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and foamed up to a great height. From this a tube was formed, 

 by which the water and air were carried up in a spiral stream 

 to the clouds, from whence the water did not descend again, 

 being dispersed in the upper regions of the atmosphere. " I 

 have been told," says Cook, "that the firing of a gun will dissi- 

 pate water-spouts ; and I am sorry that we did not try the experi- 

 ment, as we were near enough and had a gun ready for the 

 purpose ; but as soon as the danger was past I thought no more 

 about it." 



BESET BY WATERSPOUTS. 



On the 18th of May, the Resolution discovered the Adventure 

 in Queen Charlotte's Sound : the crews of the two ships were 

 overjoyed at meeting each other after a separation of fourteen 

 weeks. The captain of the latter had seen upon the coast some 

 natives of the tribe which had furnished Tupia to Cook's vessel 

 upon his ftrst voyage. They seemed quite concerned when 

 informed that he had died at Batavia, and were anxious to 



