visited the vessels, which were an- 

 chored in the Thames. Cook entertained these 

 illustrious personages to an official dinner on 

 board the Resolution, at which was drank the 

 health of the King, the glory of England, and 

 the success of the great adventure. 



These were Cook's instructions. As all 

 previous navigators round the world had re- 

 turned to Europe by the Cape of Good Hope, 



