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INTRODUCTION. 
journal, which exifts in his own hand-writing, has been 
faithfully adhered to. It is not a bare extract from his log¬ 
books, but contains many remarks which, it appears, had 
not been inferted by him in the nautical regifter; and it is 
alfo enriched with conftderable communications from Mr. 
Anderfon, Surgeon of the Refolution. The confefled abi¬ 
lities, and great afliduity, of Mr. Anderfon, in obferving 
every thing that related either to natural hiftory, or to 
manners and language; and the defire which, it is well 
known, Captain Cook, on all occafions, fhewed to have 
the afliftance of that gentleman, ftamped a great value on 
his collections. That nothing, therefore, might be want¬ 
ing to convey to the Public the belt poflible account of the 
tranfaCtions of the voyage, his journal, by the order of 
Lord Sandwich, was alfo put into the hands of the Editor, 
who was authorized and directed to avail himfelf of the 
information it might be found to contain, about matters 
imperfectly touched, or altogether omitted, in Captain 
Cook’s manufcript. This talk has been executed in fuch 
a manner, that the reader will fcarcely ever be at a lofs to 
diftinguifh in what inftarices recourfe has been had to Mr. 
Anderfon. To preclude, if poflible, any miftake, the copy 
of the firft and fecond volumes, before it went to the 
printer, was fubmitted to Captain King; and after it had 
been read over and corrected by one fo well qualified to 
point out any inaccuracies, the Earl of Sandwich had the 
goodnefs to give it a perufal. As to the third volume, no¬ 
thing more need be faid, than that it was completely pre¬ 
pared for the prefs by Captain King himfelf. All that 
the Editor of the work has to anfwer for, are the notes oc- 
cafionally introduced in the courfe of the two volumes, 
contributed by Captain Cook; and this introduction, which 
was 
