The Endeavour arrives at Batavia. 
the Governor of our arrival, and to make an excufe for our not 
fainting ; for as I could falute with only three guns, except the 
fwiveb, which I was of opinion would not be heard, I thought 
it was better to let it alone. As foon as the boat was difpatched 
the carpenter delivered me an account of the defeats of the fhip, 
of which the following is a copy i 
“ The defects of his Majefty’s bark Endeavour, Lieutenant 
“ James Cook, Commander. 
“ The lhip very leaky, as fhe makes from twelve to fix 
“ inches water an hour, occafioned by her main keel being 
“ wounded in many places, and the fcarfs of her ftern being 
“ very open : the falfe keel gone beyond the midfhips from 
“ forward, and perhaps farther, as I had no opportunity 
“ of feeing for the water when hauled afhore for repairing * 
wounded on the larboard fide under the main channel, where 
“ I imagine the greateft leak is } but could not come at it for 
“ the water: one pump on the larboard fide ufelefs ; theothcrs 
“ decayed within an inch and a half of the bore. Otherwife 
“ mails, yards, boats, and hull,- in pretty good condition. 
As it was the universal opinion that the fhip could not fafely 
proceed to Europe without an examination of her bottom, I de- 
termined to apply for leave to heave her down at this place ; 
and as I underitood that it would be neceflary to make this ap- 
plication in writing, I drew up si requefl, and the next morn- 
ing, having got it tranflated into Dutch, we all went afhore. 
We repaired immediately to the houfe of Mr. Leith, the only 
Englifhman of any credit who is refident at this place; he re- 
ceived us with great politenefs, and engaged us to dinner: to’ 
this gentleman we applied for inftruttions how to provide our* 
felves with lodgings and neceffaries while we fhould flay afhore, 
and he told us, that there was a hotel, or kind of inn, kept by 
the order of government, where all merchants and Grangers 
were obliged to refide, paying half per cent upon the value of 
their goods for warehouse room, which the matter of the houfe 
was obliged to provide; but that as we Came in a King’s fhip, 
we fhould be at liberty to live where we pleafed, upon afking 
the Governor’s permiffion, which would be granted of courfe. 
He faid, that it would be cheaper for us to take a houfe in the 
town, and bring our own fervants afhore, if we had any body 
upon whom we could depend to buy in our provifions ; but as 
this was not the cafe, having no perfon among us who could 
fpeak the Malay language, our gentlemen determined to go to 
the hotel. At the hotel, therefore, beds were immediately 
hired, and word was fent that we fhould fie^p there at night. 
At five o’clock in the afternoon, I was introduced to th£ 
Governor-General, who received my very courteoufly ; he told 
me, that I fhould have every thing I wanted, and that in the 
morning my requett fhould be laid befcxe the council, which 
I was defircd to attend. About; 
