WORKS WRITTEN, EDITED BY OR CONCERNING BANKS. 21 / 
Dublin, and of all the languages of the undiscovered islands in the 
.South Seas; and enriched with historical and explanatory notes.” 
4to. Almond, London, 1774. 
(This satire upon Banks has been attributed to Porson erroneously. 
According to Halkett and Lang it was written by John Scott (after- 
wards Waring) Major in the E. I. Co.’s service. 
6. Epistle from Mr. Banks, Voyager, Monster-hunter, and Amoroso, 
to Oberea, Queen of Otaheite. Transfused by A.B.C., Esq., Second 
Professor of the Otaheite, and of every other unknown Tongue. 
Enriched with the finest Passages of the Queen’s Letter to Mr. 
Banks. Printed at Batavia for Jacobus Opano ; and sold in London, 
by John Swan and Thomas Axtell. [Lond. 1774.] 
7. “ Omiah — An Epistle from, to the Queen of Otaheite, being his 
remarks on the English Nation, with notes by the Editor.” 4to. Evans, 
London, 1775. 
8. “ A letter from Omai to the Earl of Sandwich, translated from 
the Ulaietean Tongue, with a Proposal for Planting Christianity in the 
Islands of the Pacific Ocean.” 1780. 8vo. 
Omai was an Otaheitan Chief brought over by Captain Furneaux, 
the first South Sea Islander seen in Europe, returned to the Pacific 
with Captain Cook ; a portrait of him is extant, full length, in Eastern 
dress, naked feet. Eastern landscape, large mezzotint by John Jacobi, 
after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1777. His portrait was also painted by 
Dance and Hodges. He was much feted in England, and Cook thought 
ver^' highly of him. (See p. 86). 
This satire in his name was dedicated to Sir Joseph Banks. 
9. Bowman, Hildebrand. “ Travels of, into Carnovirria, Taupiniera, 
Olfactaria, and Auditante, in New Zealand ; in the island of Bonhom- 
mica, and in the pow'erful kingdom of Lux-volupto, on the Great 
Southern Continent.” 8vo. 1778. 
A satire addressed to Banks and Solander. 
The following refer to Banks’ Presidency of the Royal Society. 
The publications issued in 1784 refer to the contest for the Presidency, 
do w’hich reference has already been made, p. 158. 
10. The Remembrancer, April, 1784, pp. 298-309. 
11. The London Review, April, 1784, pp. 265, et seq. 
12. The Critical Review, April, 1784, pp. 299, et seq. 
13. “ .\n Appeal to the Fellows of the Royal Society,” Lond., 1784- 
14. “Narrative of the Dissension in the Royal Society,” 1784. 
