4 ADMIRALTY INSTRUCTIONS. 



between them and Loiiisiade and New Guinea, you will 

 have occasion to approacli those shores, in which case you 

 must be constantly on your guard against the treacherous 

 disposition of their inhabitants; all barter for refreshments 

 should be conducted under the eye of an officer, and every 

 pains be taken to avoid giving any just cause of offence to 

 their prejudices, especially with respect to their women. 



" A naturalist having been permitted to accompany you, 

 every reasonable facility is to be given him in making and 

 preserving his collections. 



" In the event of this country being involved in hostili- 

 ties during your absence, you wiU take care never to be 

 surprised ; but you are to refrain from any act of aggres- 

 sion towards the vessels or settlements of any nation with 

 which we may be at war, as expeditions employed in behalf 

 of discovery and science have always been considered by 

 all civilized communities as acting under a general safe- 

 guard. 



,"You wiU. consider yourself under the command of 

 Rear- Admiral Inglefield, the Commander-in-Chief of Her 

 Majesty^s ships and vessels on the East India station, while 

 you are within the limits of that station ; and we have sig- 

 nified to him our desire that he should not divert you from 

 the survey, nor interfere with your proceedings, except 

 under the pressiore of strong necessity ; and that upon all 

 fit occasions he should order you to be supphed with the 

 stores and provisions of which you may stand in need; and 

 all officers senior to yourself, with whom joxi may fall in, 

 are hereby directed to give you any assistance which may 

 be requisite. 



" Notwithstanding the 16th article of the 4th section of 

 the 6th chapter of the Admiralty Instructions, you are, 

 besides your reports to your Commander-in-Chief, to send 

 brief accounts to our Secretary of your proceedings, state. 



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