ited Queen Charlotte’s Sound, 
found his consort, the Adventure, 
ad been separated from him at sea ; 
‘after a short stay at anchor, in which 
two Forsters had some opportunities 
oking at the plants previously investi- 
Ì by the illustrious Naturalists of the 
mt voyage, the two ships proceeded to 
e South and East, to traverse icy seas, 
search of those new lands, that it had 
previously imagined might exist in 
high and inhospitable latitudes. 
he year 1777 found the enterprizing 
OK again on the coasts of New Zealand. 
ë was then prosecuting his third voyage 
, and on the 12th of February 
‘into Queen Charlotte's Sound to re- 
his water-casks, and procure fire- 
L Mr. Wm. Anderson, the surgeon 
* ship (the Resolution) undertook the 
“tigation of the Natural History of the 
u countries that were to be visited in 
that disastrous voyage of our 
experienced navigator; but during 
* of the Resolution it does not ap- 
that any plants were gathered which 
- been found in the previous voy- 
Interval of fourteen years now took 
» ere these islands were again visited ; 
year 1791, however, saw Captain Van- 
TT on their shores. That intrepid na- 
gator had been despatched by the British 
with two ships (the Discovery 
“aatham) to inquire into the commerce 
the water-communication that might 
ae it, between the North-western 
m stern coasts of America, &c., 
^ "5 Voyage out he discovered King 
Ws Sound, and made these islands 
Bay. There he gave the surgeon 
* 
°pportunities of which he abun- 
' Profited, of examining the plants of 
EM especially of looking into 
u Subjects of its considerable 
ion. The results of 
of that gentleman, as far 
these latter, have been partly 
j by Sir w, J. Hooker, in his 
‘SPECIMEN OF THE BOTANY OF NEW ZEALAND. 
splendid and elaborate works, the Jcones 
Filicum and Musci Erotici. 
We now go on to take a still more rapid 
notice of the scientific visits of Europeans, 
since that period to the present day. The 
next visitor was Captain Duperrey in the 
corvette La Coquille, who had been de- 
spatched by the French Government, in 
1822, to make discoveries in the southern 
hemisphere. That officer touched on the 
coasts of New Zealand, and afforded those 
of gathering a few plants, The same ves- 
sel, re-named L'Astrolabe, commanded by 
Captain Dumont d'Urville, who had been 
the first lieutenant in the preceding voy- 
age, also visited parts of those islands in 
1827, and with the aid of M. Lesson, form- 
ed some collections of the plants of Cook's 
long before taken their am eanings. 
The visit of Allan Cunningham in 1826, 
was, however, of another and a less tran- 
sient character; for residing, as he did, at 
Port Jackson, as His Majesty's Botanist, 
he made his voyage over to the Bay of Is- 
lands, and there entered on a wandering 
life with the natives, occasionally taking 
"e m 
at 
On that northern 
during nearly a period of five months, col- 
lecting the indigenous vegetation. By the 
aids generously afforded him by the gen- 
tlemen of the mission, at the several sta- 
tions, he examined the rivers Kaua-Kaua, 
and Keri-Keri on the eastern, and the 
Hokianga river on the western coasts. 
He also traversed the country intermediate 
to those shores, where the island may be 
said to exceed sixty miles in width; and 
during a month's stay at Wangaroa, a port — ur 
on the eastern coast, his collections were 
materially enriched with the 
its primeval forests. In January, E. 
he returned to Port Jackson, greatly gra- 
tified by the kindness he had received from 
the missionaries, as well as by tbe general | 
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