THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
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marks on men and things I reafonably expected to derive 
confiderable afliftance from him, in recording our new pro¬ 
ceedings. 
I had feveral young men amongft my fea-officers, who, 
under my direction, could be ufefully employed in conftrucft- 
ing charts, in taking views of the coafts and headlands near 
which we fhould pafs, and in drawing plans of the bays and 
harbours in which we fhould anchor. A conftant attention 
to this I knew to be highly requifite, if we would render 
our difcoveries profitable to future navigators. 
And, that we might go out with every help that could 
ferve to make the refult of our voyage entertaining to the 
generality of readers, as well as inftructive to the bailor and 
fcholar, Mr. Webber was pitched upon, and engaged to em¬ 
bark with me, for the exprefs purpofe of fupplying the un¬ 
avoidable imperfedtions of written accounts, by enabling us 
to preferve, and to bring home, fuch drawings of the mo ft 
memorable fcenes of our tranfadfions, as could only be exe¬ 
cuted by a profefted and fkilful artift. 
Every preparation being now completed, I received an 
order to proceed to Plymouth, and to take the Difcovery 
under my command. I accordingly gave Captain Clerke 
two orders; one to put himfelf under my command, and 
the other to carry his lhip round to Plymouth... 
On the 15th, the Refolution failed, from Long Reach, 
with the Difcovery in company, and the fame evening they 
anchored at the Nore. Next day the Difcovery proceeded, 
in obedience to my orderbut the Refolution w'as ordered 
1776. 
June. 
Saturday 15. 
* The v ery copious Vocabulary of the language of Otaheite, and the comparative 
fpecimen of the languages of the feveral other iflands vifited during the former voyage, 
and publiflied in Captain Cook’s account of it, were furnifhed by Mr. Anderfon. 
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